Asset Management Archive » December, 2018

Asset Management - December, 2018

215 articles

• 5 Most-Read Legal Industry Guests Of 2018
• Feds Blast Ex-Platinum Execs' Misconduct Claims
• SEC's 1st Robo-Adviser Fines Hit Wealthfront, Hedgeable
• Winner's Playbook
• SEC Resolves Numerous In-House Proceedings Post-Lucia
• Low-Level Tippee Gets 3 Months In BofA Insider-Trade Case
• High Court's Tibble Opinion Matters Now More Than Ever
• SEC Inspectors To Keep Cryptocurrency A Priority Next Year
• Goldman Must Share Some Proof Of 'Boys' Club' In Bias Suit
• Libor Prosecutors Told To Sift Their Work From Paul Weiss'
• Judge Raps Quinn Emanuel Trial Preparedness In Fraud Case
• Judge Tells Sears It Sold Too Many Notes, Undoes Sale
• Bipartisan Bill Targets McKinsey Conflicts In Puerto Rico
• Reps Float Bill Exempting Crypto From Securities Laws
• Feds Can Appeal Georgeson Advisers Double Jeopardy Ruling
• Fidelity Says Ex-VP Using Info He Stole To Aid Morgan Stanley
• Dental Supply Co. Was In On Price-Fixing, Investors Say
• Less Red Tape Will Encourage Opportunity Zone Investment
• REIT WP Carey Makes $119M In Purchases, Investments
• Broker-Dealer Admits It Ignored Signs Of Scott Tucker's Fraud
• SEC Opens Door To Forgiving Disqualified Swap Reps.
• After 109 Arbitration Hearings, Broker Beats $40M FINRA Suit
• Ex-Goldman Sachs Banker Cops To Insider Trading
• 2 More Ex-Wilmington Trust Execs Get Years Behind Bars
• $480M Wells Fargo Investor Deal OK'd, Attys Get $96M
• Vullo To Depart As NY's Top Banking Regulator
• Peru Says $1.8B Land Bond Claim Must Be Nixed
• Real Estate Rumors: Harbor, Facebook, Freshwater
• More Unregistered Brokers Sold Woodbridge Securities: SEC
• Thornton, Lieff Dig In Against Ex-Judge In $75M Fee Fight
• Entwistle & Cappucci To Lead Tribune Stock-Drop Suit
• 2 Firms Steer $940M GreenOak-Bentall Kennedy Tie-Up
• McKinsey, Jay Alix Tiff May End Careers, Ch. 11 Judge Warns
• Jackson Walker Can't Ax Wealth Management Suit: Ex-NFLer
• SEC Finalizes Rules For Disclosure Of Hedging Policies
• Bondholders Say Nix Ruling In $1.2B Crystallex Award Row
• SEC Seeks Comment On Easing Quarterly Reporting Rules
• Top SEC Inspections Atty Promoted In Compliance Office
• TD Ameritrade Clients Too Disparate For Class Fraud Suit
• CenturyLink 401(k) Plan Participants Fight To Keep Suit Alive
• Pulling Up Stakes: Greenberg, McDermott, Willkie Farr
• Highland Capital Says Mutual Fund Suit Meritless
• Singapore REIT Snags Australian Shopping Center For $148M
• AT&T Points To 9th Circ. Decision In Bid To Toss 401(k) Suit
• Atty For House Speaker Joins Hedge Fund Trade Group
• Sears Gets Approval For $60M Home Improvement Biz Sale
• Deloitte, Sidley Austin Want Investors' Ponzi Suit Tossed
• Attys In $29M Och-Ziff Securities Settlement Seek $8.6M Fees
• The Moments That Mattered Most For Legal Ethics In 2018
• Cooley Adds Financial Regulation Atty To Boston Office
• The Year #MeToo Rocked In-House Law Departments
• Ex-SocGen Exec In Libor-Rigging Row Disputes Fugitive Label
• Schwab Can't Ditch ERISA Duty Claims, Participants Say
• Fordham Prof. Seeks $575K Fee For Goldman Pay Objections
• DOJ Faults McKinsey Disclosures In Westmoreland Ch. 11
• Spain Says €128M Award Over Subsidies Can't Be Enforced
• Malaysia Hits Goldman, Bankers With Criminal 1MDB Charges
• Ex-Linkwell Execs Face Sanctions For Deposition No-Shows
• Standard Chartered Sends PE Unit To ICG In $1B Deal
• Silicon Valley CPA Gets 8 Mos. For $18M Tax Return Scheme
• Norges Unit Buys Paris Office, Retail Property For €613M
• GE Must Face Bulk Of ERISA Suit
• Investors Sue Over Fake Crypto Investment Club Scheme
• A Series Of 1st-Time Crypto Actions For The SEC
• Judging A Book: Mills Reviews 'Mississippi's Federal Courts'
• Wilmington Trust Execs Get 6-Year Prison Terms For Fraud
• Rent-A-Center's $11M Deal With Investors Gets Initial OK
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Gerova Fraudster's 78-Month Sentence
• Neiman Marcus Accuses Marble Ridge Of Smear Campaign
• Ex-Apollo Exec Can't Gag His Former Atty In SEC Probe
• Sears, Cyrus Blast Swap Bidder's Objection To Notes Sale
• $4.9M State Street Settlement Gets Initial OK From Judge
• Aegean Marine Files Deal To Reorganize With $135M Sale
• Adviser Who Took $1.2M From Athlete Agrees To SEC Deal
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• How To Work With Regulators During Internal Investigations
• The 6 Biggest Law Firm Mergers Of 2018
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Gibson Dunn
• Merely A Setback For CFTC Market Manipulation Cases
• Toys R Us Wins Ch. 11 Clearance For $760M Sale Of Asia Biz
• Ky. Court Voids Changes To State Workers' Pension Plans
• The Subtle Art Of Fred Fielding
• Vereit Insurers Must Cover SEC Probe, Class Action Costs
• China's 'Steve Jobs' Risks Losing Calif. Property Over Loan
• 6 Things That Rocked The Legal Industry In 2018
• What We Heard At The FTC Hearings: Day 14
• The Biggest Benefit Policy Changes Of 2018
• Rimon Lands Private Funds Atty From VLP In California
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Fortress, Wells Fargo
• TH Real Estate Wraps Up $330M US Industrial Fund
• Locke Lord Accused Of Missing Health Plan's ERISA Liability
• The Biggest Securities Decisions Of 2018
• 3 Standout Proxy Fights From The 2018 Season
• SEC Mostly Victorious In Suit Over Sloppy Action Reports
• A Look At New IRS Guidance For Discounting Unpaid Losses
• Feds Call For CPA To Be Imprisoned For Role In $18M Fraud
• Activist Elliott Slams 'Lack Of Outside' Voices At Pernod
• Edward Jones Agrees To Pay $3M To Settle 401(k) Fee Suit
• DOJ Urges Prison For Convicted Wilmington Trust Execs
• Real Estate Rumors: Mill Creek, Deutsche Bank, WeWork
• Few Taxpayers Should Use New Offshore Disclosure Protocol
• 10 Tips For Law Firms To Drive Revenue Via Sports Tickets
• Inside Key ABA Guidance On Attorneys' Cybersecurity Duties
• Trump Taps Treasury Official To Lead CFTC In 2019
• Gaw-Goldman Venture Drops $1.5B On 12 Hong Kong Malls
• SEC Enforcement Actions Rebound After Slow Year
• Barclays Prevails In Hedge Fund's Breach-Of-Contract Suit
• 2nd Circ. Gives Goldman 2nd Shot At Class Cert. Appeal
• Houston Attys Agree On How To Split $12M Arbitration Row
• Real Estate Rumors: 3650 REIT, Butters, Freshwater
• Pioneer, 401(k) Participants Reach Deal To End ERISA Suit
• Ex-Deutsche Traders Fight Convictions, Cite Gov't Misconduct
• Fraudster's Ex-Wife Must Share Emails In Atty Tryst Case
• Accountant Seeks No Prison Time For $18M Tax Return Fraud
• NY Life Lends $97M For Mack-Cali REIT Boston Project
• SEC's Clayton Says Proxy Reform Is A Top Priority In 2019
• Modernizing The Variable Contract Disclosure Regime
• A New, Focused Regulatory Agenda For The SEC
• Texas Medical Device Co., Atty End Suit Over Alleged Scam
• Opening Comments: A Key Strategic Decision In Mediation
• 3 Broker-Dealers Fined $6M By SEC For Bad Blue Sheet Data
• Deutsche Bank, Investors Seek Quick Wins In RMBS Suits
• Co. Can't Duck Claims $17M 'Tokens' Were Unregistered Stock
• 2nd Circ. Gives IBM Workers A Second Chance At ERISA Row
• NY Investment Adviser Cops To 18-Year, $9M Ponzi Scheme
• Ex-Stillwater Chairman Says $2.2B Offer Couldn't Be Ignored
• Neiman Marcus Accused Of Funneling $1B To LBO Sponsors
• Bankrupt Helicopter Co. Nabs $49M DIP, $650M Stalking Horse
• Ex-Financial Co. CEO Accuses Financier Of Sabotage
• Deals Rumor Mill: Vivendi, Ferrero, Sailing Capital
• Lexington Leads $1B In Commitments For TPG Vintage Funds
• Hong Kong, China Exchanges Expand Mutual Access Program
• Real Estate Rumors: BankUnited, Oppenheimer, Landmark
• Ga. Man To Admit Role In $2M Lotto Scam Targeting Elderly
• Ex-ConvergEx Exec Gets 1 Day In Prison
• Tishman, Lehman Wins Upheld In Archstone Buyout Row
• Key Choices For Investors Under New Partnership Audit Rules
• JPMorgan Unit Collects $1.3B For European Real Estate Fund
• Top 10 Whistleblowing And Retaliation Events Of 2018
• Aegean Marine Announces Tentative Creditor Settlement
• FINRA Exams Suggest Work To Be Done Tailoring Trades
• Chinese Cos. Eluding US Scrutiny, Hurting Investors: SEC
• Execs Urge No Or Little Prison In $200M Del. Bank Fraud Case
• Authentix Shareholders Challenge Nixed Appraisal Rights
• 2nd Circ. Asked To Hear Appeal Of $300M Fees In Forex Deal
• Intricacy Of Interest Deduction Regs May Vex Multinationals
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Cahill, DLA, Brown
• Data-Driven Lawyer: Morgan Lewis' J. Kyle Poe
• Real Estate Rumors: LV Lending, Taconic, GLL
• 11th Circ. Backs IRS' $28M Win In Tax Shelter Case
• Cozen O'Connor Malpractice Case Nixed After Atty Quits
• Franklin Templeton, Workers Agree To Settle ERISA Suit
• Will High Court Avoid Deadlock In Lorenzo?
• KKR REIT Loans $267M For California, New York Properties
• Blockvest Ruling Reminds Token Issuers To Push Back
• Foreign Tax Credit Guidance Provides Limited GILTI Relief
• After Year With Mulvaney, CFPB Enters Kraninger Era
• Wall St. Lobby Fights State Action On 'Best Interest' Standard
• SEC Gives Up On Litvak Suit After Feds Drop Charges
• Raydon Sued Over Employee Plan's $60.5M Share Buy
• Banks Look To Sink Millennium Trustee's $35M Clawback Suit
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Dodges Prison For $9M Transfer Racket
• Miami Investment Firms' CEO Arrested On Fraud Charges
• Mass. Priest Can't Escape SEC's Short-Selling Suit
• AmTrust Says Switching Auditors Doesn't Equal Fraud
• Proxy Firms Should Be Regulated, Senate Panel Hears
• Ex-Sears CEO's Fund Submits $4.6B Ch. 11 Purchase Bid
• Odebrecht Says Bond Fraud Suit Can't Continue Further
• Breaking Down SEC's Risk-Based Exam Initiatives For Funds
• Senate Approves Trump's CFPB Pick, Despite Critics
• Real Estate Rumors: Lewis Brisbois, Hamleys, Mercantil Bank
• REIT Blasts Investor's 'Meritless' Bid To Block Merger
• Former SEC Asset Management Co-Chief Joins Dechert In DC
• Sabra Health Care REIT To Sell 38 Properties For $385M
• Data-Driven Lawyer: Ogletree's Evan Moses
• 3 Men Connected To Global Pump & Dump To Plead Guilty
• Greenberg Traurig Wants Part Of Stanford Ponzi Claim Axed
• Deutsche Bank Settles BlackRock RMBS Suits
• Ascent Creditors Say $75M Note Exchange Plan Is Dangerous
• Shire, Takeda Shareholders Give All Clear To £46B Deal
• Petrobras Takes Immunity Fight In EIG Suit To The High Court
• Tritax Big Box REIT Lands $510M In Financing
• Investor Loss Info Barred From Lender's Looming SEC Trial
• Ares Closes Latest Real Estate Fund With $1 Billion
• Tesla Faces Securities Suit Over $1.8B Bond Offering
• Foreign Banks Challenge Jurisdiction In Forex Rig Suit
• Data-Driven Lawyer: Kilpatrick Townsend's Kate Gaudry
• A Closer Look At New Calif. Pension Fund Climate Law
• Rent-A-Center Investors Seek OK On $11M Stock Drop Deal
• 4 FINRA Attys Take Regulatory Expertise To King & Spalding
• 4 Firms Vie To Lead Adient Investors' Stock-Drop Suit
• Singapore Regulator Releases Guide For Token Offerings
• Data-Driven Lawyer: Littler's Scott Forman
• Crypto Platform ErisX Snags $28M In Latest Funding Round
• Welltower Gets $300M Investment From Qatar Sovereign Fund
• Fund Manager's Firms Ordered To Pay $23M In Restitution
• Justices Eye Scope Of Liability In SEC Copy-Paste Case
• CFTC Told It Can't Prove Rigging Without Artificial Prices
• Chancery OKs $18M Ameritrade Class Deal In Scottrade Suit
• US Bank Gets Fees Claims Stayed In Royal Park RMBS Suit
• Aegean Marine Defends Stalking Horse Agreement With Rival
• 9th Circ. Upholds $1.3B Award Over Payday Loan Scheme
• Deals Rumor Mill: Ace Hardware, Arconic, Altria
• Chinese Streaming Giant Tencent Music Primes $1.1B IPO
• NY REIT SL Green Lands $440M 34th Street Office Building
• GreatBanc, Homebuilder Sued Over Employee Stock Deals
• Chancery Finds Plimus Exec Liable In $115M Fraud Suit
• Futures Exchange Takes CME Antitrust Fight To 7th Circ.
• Judging A Book: Ginsburg Reviews 'The Curse Of Bigness'
• BB&T Ready To Shell Out $24M To End Suit Over 401(k) Plan
• 5 Things You Should Know About New Rule 23 Amendments
• Data-Driven Lawyer: DLA Piper's Eric Falkenberry
• Not Too Late For Small Business Owners To Lower 2018 Taxes
• 2nd Circ. Opines On Variable Prepaid Forward Contract Gains
• The Data-Driven Lawyers Of 2018