Asset Management Archive » August, 2024

Asset Management - August, 2024

275 articles

• 5th Circ. Rejects SEC Whistleblower Award Calculation Appeal
• 3 Atty Takeaways On What's Ahead As ERISA Turns 50
• After Chevron: SEC Climate And ESG Rules Likely Doomed
• Assessing Whether Jarkesy May Limit FINRA Prosecutions
• FINRA Dings Raymond James $2M Over Customer Complaints
• Being An Opera Singer Made Me A Better Lawyer
• Steel Co. Escapes 401(k) Investment Lineup Fight, For Now
• Cancer Detection Co. Valued At $375M In SPAC Merger
• Fall IPO Pickup Could Be A Prelude For 2025 Recovery
• Tesla, Elon Musk Beat Dogecoin Buyers' Fraud Suit, For Good
• Texas' Anti-ESG Law Is Unconstitutional, Green Biz Org Says
• SEC Says PE Firm Ran $3.3M Real Estate Investment Scam
• Ex-SPAC Agrees To Face 'Springing Penalty' In SEC Case
• DLA Piper Steers Tech-Focused SPAC GigCapital's Latest IPO
• Schwab's 'Cash Sweep' Paid For TD Ameritrade Buy, Suit Says
• 8th Circ. Won't Revive O'Reilly Auto Parts 401(k) Fee Suit
• GAO Suggests IRS Improve Retirement Account Oversight
• Amid SEC Rule Limbo, US Cos. Subject To ESG Regs In EU
• Waters Corp. Strikes Deal To End 401(k) ERISA Action
• How Law Firms Can Avoid 'Collaboration Drag'
• Cintas Corp.'s $4M 401(k) Fee Suit Deal Gets Final OK
• Deals Rumor Mill: Ackman IPO, Covestro Takeover, Trinitech
• 4 Firms Guide VivoPower Subsidiary's $904M SPAC Merger
• Former Ohio House Legal Chief Rejoins Barnes & Thornburg
• Banking Compliance Takeaways From Joint Agency Statement
• Hogan Lovells-Led Paint Company Sells Silicas Biz For $310M
• Raymond James Hit With Suit Over 'Cash Sweep' Programs
• SEC To Embattled NC Insurance Exec: Show Us The Money
• Cooley, Latham Steer Defense Co.'s $80M VC Funding Round
• Businessman Can't Force $1B Gramercy Suit Into Arbitration
• Engineering Co. Says Overpriced 401(k) Fee Suit Lacks Proof
• The NFL-Approved PE Firms That Can Now Invest In Teams
• Conn. Investment Firm Withheld Pay, Commissions, Suit Says
• Class Attys Seek Review Of Del. Magistrate's Doc Suit Toss
• SEC Omits 'Swing Pricing' Plan From Fund Disclosure Rules
• 6 Considerations To Determine If A Cyber Incident Is Material
• DOL Backs IBM Retirees' Bid To Revive Suit At 2nd Circ.
• Litigation Funding Disclosure Key To Open, Impartial Process
• Latham Leads Entertainment-Focused SPAC's $150M Offering
• Wells Fargo Says 'Good Faith' Efforts Ax Investors' Bias Suit
• Deutsche Bank, Rabo Beat Antitrust Suit Over Euro Bonds
• AT&T Tells Justices 9th Circ. Erred In Reviving 401(k) Suit
• No Coverage For Tire Co.'s Unpaid Invoices, Judge Rules
• NY Fines Nordea Bank $35M In Panama Papers-Linked Action
• New Jersey Man Gets 3 Years In Prison For Forex Fraud
• Nasdaq Seeks SEC's Green Light To Launch Bitcoin Options
• Wells Fargo Seeks To Scrap Ex-Worker's $22M ADA Verdict
• First Busey, CrossFirst Bankshares Merging In $917M Deal
• Travel Co. Inks $1.7M Deal To End 401(k) Mismanagement Suit
• Whistleblowers Must Note 5 Key Differences Of DOJ Program
• 3 Firms Build $314M Events.com SPAC Merger
• Willkie-Led LS Power Secures $2.7B For Latest Fund
• What NFL Draft Picks Have In Common With Lateral Law Hires
• SEC Fines Sound Point $1.8M Over Nonpublic Info Oversight
• 'Jarkesy 2.0': SEC Sees New Attack On In-House Courts
• Funds Say Norfolk Southern Can't Ditch Derailment Fraud Suit
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive JPMorgan Chase Whistleblower Suit
• SEC Claims Crypto Bros. Raised Millions With Lies
• Former X Worker Seeks Class Certification In Bonus Suit
• Tech-Focused VC Firm Nabs $1.1B For 6th Flagship Fund
• Kirkland-Led CenterOak Clinches 3rd Fund With $1.1B In Tow
• Open Questions 3 Years After 2nd Circ.'s Fugitive Ruling
• JPMorgan Cash Sweep 'Shortchanged' Customers, Suit Says
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Replacing The Stigma Of Menopause With Law Firm Support
• Prime Healthcare's 401(k) Was In Good Hands, Judge Rules
• PE Fund Says SEC Is Overstepping With 'Fishing Expedition'
• Hong Kong Relaxes Listing Rules For Tech Startups, SPACs
• Split 9th Circ. Says Ponzi Schemes Don't Need Proof Of Intent
• Cantor, Lutnick OK $12M Deal To End View Inc. Suit In Del.
• Texas City Can't Avoid Improvement District Bond Payments
• Canada Mining Biz Seeks US Listing Via $589M SPAC Merger
• Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: August Lessons
• Crypto Regs Could See A Reset Under The Next President
• Planning Law Firm Content Calendars: What, When, Where
• Key Concerns To Confront In FDIC Brokered Deposit Proposal
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Wachtell, Paul Weiss
• 2 Biotech Firms File Plans To Go Public As IPO Pipeline Grows
• New SEC Rule Provides Break To Smaller Venture Funds
• Ameriprise Benefits Most From Cash Sweeps, Customer Says
• Israeli Tech Co. Cancels SPAC Deal Amid Market Rout
• Bank, Fintech Groups Say FDIC Should Ice 'Hot Money' Plan
• Deals Rumor Mill: Saudi Fund, Disney-Reliance, Repligen
• Playing Golf Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Mining Firm USA Rare Earth Inks $870M SPAC Merger
• TD Bank Designates $2.6B For Anti-Money Laundering Fines
• Northern Trust's $2.5M Deal Approved In AutoZone 401(k) Suit
• Fla. Adviser Settles SEC Dispute Over Alleged Audit Lies
• Kurdish Telecom Co. Investor Says $490M Judgment Is Valid
• 2nd Circ. OKs Argentine Bondholders' $310M Collateral Win
• Western Asset Exec Takes Leave Of Absence Amid SEC Probe
• Investment Firm, Ex-Advisers Settle Dispute Over Clients
• Hedge Fund Priest Sues SEC Over Proposed Industry Ban
• Law Firms Should Move From Reactive To Proactive Marketing
• Wells Fargo Hires Jones Day After $22M ADA Trial Loss In NC
• 6th Circ. Rules Man Can Pay Restitution To Himself
• 3rd Circ. Rejects Ex-Engineering Co. GC's Benefits Suit
• 7 Firms Build $175M All-Stock Sale Of Bitcoin Mining Biz
• 3 Ways To Limit Risks Of Black-Box AI In Financial Services
• SEC Fines Equiniti Trust After Cyberattacks Stole $6.6M
• Ex-SEC Senior Counsel, AUSA Joins Tech Co. As CCO
• Split 6th Circ. Revives FCRA Claims Against Experian
• A Deep Dive Into Law360 Pulse's 2024 Women In Law Report
• These Firms Have The Most Women In Equity Partnerships
• The Big Issues A BigLaw Associates' Union Could Address
• Kirkland-Led Dermody Closes $1B Real Estate-Focused Fund
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Philadelphia, Insurer Settle Trans Firefighter's Surgery Suit
• Arden Trust Co. Sued In Del. Over Bikini Atoll Fund Depletion
• Chancery Resets Del. Hearing In Masimo-Politan Proxy Battle
• Ethanol Co. Investors Say $9M Arbitration Award Was Stolen
• NC Accelerator Claims It Was Duped Into Investment
• Retirees Ask 2nd Circ. To Reboot IBM Pension Fight
• AI Platform AMC Corp. To Go Public Via $175M SPAC Merger
• 9th Circ. Sends Northrop Pension Disclosure Row To Trial
• CFTC's Pham Wants More Credit For Firms In Wash Trade Deal
• It's Time For A BigLaw Associates' Union
• Atty Faces Contempt Bid In Fla. Forex Trading Firm Case
• Latham, Paul Weiss Guide AMD's $5B Buy Of ZT Systems
• Icahn Settles With SEC Over Company-Betting Loan Claims
• Owner Of Elite Baseball Teams Sues Over Broken $1.3M Deal
• Intuit Decision Shows 401(k) Forfeiture Suits Gaining Traction
• LifePoint Stiffed Workers On Retirement Savings, Suit Says
• Feds To Appeal Platinum Win Over Zero Loss, Count Toss
• How Justices Upended The Administrative Procedure Act
• Ex-Genworth Financial Workers Nab Class Cert. In 401(k) Suit
• SEC Seeks Default Judgment In $8.4M Ponzi Scheme Case
• Taxation With Representation: Cleary, Kirkland, Skadden
• HarbourVest Raises $18.5B Across 2 Secondary Funds
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Platinum Investors' Ch. 7 Challenge
• SEC Nabs $5.75M Judgment Against Unregistered Broker
• SEC Defendants Fight Ex-Latham Atty For Whistleblower Docs
• Jarkesy May Thwart Consumer Agencies' Civil Penalty Power
• Caterpillar Must Face Illinois Ex-Workers' Genetic Privacy Suit
• SEC, CFTC To Collect $474M In Latest Texting Probe Fines
• Top Stories From Real Estate's Latest Quarterly Updates
• NC Judge OKs $15.2M Deal For Medical Device Investors
• Del. Justices Affirm $266M Atty Fee Award In Dell Class Suit
• Computer Equipment Co. Hid Demand Decline, Investor Says
• Fuel Co. Can't Halt Fund's Contributions Dispute, Judge Says
• Proskauer-Led PE Firm Closes $800M Tech Fund
• Judge Blocks Missouri's Anti-ESG Rules, Handing SIFMA Win
• Texas Judges Ignored ERISA's Core To Stall Fiduciary Rule
• 2nd Circ. Ruling Reaffirms Short-Swing Claims Have Standing
• Inside OCC's Retail Nondeposit Investment Products Refresh
• EliseAI Becomes 'Unicorn' After Latest $75M Fundraise
• Squarespace Shareholder Opposes $6.9B Go-Private Deal
• Mirror, Mirror On The Wall, Is My Counterclaim Bound To Fall?
• Atlassian Again Beats Investor Suit Over Software Co.'s Slump
• Musk Can't Ax Fraud Suit Over Twitter Buy, Investors Say
• Judge Urged To Toss Novel Insider Trading Conviction
• Intuit Can't Escape Ex-Employee's 401(k) Forfeiture Suit
• Nvidia Urges High Court To Rein In 'Abusive' Investor Suits
• Yellow Takes Teamsters' Win Over Restructuring To 10th Circ.
• Gene Tech Co. Execs Pilfered Biz Amid Collapse, Suit Says
• Tar Sands Firm Strikes SPAC Merger With Integrated Rail
• 3D Printing Co. Investor Wants Merger With Israeli Co. Blocked
• Bank M&A Continues To Lag Amid Regulatory Ambiguity
• FTC Makes 2nd Request In Review Of Medical Device Co. Deal
• Baker Botts-Led Drilling Firm Joins September's IPO Pipeline
• Davis Polk Lands 3 Fund Management Pros From Debevoise
• Why The SEC Is Targeting Short-And-Distort Schemes
• Miami Investor Sues In Del. For Cash From London Manor Sale
• Paul Weiss-Led CPP Injects $843M Into Tallgrass Energy
• State Street Fired 9/11 Victim During Cancer Bout, Suit Says
• Playing Dungeons & Dragons Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Firms In State Street Case See $400K Slashed From Fee Bid
• Chase Bank Sued Over Alleged Ties To $119M Ponzi Scheme
• Nasdaq Isn't Immune From Racial Bias Claims, Investor Says
• PE Firms Aim To Escape RICO Suit Over Inadequate Claims
• Adviser To Pay SEC $6M Over Undisclosed Conflicts
• SEC Fines OTC Link For Suspicious Activity Reports Failures
• Skadden Reps WSP In $1.8B Buy Of Power Engineers
• Judge Won't DQ Asst. US Atty In Standard Chartered FCA Case
• Ryan LLC Gets HR Group Assist In Noncompete Fight
• Kimberly-Clark Cuts Settlement Deal In 401(k) Fee Suit
• Markel Says No Coverage For Film-Financing Scheme Claims
• NC Court Won't Stop 'Ultimate Relief' In Mogul's $524M Case
• 2nd Circ. Says Arbitration Ban Protects Sex Harassment Suit
• Asian Streaming Platform Plans US Listing Via SPAC Merger
• Scotiabank Lands Minority Stake In KeyCorp In $2.8B Deal
• DOL Tweaks 2 Parts Of Asset Manager Exemption
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• SEC Settles With EV Fleet Co., 3 Execs For More Than $5M
• Biotech Firms Mull Acquisition Offers Amid Shaky IPO Climate
• 6th Circ. Partially Revives Crypto IRS Reporting Challenge
• DC Circ. Says Mining Cos. Can't Appeal Retiree Health Win
• Healthcare-Focused SPAC Voyager Nets $220M IPO
• Amynta Lodges Fraud Suit In Chancery Over $105M Merger
• Virtu Financial Can't Cut Down SEC's Information Security Suit
• Investor Can't Drop Fraud Suit Against Crowdfunding CEO
• 3 Leadership Practices For A More Supportive Firm Culture
• Home Depot's ERISA Win At 11th Circ. Deepens Circuit Split
• Investors, Banks Pitch Next Steps In Saved Bond-Rigging Suit
• Uber's $200M Deal To End Investors' 'Train Wreck' IPO Suit OK'd
• Fed Hits Customers Bank With Crypto-Related Consent Order
• Fla. Judge Won't Pause E-Scooter Co.'s Ch. 11 Plan
• Wash. Firm, Atty Say Rehashed $20M Con Claims Can't Stick
• Nasdaq Seeks To Step Up Delistings For Cheap, Risky Stocks
• BlackRock Asia COO To Become Global Compliance Head
• SEC Wins Jurisdiction Over German As Sanction For Default
• Olympic Museum Scores Partial Win In $2M COVID Relief Suit
• Apollo Stockholder Suit Held Until Del. Justices Hear Moelis
• Kirkland-Led Valor Raises $3.4B Across 3 PE Funds
• After Chevron: Don't Let Loper Lead To Bank Compliance Lull
• Monroe, Triad Team Up In $300M Collab To Buy Rental Loans
• Deals Rumor Mill: Roche, Thoma Bravo, Klarna
• E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Hyperlinked Documents
• Enron Law Is Still Threat To Execs After Justices' Jan. 6 Ruling
• 4th Circ. Approves Payout Plan In $550M Ponzi Case
• Republican Lawmakers Target Union Pension Overpayments
• Highland, Co-Founder Battle Over $70M Debt In 5th Circ.
• Judge Says Byju's Exec Can Make $20M Settlement Payment
• Lender Says Mogul's Privacy Concerns Stymying Trial Prep
• Japanese Space Co. Slips Ex-Exec's $8M Stock Suit
• Loper Bright Limits Federal Agencies' Ability To Alter Course
• Kirkland-Led SPAC Raises $350M To Pursue Energy Targets
• Davis Polk, Cooley Lead $1.5B Sale Of PetIQ
• 2nd Circ. Case Reinforces Need For Advance Notice Bylaws
• Dentons Hires Former CFTC Commissioner As Partner In DC
• 3 Firms Guide AI-Focused Semiconductor Maker's SPAC Deal
• 2nd Circ. Says Citi Whistleblower Can't Get Cut Of $400M Fine
• Iraqi Kurdish Gov't Looks To Nix $490M Debt Suit
• KKR & Co., 2 Founders Sued In Del Over $500M Exit Deal
• Piper Sandler Says It Will Pay $16M In Recordkeeping Fines
• 6 Firms Lead Chinese AI Chipmaker's $133M Hong Kong IPO
• Ex-Mayor's Fight With Law Firm No RICO Case, 5th Circ. Told
• Life Sciences Credit Firm Symbiotic Launches With $600M
• Finance Co. EasyKnock Scams Poor Homeowners, Suit Says
• Cargo Airline, Workers Forge Settlement In ESOP Battle
• Teaching Scuba Diving Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• DC Circ. Urged To Revive Investor's Pandemic-Era Losses Suit
• Epstein's Advisers Must Face Victims' Proposed Class Action
• Morgan Stanley Says SEC Eyeing Its Cash Sweep Policies
• Ex-Virgin Islands Premier Gets 11 Years For Drug Conspiracy
• SEC, Other Regulators Propose Joint Data Standards
• BCBS Asks 9th Circ. To Undo Trans Patients' Win In Bias Suit
• Insurer Must Face Pa. Trans Firefighter's Surgery Claim
• Cornell Workers Urge High Court To Hear ERISA Suit
• SVB Ex-Parent's Ch. 11 Plan OK'd With $1.9B FDIC Fight Alive
• 3 Ways To Lower Insider Trading Risk After First 10b5-1 Case
• Lawyers Can Take Action To Honor The Voting Rights Act
• Evolving Regulatory Oversight For AI And Asset Management
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• AI Biz Hits $2.8B Valuation After Latest Funding Round
• Industry Backs Commonwealth's Appeal Of SEC's $93M Win
• Corporate Battles Thrust Activist Investing Into The Spotlight
• Chancery Won't Force Open Paramount's Books On Skydance
• Auto Parts Co. To Pay $2.9M To End 401(k) Class Action
• Ex-Dropbox Exec Says JPMorgan Can't Block Arbitration
• SDNY Brass Looks To Future After String Of Courthouse Wins
• Ares Sees Single-Best Fundraising Quarter In Firm History
• 4 ERISA Excessive Health Fee Suits To Watch
• Allstate Plan Participants Want $70M ERISA Case Kept In Play
• SEC Narrows Its Rulemaking Focus As Election Looms
• Ex-CFO Of Embattled PE Firm Sues In Del. For Legal Fees
• Taxation With Representation: Sullivan, Dechert, Kirkland
• More 'Equitable' Banking? This Ex-Biden Official Has A Plan
• GPB Capital Execs Convicted Of Fraud For $1.8B Scheme
• SEC Wants Win In Suit Over Ex-Morgan Stanley Rep's Scam
• BNY's Pershing Hit With $1.4M FINRA Recordkeeping Fine
• Grayscale Wants Rival's $2M Conn. Trade Practices Suit Nixed
• Google Beats RNC's Claims It Censored Fundraising Emails
• Crypto-Forex Co. Defaults In Fla. Civil Fraud Lawsuits
• Latham, Ellenoff Rank Among Top Firms For July IPOs
• AI-Focused Chipmaker Cerebras Confidentially Files IPO Plans
• TD Bank's $25M Client Poach Case Hits FINRA Snags
• EU Approves $18B Grain Deal With Asset Sales
• Weil-Led Goldman Sachs Plugs $440M Into Power Biz
• GE Retirees Reach Deal To Resolve Pension Benefits Dispute
• Brookfield Buys Thermal Management Biz In $1.7B Deal
• After Chevron: ERISA Challenges To Watch
• Outbrain Buys Video Platform Teads From Altice In $1B Deal
• Mass. Could Be New Front In The Battle Over Jury Trial Right
• UK Capital Gains Tax Liabilities Decline, HMRC Says