Banking Archive » October, 2006

Banking - October, 2006

136 articles

• Rapper Sues Insurer Over Fatal Stampede
• Israel Discount Bank of NY Fined $12M
• Insurers Only Have To Cover WTC Replacement
• KPMG Prosecutors Bid To Admit New Evidence
• Fund Exec Accused Of Improperly Charging Investors
• Ohio Bank Sues Competitor Over Name
• SEC Eyes UBS In U.S. Bonds Probe
• SEC Probing JP Morgan, Bisys Connection
• Rep. Frank Questions Transatlantic Regulation
• Broker Accuses Prudential Of Antitrust Conspiracy
• Former Pimco Chief Settles Timing Suit With SEC
• Court Tosses $80M ERISA Suit Against New York Bancorp
• Ninth Circuit Axes $52M FLSA Award To Claims Adjusters
• E.C. Gears Up For Hearings On MasterCard Fees
• Two More Suits Added To Antitrust Case Against Insurer
• UnitedHealth Sues Noteholders In Bid To Retain $850M
• Judge Blasts Financier For Impropriety In Napster Case
• Spitzer Accuses Life Settlement Company Of Bid-Rigging
• NYSE Specialist Found Guilty Of Improper Trading
• SEC Probes Mutual Funds Over Kickback Scheme Ties
• Employer Given Another Chance In WARN Case
• Deutsche Bank Chief's Retrial Begins
• Blue Cross In Georgia Fined For Not Giving Quotes
• ECB To Launch Hedge Fund Analysis
• Suit Against Car Insurers Heads To Ninth Circuit
• Jones Day Picks Up Private Equity Specialist
• AmeriDebt Founder Accused Of Stashing Cash
• Goldstein Once Again Takes On SEC Rule
• Zurich American Coughs Up $7M More In Scandal
• NASD Hits Broker With Its Largest Fine Ever
• Firm Takes On NASD Reporting System
• The DOJ's Probe Into Private Equity Firms
• Ex-NYSE Manager Faces Jail In Hong Kong For Fraud
• Linklaters Snaps Up Investment Funds Partner
• Fannie Mae Issues Report On Restitution
• Ex-Refco Financial Chief Indicted On Fraud Charges
• Federal Court Tosses Safeclick's Claims In Visa Spat
• Grasso Appeals Ruling In Compensation Case
• Another Guilty Plea In $7M Insider Trading Scam
• Bank Fraudsters Ordered To Pay More Than $30M
• Last Call For $39M Merrill Lynch Settlement
• Hackers Set Their Sights On Brokerage Accounts
• Ex-MassMutual Head Wins $50M
• Ex-BAWAG CEO Tries To Escape Extradition
• Former Sunbelt Exec To Head Back To Jail
• Fifth Circuit Denies Rehearing In Nigerian Barge Case
• Merrill Lynch Suing Home Equity Rival Over Trademark
• Northwest To Hand JPMorgan $24M In Repayment Deal
• Illinois Supreme Court Gives Worker's Comp A Boost
• SEC Alleges Men Bilked Elderly In CD Scam
• Allstate Will Pay $17.5M Over Invalid Premium Hikes
• Allstate Age Discrimination Case Will Go To Trial
• Deutsche Bank CEO Accused Of Breaching Fiduciary Duty
• Linklaters Poaches 16 Lawyers From White & Case
• Second Citibank Commodities Desk Head Pleads Guilty
• Merchants Criticize Visa Interchange Rates Disclosure
• DOJ Forges Divestiture Deal In Regions, AmSouth Merger
• World Trade Center Payout Unchanged Upon Appeal
• Grasso Must Return About $100M To NYSE
• SEC Ends Uncertainty Over Best-Price Tender Offers
• Deutsche Bank Chief Seeking To Settle Out of Court
• Court Dismisses Barclays Suit Against Arthur Andersen
• SEC Combs E-mails For References To Debevoise Partner
• Wachovia Securities Sued For Overtime Pay
• SEC, Fed Push Forward With Banking Rules
• Vanguard Mortgage Hit With Wage Suit
• Merger To Bolster Firms' Financial Services Practices
• Ex-Rodman Analyst Admits To Creating Web Sites
• South Korea Investigators Raid Citigroup Unit
• Grassley Calls For Improved Hedge Fund Disclosure
• Mizuho To Sue Tokyo Stock Exchange For $340M
• Suit Accuses Legg Mason Of False Statements
• Morgan Stanley To Pay $1M For Broker's Fraud
• Judge Approves Refco Chapter 11 Plan, With Provisions
• DOJ's N.Y. Office Not Feared By Private Equity Firms
• SEC Penalizes Brokerage Firm For Fund Trades
• Chadbourne Snags Restructuring Team From Orrick
• Insufficient Records, Supervision Costs Firm $850,000
• Ex-Van Der Moolen Specialists Get 27 Months
• Hedge Fund Managers Indicted For $2M Scheme
• Former Fleet Specialist Starts NYSE Fraud Trial
• Insurance Organization Opposes Zurich Settlement
• NASD, NYSE Continue Quest For Harmonization
• SEC Warns Hackers Prey On Brokerage Accounts
• Disney And Shamrock Sue Software Maker IPass
• M-Flex Sues To Quell Hedge Funds' Support For Deal
• SEC Links Real Estate Co. To Ponzi Scheme
• Restructuring Industry Sees Big Changes: Poll
• FICO Credit Score Company Sues Credit Agencies
• LeClair Ryan Opens N.Y. Office, Hires 3 New Partners
• Bankrate To Fork Over $3M To Settle Antitrust Spat
• Sovereign CEO Ousted Amid Shareholder Frustration
• Insurance Industry Swamped By Litigation: Survey
• FTC Continues Crackdown On Broker Groups
• Attorney General Can Investigate UnitedHealth's Options
• Ex-Millennium Trader To Pay $570,000 In SEC Suit
• DOJ Sets Its Sights On Private Equity Firms
• ING Settles Spitzer Probe For $30M
• Aetna Appeals Trademark Suit After Mutual Fund Wins
• Firm Accuses Former Analyst Of Trademark Infringement
• Exec Pleads Guilty In $30M Ponzi Scheme
• FleetBoston Settles Enron MegaClaims Litigation For $20M
• Adelphia Bondholders Ask Court To Rule On Bank Debt
• Charges Against Ex-Fleet Specialist Trader Dropped
• Sphinx Funds Object To Refco Plan, Cite $263M Deal
• Wells Fargo Settles Overtime Class Action For $12.8M
• Suit Alleges J.P. Morgan Failed To Pay Overtime
• Microsoft Backed Out Of Role In Linux Suit: Investor
• Shareholders Want A Say In Allied's Ch. 11
• NYSE Fines Two Banks For Improper Stock Loans
• Amkor, Creditors Square Off Over SEC Filing
• Refco Can Send $300M From BAWAG Pact To Lenders
• Online Bond-Auction Company Wins $38.4M
• Judge Gives Go-Ahead To Case Against Credit Lyonnais
• KPMG Prosecutors Bid To Split Trial
• London Metal Exchange Under E.U. Scrutiny
• SEC Will Not Take Action Against Pequot
• King & Spalding Loses Two Private Equity Attorneys
• Appeals Court Hears Arguments Over Broker Exemption
• Rogers Funds Reach Deal Over Refco LLC
• Court Rejects State Farm's Bid To Stop Depositions
• Citigroup Wins Decision In Bonus Plan Class Action
• Goldman Sachs Added To Fannie Mae Suits
• Oppenheimer Coughs Up $800K For Improper Reporting
• SEC Accuses Ex-Wall Street Broker Of Late Trading
• Securities Star Bids Goodbye To Davis Polk
• Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Conseco Appeal
• SEC Played "Fast and Loose" With Facts: Judge
• Hedge Fund Manager Heads To Court Over Short-Selling
• Refco Opposes $7M Fee Hike For Houlihan Lokey
• Ex-AIG Chief Granted Access To Memos
• Mortgage Fraud Tops $1B: Report
• Senate OKs Bank Oversight Relief Bill
• High Court Denies Bid To Review Bank Firing Rights
• Committee Objects To BAWAG Settlement Allocation
• Judge OKs Fraud Suits In E-Trade, MarketXT Spat