Banking Archive » January, 2009

Banking - January, 2009

198 articles

• Merchants Score In AmEx Antitrust Class Action
• Grace Fund Mgr. Passed 'Prudent Man' Test: 1st Circ.
• Touting Plan, MLN Names Liquidation Trustee
• Grand Jury Indicts Dreier On Fraud Charges
• Madoff Trustee Seeks $535M To Pay Back Investors
• Financiers Welsh On Bid-Rigging Settlement: Lawyer
• Madoff Probe Takes Detour To Queens Warehouse
• Securities Plaintiffs Fight Lehman Examiner Terms
• House Bill Aims To Hike Deposit Insurance Limits
• Merrill, BofA Added To Superdome ARS Insurance Suit
• SEC Accuses Financial Planner Of $6.5M Fraud
• EU To Consider Credit Derivatives Clearing Rule
• Draft House Bill Would Ban Naked CDS Trading
• Rough Times May Breed Shareholder Oppression
• Group Calls For Probe Into Citigroup's Use Of TARP
• Bill Would Bring Hedge Funds Under SEC Scrutiny
• Judge Won't Toss JPMorgan Post-Closing Fee Suit
• US Told To Fork Over $55M To Court In WaMu Ch. 11
• NY Investment Exec Charged In $370M Ponzi Scheme
• Fund Manager Surrenders To FBI In $300M Fraud Case
• BoNY Still On Hook In Sentinel Trustee's $550M Suit
• Special Master Appointed In Reserve Fund Suit
• AHM Ch.11 Plan Unfairly Frees Execs: SEC
• Sens. Move To Strengthen GAO's Bailout Oversight
• Deloitte Still On Hook In Parmalat MDL
• House Committee Advances Cram-Down Legislation
• Spain's Largest Bank Slapped With $3B Madoff Suit
• Locking Up Bad Debt In Bad Banks Gains Backers
• Bilski Test Dooms Real Estate Investment Patent
• Supreme Court Asked To Weigh In On Bilski Case
• Interstate Ready To Roll Out Of Bankruptcy
• Cuomo Subpoenas Thain In Merrill Lynch Bonus Probe
• SOX Should Extend To Hedge Funds: SEC Honchos
• Hausfeld Launches Global HQ, Names New Partners
• Class' Arbitration Claims Against Discover Survive
• Judge To Hear Protest Of Bear Stearns Consolidation
• Texas Investors Sue Merrill Lynch Over $39M In ARS
• You Recommended Madoff — Are You Covered?
• Judge Sets Aside $11M In Late Madoff Investments
• Indian Police Arrest PwC Auditors In Satyam Probe
• KPMG Off Hook In Fraud Suit Against Peregrine
• Cuomo Probing Last-Minute Merrill Bonuses: Report
• Dreier To Remain Locked Up For Now
• Sens. Want 9/11-Style Probe Into Economic Crisis
• Heller Creditors Probe Banks' Secured Status
• Congressmen Ask Geithner For Insurance Oversight
• Obama's Financial Regulatory Changes Gain Focus
• BofA Hit With Investor Suit Over Merrill Lynch Deal
• House Bill Pushes For More TARP Restrictions
• SEC Sets Rules For Operation Of CDS Clearinghouse
• VUL Policyholder Sues Argus, Tremont Over Madoff
• EU Considers Asset Protection Guidelines: Report
• Bill Aims To Beef Up Prosecution Of Wall Street Fraud
• Bankrupt Neb. Insurer Probed For Securities Fraud
• Reinet Fund Buys Lehman Merchant-Banking Assets
• Ex-Call Center Worker Drops OT Suit Against AmEx
• JPMorgan Appeals Class Inclusions In ERISA Suit
• SEC Sues Former Sales VP In $30M Fraud Case
• Ex-Comerica Employees Slap Bank With FLSA OT Suit
• Merrill Lynch Unit Settles OT Class Action
• Judge, Wife Of Cahill Lawyer, Leaves AIG Case
• Judge OKs $7M Enron, Goldman Deal Over Securities
• Smith Barney Sues Ex-Employee Over Office Raid
• Visa Europe, EU Near Deal Over Interchange Fees
• Bracewell & Giuliani Lures Top DOJ Lawyer
• SEC To Financial Firms: Cut Costs At Your Peril
• Calif. Appeals Court Says Time's Up In Suit V. BofA
• Slew Of Objections Filed Over DBSI Sales Plan
• Bear Stearns Workers Fight Consolidation Of Suits
• SEC Goes After Missing Hedge Fund Manager
• SLUSA Doesn't Doom Lord Abbett Case: 3rd Circ.
• White Collar Crime To Soar As Markets Roil: Report
• Pensions Want Top Billing In Ambac Derivative Suit
• Fund Manager Charged With Multimillion-Dollar Scam
• NY Firm To Probe Austrian Banks' Madoff Dealings
• Bank Loses Bid To Examine Lehman Docs
• 2nd Circ. Tosses Suit Over JPMorgan's Enron Actions
• Insider Trading Allegations Continue To Rise In '08
• Merrill Lynch Settles Securities Suits For $550M
• AIG Faces Investor Suit Over CDS, Subprime Losses
• McCarter & English Poised To Absorb Regulatory Work
• Dechert, K&L Gates Sued For Securities Malpractice
• Dorsey Wins Reversal Of Legal Malpractice Ruling
• Lehman Wins Examiner Over Trustee Protests
• Manhunt On For Missing Hedge Fund Manager
• Judge OKs Class In Military Credit Card Debt Suit
• Hedge Funds Mostly Leery Of Bankruptcy Filings
• International Tax — Why Ignorance Is Never Bliss
• High Court To Hear Appeal On NY AG's Lending Probe
• FDIC To Pay $90M To Settle Subprime Mortgage Suit
• BofA Gets $20B More In Bailout Funds
• Insurers Sue SEC Over Fixed Index Annuity Rule
• SEC Investigates NM Pay-For-Play Claims
• Defining Fidelity Bond Coverage
• CRE Capital Ran $25M Forex Ponzi Scheme: SEC
• Latham Lawyer Who Fought Enron To Rejoin DOJ
• Greenberg Takes 3 Corporate Attys. From K&L Gates
• Cuomo Subpoenas Ex-GMAC Chair Over Madoff
• Obama Advisers Want Federal Insurance Regulation
• 6th Circ. Reverses Class Cert. In Unum ERISA MDL
• Ex-IFG Wholesaler Settles SEC Market-Timing Case
• SEC Report Not Last Word On Fair Value Accounting
• Creditors Come Out Against AHM Liquidation Plan
• BofA To Get Billions More In Bailout Funds: Report
• FINRA Had No Authority In Madoff Fraud: Schapiro
• SEC, Former Trader Strike Deal In Fraud Case
• Convicted BofA Inside Trader Gets SEC Sanctions
• Ex-AB Watley COO Makes Deal In Squawk Box Case
• Dismissing Ch. 11 Case Would Hurt Public: EnCap
• Blackstone Partner Hit With Insider Trading Suit
• Judge Again Rejects US Bid To Jail Madoff
• State Farm Settles Another Round Of Katrina Suits
• ICE's Takeover Plan Comes Under Antitrust Scrutiny
• Pension Insurer Becomes Creditor In Madoff Case
• US Investors Sue Royal Bank Of Scotland Over IPO
• SEC Drops Insider Trading Case V. Jailed Broker
• WaMu Maintains Hold On Shareholder Actions
• US To Appeal Ruling Keeping Madoff Out Of Jail
• BofA, Merrill Lynch Hit With FLSA Overtime Suit
• Judge Tosses 'Defective' Centerline Shareholder Suit
• Bank Of Montreal To Buy Canadian AIG Unit
• Reserve Mgmt. Lied To Investors After Lehman: Mass.
• BofA Beats Some Charges In Italian Parmalat Trial
• Law360 Ranks Largest Employment Practices
• Law360 Ranks Largest IP Practices
• 2 More Lehman Lending Units File For Ch. 11
• Law360 Ranks Largest Product Liability Practices
• Law360 Ranks Busiest Product Liability Practices
• Law360 Ranks Busiest Bankruptcy Practices
• Law360 Ranks Largest Securities Practices
• Law360 Ranks Busiest Patent Practices
• Madoff Remains Free On Bail After Judge's Ruling
• Law360 Ranks Largest Competition Practices
• EU Accuses S&P Of Monopoly Abuse Over ISIN Fees
• Fox Business Network Files FOIA Suit Against Fed
• Law360 Ranks Largest Bankruptcy Practices
• Law360 Ranks Busiest Competition Practices
• Law360 Ranks Busiest Securities Practices
• Group Calls For More Oversight In Municipal Market
• Law360 Ranks Busiest Employment Practices
• Springing Guaranty Risks In The Current Economy
• Madoff Lawsuit Virus Likely To Spread To Insurance
• Lehman Ties Up Deal To Spin Off Private Equity Firm
• Judge Tosses Genesco Investor's Suit Against UBS
• Lenders Stonewall Legal Fees In DBSI Ch. 11
• Lehman Backs Bid For Examiner, Bucking US Trustee
• Atty.-Client Privilege Applies In 10-K Draft: Judge
• E-Mails Spark New Probe Of Insider Trading At Pequot
• Mich. Appointed Lead Plaintiff In Bear Stearns Case
• GAO Says Financial Regulatory Reform Critical
• UK Fraud Unit Launches Madoff Probe
• Citigroup General Counsel Rejoins Cleary Gottlieb
• Chadbourne Scoops Up Former Goldman IP Counsel
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Bisys Shareholders' Bid To Sue PwC
• Investor Claims PNC Lowballed National City Offer
• Ex-Amex Chief Could Still Face SEC Censure
• CFTC, SEC Sue Alleged Ponzi Schemer
• Fraud Likely To Increase In Downturn: Report
• Financial Firms Brace For More Scrutiny
• Goldman Sachs To Pay Enron $7M Over Securities
• Execs Of Ex-Forex Dealer Accused Of $15M Fraud
• 2nd TARP Installment Up To Obama: Paulson
• Lawmakers Hail Mortgage Deal With Citigroup
• Euro Investors Eyeing UBS, HSBC For Madoff Losses
• FINRA Puts Kibosh On Rampant Dispositive Motions
• Options For Hedge Funds During The Credit Crunch
• Local Banks May Think Twice Before Using TARP
• Congress Mulls Muni Bond Boost
• 1st Circ. Affirms Ruling Against Prudential Broker
• Citing Flight Risk, Prosecutors Seek To Jail Madoff
• Payout Recipients To Join JPMorgan ERISA Class Suit
• Greenberg Traurig Nabs Public Finance Expert
• Refco-Related Securities Suit V. Goldman Execs Nixed
• Citicorp Objects To Tousa Cash Extension Request
• Obama Expected To Keep Bair As Head Of FDIC
• Citco Still On Hook In $550M Hedge Fund Fraud Suit
• Challengers To PCAOB Seek High Court Review
• Icelandic Bank's Ch. 15 Protection Bid Approved
• Battle Rages Over Brooke Bankruptcy Conversion
• Finance Firms Hit With Securities Class Action Wave
• Mercury Computer Strikes ARS Deal With UBS
• Ahold Plaintiffs Don't Meet Tellab Standard: 4th Circ.
• Finance Cos. Seek Appeal To Avoid Discovery Costs
• Judge Won't Enter $1.4B Judgment Against Trump
• Thompson & Knight Snags Ex-US Attorney
• Special Master To Oversee Reserve Fund Assets
• Investors Sue Solar Cell Co. For Lehman Losses
• Dispute With Heller Could Cost Banks $50M
• Plains Capital Settles Online Banking Patent Suit
• Ex-Partner's Wrongful Firing Suit Can Proceed
• The Plight Of The First SOX Whistleblower
• In-House Counsel At Risk For Malpractice Claims
• Jackson Hewitt Caught In Ga. Check-Cashing Spat
• Madoff Trustee Gets Asset Disclosure Extension
• Investor Seeks $30M From Merrill Lynch Over ARS
• Credit Suisse Bid For Sanctions Against Lloyds Nixed
• Failed LBOs, Recovering Payments To Shareholders
• Post Madoff: What Now For Investors?