Capital Markets Archive » January, 2016

Capital Markets - January, 2016

233 articles

• Barclays, Credit Suisse Pay $154M To End Dark Pool Probes
• CORRECTED: Quinn, Pearson Seek $254M In Fees In Banks' CDS Suit Deal
• 5 Firms To Guide 1st Wave Of 2016 IPOs Led By Biotechs
• Rabobank Slams Class Claims Over Libor Trades
• PREPA Tells High Court Wave Of Suits Coming If No Debt Help
• Japanese Bank Disputes Involvement In Mt. Gox Bitcoin Fraud
• Airport Restaurant Operator Eying $585M IPO
• Crowdfunding Moves Ahead As Portal Registration Kicks Off
• Puerto Rico Gov. Says Creditors Being Offered Debt Swap
• HK Exchange Tells Issuers More Financial Disclosure Needed
• Foreign Bank Orders Signal Increased Focus On AML Failures
• Tribunal's Ruling Opens Door For Claims Against Kazakhstan
• CFTC Pushes Back Against Metal Dealers' Sanctions Bid
• Yahoo Should Be Investment Co., Oust Mayer: Shareholders
• NYSE Says Chaotic Trading Day Shows Need For Rule Tweaks
• SEC Makes Public Offerings Efficient For Small Issuers
• Cicero On Legal Advocacy
• Puerto Rican Utility Extends Deadline With Creditors
• AB InBev Cancels $42B Of Acquisition Loans After Debt Sale
• US, Germany Agree To Share Data On Commodity Trades
• London Jury Acquits 6th Trader Of Libor Rigging
• Libor Scandal Acquittals End Prosecutors' Winning Streak
• UK Watchdog To Charge Ahead On Libor Despite Acquittals
• Tech IPOs Triggering More 'Ratchets' In Shaky Market
• Study Says UK Trader Didn't Cause Flash Crash Of 2010
• 2nd Circ. Says Ernst & Young's SinoTech IPO Audit Isn't Fraud
• 2nd Circ. Skeptical Of Tremor IPO Investors' Bid To Alter Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Postal Savings Bank Of China, Hon Hai, KKR
• EU Commish Touts Move Toward Financial Services Union
• Senate Dems Pressure GOP On Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Option
• TerraForm Investor Says It's Legit In Bid To Lead IPO Suit
• AmeriQuest Pushes Back $74M IPO Amid Market Turmoil
• Jury Acquits 5 Ex-Brokers In London Libor Rigging Trial
• 4 Ways To Improve The Business Intake Process
• The Complications Surrounding Market Manipulation Cases
• SEC Eyes Plan To Limit Dark Pool Trading In Tick Size Pilot
• 7th Circ. Rebuffs Bid To Rehear Securities Firms' Fee Suit
• Tax Foundation Says Clinton Proposals Would Hinder Growth
• Thai SEC Relaxes Mutual Fund Rules
• Medical Device Co. Tactile Systems Files For $86M IPO
• SEC Director Signals Continued Focus On Gatekeepers
• New Chair Of Ontario Securities Commission Selected
• KKR Growth Equity Platform Backs Cloud Tech Co.
• Banks Need To Protect Themselves In Fintech Deals
• SEC Approves FINRA Crowdfunding Portal Rules
• IDreamSky IPO Investor Can't Take Suit Back To State Court
• JPMorgan Agrees To $995M RMBS Deal With Ambac Mid-Trial
• Key Takeaways From FINRA's 2016 Priorities Letter
• AIG Plans Divestitures, $25B Capital Returns After Icahn Push
• Securities Class Action Filings Ticked Up In 2015
• Morrison Cohen Nabs Venable Deals Pro To Grow Corp. Team
• Baker, Hunton Guide Physicians Realty's $321M Offering
• Why Title III Crowdfunding Remains A Pipe Dream
• Wall Street Group Says Risk-Retention Suit Is DC Circ.'s
• Tower Semiconductor Hit With Investor Suit After Stock Drop
• Editas Joins Biotechs Braving Sluggish IPO Market
• JC Flowers Picks Up 2 Trading Platforms From Chi-X Global
• Sidley Austin Snags Ex-Manatt M&A Chairman In Calif.
• Canadian Regulators Harmonize Derivatives Reporting Rules
• Skadden Leads $98M Go-Private Deal For US-Listed Jinpan
• Belgian Support Shrinking For Eurozone Transactions Tax
• ASX Buys Stake In Blockchain Co. To Speed Equities Trading
• Emerging-Market Officials Vow Resilience Amid Global Tumult
• Trader In CFTC Sham Trading Tool Suit Agrees To Injunction
• Class Cert. Sought Against Schwab Over Risky Investments
• CFTC Big Budget Dreams Look Dim After Accounting Debacle
• Nevada Gaming Commission OKs Station's $100M IPO Plan
• SEC Extends Comment Period On Mining Disclosure Rule
• Crowdfunding's Global Growth Poses Challenges: SEC Official
• 3 Traits Of Best-In-Class General Counsel
• How SEC Judges Calculate Civil Money Penalties
• Romania's Bonds Off-Limits For Paying $250M Arb. Win
• Attorneys Not Giving Up On IPO Work Despite Jitters
• Cuomo's DFS Nominee Likely To Keep Tough Edge
• Norton Rose Nabs Corporate Finance Partner From Bracewell
• Thai Regulator Drafts Investor Protections, New Fund Rules
• 'Old School' Tools May Hinder Attorney Collaboration
• Stock Volatility Could Stall Public M&A Boom
• US Drops Opposition To Argentine Development Bank Lending
• Judge Pans Industry's Bid To Weigh In On Lehman Swap Suit
• SEC Chair Calls For Corp. Bond, Municipal Securities Reforms
• Canada Floats New OTC Derivatives Trading Rules
• Trader Charged In $8M Ponzi Scheme Wants Trial
• Ernst & Young Defends SinoTech Audit In 2nd Circ.
• Cuomo Taps Paul Weiss' Vullo To Lead NY Finance Regulator
• $4.5B JPMorgan Deal Marred By Trustee Conflict, Court Hears
• European IPOs Teed Up For Right Moment In Turbulent Market
• Dubai Commercial Courts Offer Dispute Resolution To Traders
• Fed's Bail-In Plan May Hurt Big Banks, FDIC Official Says
• 6 Types Of Legal 'Mumbo-Jumbo' Attorneys Must Avoid
• Deals Rumor Mill: Ashland, Banco Popular, BNP Paribas
• Rubicon Investors Strike $2.5M Deal To End Stock Suit
• Investors Spar Over Lead Role In Clean Energy Co. IPO Suit
• Kraft, Mondelez To Appeal In CFTC Wheat Market Suit
• Carlyle Gets Discount On $8B Symantec Unit Buyout
• Sovran Readies Share Sale For $398M Self Storage Buy
• Wells Fargo, Deutsche Escape Host Of MBS Claims
• Capital Rules To Get Little Scrutiny In Treasury Bond Inquiry
• Cnova Lied In Lead-Up To $188M IPO, Shareholders Say
• Chinese Regulators Authorize First IPOs After New Rules
• Deals Rumor Mill: Telefonica, Postal Savings Bank, Leidos
• Insurers Try To Sink Suit Over Nasdaq's Facebook IPO Deal
• Mexican Airline Hits Back At IPO Suit Over $4M Deferral
• Feds Fight To Keep Ex-Rabobank Traders' Libor Convictions
• Venture Capital Has Record 2015 But Ends On Low Note
• China Is Not The Problem
• 5 Insights From Sharp Electronics Deputy GC Deborah Tyler
• SEC Mulls Schwab Unit's Naked Short-Sale Sanction Appeal
• SEC's BigLaw Atty Suit Reflects Focus On Gatekeepers
• Market Volatility Cools Attys' Hopes For 'JPMorgan Bounce'
• NML Takes $3.5B Argentina Debt Battle To High Court
• Treasury Secretary Says Puerto Rico In 'Economic Collapse'
• IPOs Down Sharply In Persian Gulf After Banner 2014
• GE Capital Says Living Will Shows It Won't Pose A Threat
• EU, Germany To Back $546M In Loans To 'Innovative' Cos.
• GOP Candidates Sound Off On Trump's China Tariff Plan
• Winston & Strawn Poaches McDermott Capital Markets Pros
• Global Bank Regulators Up Capital Hold Requirements
• 6 Bankers Accused Of Rate-Fixing Face London Trial In '17
• Citibank, AIB End Row Over Rogue Trader's $691M Loss
• Gardner Denver Says Insurers Must Cover $29M Settlement
• 2 PE-Backed UK Cos. Plan IPOs Totaling $452M
• FinCEN Shines Light On Dark Money Real Estate Deals
• Zinc Buyers Want Aluminum Antitrust Data To Revive Suit
• Goldman Sachs To Shell Out $5B To End MBS Probes
• SEC Approves Rules To Speed Up Capital Formation
• Capital Markets Group Of The Year: Weil Gotshal
• SEC Fines State Street, Sues BigLaw Atty Over Pay-To-Play
• A New Way Of Thinking About Financial Services Regulation
• Metals Dealers Want CFTC Sanctioned For 'Misleading' Court
• Mutual Fund Lobby Slams Parts Of SEC's Liquidity Risk Rules
• Forex Trader Can't Beat UK Watchdog In ID Leak Case
• Investors Fight Banks' Bid To Exit Forex Antitrust Battle
• Cybersecurity Compliance A Top SEC Priority In 2016
• SEC Wins $156M Judgment In Crown Forex Trading Scheme
• 4 Firms Working On Intu's $293M Equity One Share Sale
• K&L Gates Adds Partners In Shanghai And Singapore
• Plains All American Nabs $1.5B Investment From PE Firms
• AB InBev Plans $46B Bond Sale To Help Fund SABMiller Deal
• Indian E-Commerce Site Valued At $1B With Eye On 2017 IPO
• UK Regulators Propose Tougher Banker Bonus Rules
• FinCEN Eyes Dark Money In NY, Miami Real Estate
• Capital Markets Group Of The Year: Sullivan & Cromwell
• Kraft Says Private Wheat Futures Suits Fail Despite CFTC Win
• 5 New Year's Resolutions For The SEC
• BigLaw 2016: A Look Ahead
• Nordic Realty Primes $75M IPO Amid Quartet Setting Terms
• Deutsche Bank Says Trusts' RMBS Suits Are Too Late
• JPMorgan Escapes Silver Futures Manipulation Suits
• Morgan Stanley Again Beats Dexia's $626M MBS Suit
• MetLife Plans To Split Retail Biz With Possible IPO
• SEC's Asset Management Enforcement Co-Head Leaving
• India Regulator Curbs Mutual Funds' Debt Investments
• $5B GE Capital Reorganization Cost Investors, Suit Says
• Securities Firms Blast Exchanges' 7th Circ. Win In Fee Row
• CFTC's Bowen Predicts Position Limits Rule This Year
• Nasdaq Suspends KaloBios After Shkreli Arrest
• Bill To Audit The Fed Filibustered In Senate
• Puerto Rican Utility Says Ch. 9 Option Would Avert Litigation
• Convicted Ex-Rabobank Traders Call Libor Entries Accurate
• TSXV Hits The Road To Fix Canada's Ailing Venture Market
• CFTC Wins $490M Judgment In BC Capital Fraud Suit
• Capital Markets Group Of The Year: Simpson Thacher
• SEC Increasingly Targeting Public Cos. In-House, Report Says
• Canada Finance Chief Backs Plan For Securities Regulator
• Europe Urged To Unify Capital Markets Despite Politics
• ETF Exams May Pave Way For SEC Enforcement Actions
• Investor Class Action Claims Fitbit Lied About Faulty Tech
• Supreme Court Rejects Bank Of America Mortgage Risk Suit
• Yen Libor Suit Can't Re-Add Tossed Parties, Claims: Judge
• Cert. Denial Ends RMBS Claims Against Trustee BNY Mellon
• Capital Markets Group Of The Year: Latham & Watkins
• Justices Deny Ex-UBS Execs' Bid To Nix Fraud Convictions
• The Top 10 D&O Stories Of 2015
• Sidley, Latham Guide Simon Property's $1.35B Notes Deal
• White & Case Adds Hong Kong Partner From Paul Hastings
• A Checklist For Proxy Season Planning: Part 2
• Deal Makers Hope JPMorgan Conference Will Perk Up Biotechs
• Steve Cohen Faces Small Discomforts In Soft SEC Deal
• Chinese Regulator Signals Caution On IPO Approvals
• Investors Say Ailing Fifth Street Lied To Lift 2014 IPO
• Saudi State Oil Co. Mulls Limited IPO
• Puerto Rico Sued By 2 Bond Insurers Over Default
• Capital Markets Group Of The Year: Kirkland & Ellis
• Deals Rumor Mill: Time Warner, Simcere Pharma, Philips
• A Checklist For Proxy Season Planning: Part 1
• 6 Steps To Becoming A Superior Supervising Attorney
• SAC's Cohen Settles SEC Admin Claim In Inside Trading Case
• 5 Securities Litigation Issues To Watch In 2016
• CFTC Hits Trader With New Fraud Suit Over Software
• SEC Too Cozy With Witness in Ponzi Securities Suit, Co. Says
• Nasdaq, Tel Aviv Exchange Create Market For Startups
• Former FinCEN Chief Counsel Joins Crowell & Moring
• How To Explain Complex Capital Markets Issues To A Client
• China Suspends Trading 'Circuit Breakers' Amid Sell-Offs
• Goldman, JPMorgan, Glencore Escape Zinc Price-Rigging Suit
• Capital Markets Group Of The Year: Davis Polk
• SEC Says Virtual Currency Cos. Defaulted In $19M Fraud Row
• Assessing The Proposed 'Capital Acquisition Broker' Rule
• What Coscia Conviction Means For High-Frequency Traders
• Credit Suisse Gets OK For $110M Deal In $1.6B MBS Suit
• 7 Cos. Tap Debt Totaling $15.5B In First Wave Of 2016 Deals
• China To Continue Limits On Large Share Sales Amid Turmoil
• Lehman Goes After Standard Pacific For Mortgage Losses
• Bond Trustees Can't Score Win In $7B Caesars Debt Row
• $227M In Bank, Biotech Filings Keep IPO Pipeline Gushing
• House Dems Say TPP Falls Short On Currency Manipulation
• Capital Markets Group Of The Year: Cravath
• Predictions For Anti-Corruption Enforcement This Year
• PE-Backed Mega IPOs Push One Firm To The Top In 2015
• FINRA Aims To Teach A Lesson With Spoofing Report Cards
• Deutsche Denied Hearing Before Full 2nd Circ. In MBS Row
• Del. High Court Staying Out Of $100M Twitter Fight For Now
• Deals Rumor Mill: Dell, Hansoh Pharma, Dalian Wanda
• REIT Sued Over $41M Write-Down On Puerto Rico Hotel Loans
• 6 Health Cos. Line Up For IPOs In Busy 2016 Start
• Capital Markets Group Of The Year: Cooley
• Korean Co. Tells 2nd Circ. $73M Citi Case Belongs In NY
• Ropes & Gray Grabs Securities Partner From Schulte
• Doctrine Of Ancillary Restraints Can't Save Libor Offenders
• Del. Court Tosses Fight Over PECO Share Value
• Engineering Contractor Leads 2016 Pipeline With $75M IPO
• Endocyte Dodges Class Action Over Cancer Drug Claims
• Capital Markets Group Of The Year: Cleary Gottlieb
• EU System To Prevent Taxpayer Bank Bailouts Takes Effect
• Ex-SEC Member Gallagher Joins Patomak Consulting Firm
• FINRA Advances Watered-Down Pay-To-Play Rule Proposal
• 6 Tips For GCs At Companies Eyeing An IPO
• Facebook Investors Granted Class Cert. In IPO Suit
• GM Partners With Lyft For Driverless Car Network
• Morgan Stanley Must Face Fraud Claim Over $500M CDO
• Chinese Legislators Endorse Reforms To Speed Up IPOs
• The Fed Breathes Life Into Countercyclical Capital Buffer