Capital Markets Archive » June, 2016

Capital Markets - June, 2016

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• Compliance Pros Still Face Risk In NY Money Laundering Rule
• China Invites Foreign PE Funds To Boost Its Capital Markets
• Deals Rumor Mill: London Stock Exchange, Safran, BMW
• Companies Return To Bond Markets With Big Post-Brexit Deals
• 1st-Ever Convicted 'Spoofer' Asks For Probation
• UK Political Upheaval Could Delay Brexit Talks Until 2017
• Chamber Urges Justices To Weigh In On Calif. Securities Suits
• FCA Rules Out Market Abuse 'Reasonableness' Defense
• Judge Sinks Late Bid For $100M Egypt Bond Debt Trial Delay
• The Latest Trend In Non-GAAP Reporting
• NY Should Unify Standards For Atty Fees Against State Agency
• Puerto Rico And The Importance Of Legislative History
• EU Adopts New Rules On Securities Consumer Information
• 3 Firms Steer Global Medical REIT's $130M IPO
• 11th Circ. Affirms MBS Fraud Verdict Against Lender Exec
• NY Bars Use Of Malpractice Settlement In CMBS Row: Dexia
• JPMorgan Beats Claims It Tarnished Silver Futures Market
• SEC Rebuffs Challenge To Nasdaq, NYSE Market Data Pricing
• CFTC Raps Chicago Futures Exchange For Staff Exodus
• Deals Rumor Mill: Qatar Airways, China Logistics, Kuka AG
• SEC's Int'l Corporate Finance Head Leaving After 22 Years
• CFTC Urged To Focus On Risk With Automated Trading Rules
• Santander Flunks Fed Stress Test For Third Time
• SEC Can Restart Tilton Case Unless High Court Says No
• Bill To Beef Up CFTC Floated By Democratic Lawmakers
• How To Manage Your Law School Debt After Graduation
• Tips For Drafting Best-Interest Contracts Under DOL Rule
• UK Concerns Grow As France Grabs For Clearing Functions
• GE Capital Wins Removal From SIFI List
• SEC To Push Companies For Info About Boards' Diversity
• How To Become The Firm Every GC Wants To Hire
• The 24 Firms GCs Love The Most
• SEC Floats Business Continuity Plan Rule For Advisers
• Japanese Moblie App Maker Line Sets Price Range On $1B IPO
• British Lawyers Urge UK To Ensure They Can Still Work In EU
• Chicago Trader Says CFTC Still Can't Prove Spoofing
• SEC Seeks To Expand Eligibility For Reduced Reporting Rules
• Jury Reaches Undisclosed Verdict On 3 In Barclays Libor Case
• 2nd Circ. Lets Tilton, Duka Unite Bids To Redo SEC Appeal
• EU Adds Pressure On Britain To Speed Exit Process
• Dodd-Frank Reform, Not Repeal
• The Firms That Won Big At the Supreme Court
• The Top Supreme Court Dissents Of The Term
• The Supreme Court Term By The Numbers
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court's Term
• SEC Unveils Long-Awaited Extraction Payment Rule Revision
• A Divided Court Finds New Ways To Be Unanimous
• High Court Pass Not The End Of Usury Law Question
• RJR Nabisco Ruling Allows Libor Rigging Claims, Judges Told
• 8 Wasn't Enough For Lawyers Seeking High Court Clarity
• Size Matters, SEC Tells Fuel-Storage Firm In Fraud Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: China Resources Pharma, Apax, Kuka
• Madden High Court Denial — Much Ado About Not Much
• PE-Backed Clinical Trials Co. Medpace Files $150 IPO
• UK Constitution Could Hold The Key To Reversing Brexit
• The Cloud And Ethical Considerations For Lawyers
• FINRA Overstepped Authority, Scottsdale Tells 4th Circ.
• China Regulatory Body Inks Pact With Russian Central Bank
• Nordic Crowdfunder Says Brexit Won't Halt Expansion
• Kraft Can't Duck Wheat Futures Manipulation Suit
• Brexit Fallout Hits EU Financial Regulation Drive
• A Few Important Decisions From The 'Inferior' Courts
• Supreme Court Rejects Cert. In Key Securitization Case
• Brexit Torpedoes Hopes For UK Capital Markets Turnaround
• German Bank Seeks Compensation For $168M RMBS Loss
• 6th Circ. Upholds 3 Convictions in $24M Currency Fraud Plot
• Duke Energy Issues $250M Diversity And Inclusion Bond
• Financial Regulators On Watch As Brexit Fallout Builds
• SEC, CFTC Monitoring Markets Amid Brexit Turbulence
• Attys React To UK's Historic Decision To Leave EU
• Post-Brexit Uncertainty May Yield Mixed Bag For UK Courts
• UK Finance Watchdog Alert For Post-Brexit Rule Changes
• Brexit Threatens To Burst London's Fintech Bubble
• 6 Areas Of UK Law Most Affected By Brexit
• How Lawyers Can Harness The Power Of Social Media
• Brexit Vote Casts UK Into Regulatory Wilderness
• How Britain Could Challenge The Brexit Results
• The EU Regulations To Watch Post-Brexit
• UK Votes To Leave EU In Historic Decision
• SEC's Thinking Still A Mystery After Merrill Lynch Megadeal
• Dodd, Frank, Bernanke, Volcker Blast MetLife Oversight Ruling
• Twilio's 'Home Run' Could Spark More Unicorn IPOs
• Argentina Reaches $95M Settlement With Greylock Capital
• SEC Judge Pauses Gray Financial Case For 11th Circ. Mandate
• Deals Rumor Mill: Royal Bank of Scotland, Lionsgate, Okta
• State Street Nears Settlement Of Forex Troubles
• Triaxx Must Sell $542M In Defaulted RMBS, NY Judge Rules
• Hogan Lovells Reps American Homes 4 Rent In $200M Offering
• GOP Fails To Override Veto Of Plan To Block Fiduciary Rule
• Fed Says Stress Tests Show Banks' Improved Capital Levels
• Facebook IPO Investors' Counsel Asks For Retail Buyer Info
• EU Needs Fewer Pension Barriers, Commish Says
• Libor Jury Told To Go For Majority After Quick Impasse
• HSBC, Citi's $58M In Yen Libor Deals Get Preliminary OK
• Fintech Innovation Needs Congressional Support
• Conflict Minerals Regulation In EU — What We Know So Far
• Baker & McKenzie Touts Leading Tax Planner's Return
• From The Partner's Desk: Tips For Recent Law Grads
• Merrill Lynch Pays $415M For Misusing Customer Cash
• $511M RMBS Suit Against Morgan Stanley Largely Survives
• Banks Face Stress Over Fed's Risk Management Review
• Twilio Prices IPO At $150M, Higher Than Expected
• Fed's No. 2 Defends Efforts To End Too Big To Fail
• Nanotech Firm Selecta Biosciences Nets $70M In Upsized IPO
• Citibank Aims To Deep Six $2.3B RMBS Class Action
• ITG Urges Judge To Toss Investors' Dark Pool Suit
• North Carolina Senate OKs Intrastate Crowdfunding Bill
• Alibaba Wins Dismissal Of Pre-IPO Disclosure Suits
• GOP Grills Yellen On Interest Rates And Regulations
• SEC Advisory Committee Wants Better, Not Less, Disclosure
• White House Says Budget Bill Would 'Shortchange' SEC
• 7 Big Banks Join Cross-Border Blockchain Network
• 7 Things US Attorneys Should Know As Brexit Voting Begins
• Proxy Firms Get Behind $30B LSE, Deutsche Boerse Merger
• Violin Memory Investors Seek Approval Of $7.5M IPO Deal
• 'Taking My Talents To South Beach': Law Firm Version
• Barclays Latest To Escape Mortgage-Backed Securities Suit
• US Regulators Flag Fintech Risks In Annual Review
• 7 Financial Firms Team Up For Post-Trade Blockchain System
• Hunton, Venable Guide Summit Hotel In $75M Offering
• Deals Rumor Mill: Duke, McKesson, China Development Bank
• Southern Power Prices $1.2B In Euro-Based Green Bonds
• Ameriprise Fined For Short-Term Trades Of Closed-End Funds
• TSG To Trim Planet Fitness Stake In Secondary Offering
• ECB Is Prepared For Brexit Fallout, Draghi Says
• Winklevoss Twins Open UK Bitcoin Exchange
• Goldman Sachs Needn't Hand Over Docs In Price-Fixing MDL
• HK And Korea Exchanges Seek Cross-Listing Opportunities
• Yellen Says Fed Ready To Act If Living Wills Aren't Fixed
• Skadden Adds Corporate Partner From Morrison & Foerster
• Highlights From SEC Plan To Overhaul Mining Disclosures
• SEC Uses IEX Approval To Begin Rethinking Market Regs
• Firms Must Plant Roots In These Cities To Compete Globally
• 4 Firms Lead The Pack In Global Expansion
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2016
• Former S&P Exec Slams SEC's Bid To Restart Fraud Case
• SEC Says Miami Can't Escape $38M Bond Rating Fraud Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Dell, Anthem, Deutsche Borse
• Bank Of England Launches Fintech Accelerator
• Banks In Libor MDL Scolded For Tardy Discovery
• HK Exchange Proposes Stock Option Position Limits Overhaul
• SEC Denial Of Aspiring Dark Pool Upheld By 8th Circ.
• Titleist Owner Acushnet Files For $100M IPO
• The Empire Strikes: Thoughts On Gov't Puerto Rico Decisions
• IEX Wins Nod For Stock Exchange With 'Speed Bump'
• 4 Firms To Steer IPOs Led By Year's First VC 'Unicorn'
• Investors Seek Nod For $35M HSBC Deal In Yen Libor Suit
• Hong Kong Exchange To Overhaul IPO Listing Process
• Market Bigs Weigh In On $20M CFTC Futures Manipulation Suit
• SEC Nixes CBOE's $1M High-Frequency Clearing Firm Fine
• 11th Circ. Backs SEC In Challenge To In-House Judges
• China Securities Watchdog Tightens Backdoor Listing Rules
• Tilton Says SEC Can't Reopen In-House Suit Before Mandate
• Exploring Intermediary Liability In Crowdfunding
• Scaled-Down Crowdfunding Bill Disappoints, Attys Say
• EU Countries Move Toward Deal On Financial Transactions Tax
• SEC Proposes Updates To Mining Disclosure Rules
• SEC Asks 2nd Circ. If It Can Restart Duka Case
• Do Not Ignore Post-Closing CSE Changes
• Cantor Fitzgerald Exec Named In Virtual Currency Ponzi Suit
• Chip-Card Maker's $172M IPO Misleading, Class Action Says
• PE-Backed Audiovisual Co. Slashes IPO Size To $177M
• Lloyds Bank Wins Right To Redeem £3.3B Notes Early
• Ex-Paul Weiss Atty Confirmed As Head NY Finance Regulator
• Legal Hurdle Cleared For Reg A+ Deals But Market Uncertain
• Covisint's $8M Investor Deal Notice Deficient, Judge Rules
• Libor Investors Denied 12 Years Of Bank Data
• House Finance Leaders Agree On Fix To Crowdfunding Rules
• UBS Can't Use Old Arbitral Evidence In Court, Lakahs Say
• Dodd-Frank Isn't Holding Back Banks, FDIC Chair Says
• SEC Nails $18M Settlement In Alleged Bond Scam
• Deals Rumor Mill: Siemens, Tencent Holdings, Hotel Lotte
• 2nd Circ. To Hear Barclays' Challenge To Dark Pool Class
• MSCI Again Rejects China Shares For Emerging Market Index
• CME Gets Green Light To Offer Clearing Operations In EU
• A Look At Shareholder Remedies In Japan
• China Touts Market, Competition Reform To Boost Economy
• K&L Gates Adds Ex-Jones Day Finance Pro In Pittsburgh, NY
• SEC To Let Cos. Embed Machine-Readable Data In Reports
• 3 Firms Steer Sovran Self Storage's $600M Notes Offering
• Goldman Withholding Docs In Aluminum MDL, Buyers Say
• Sharing Is Saving: Towercos Take Off In Telecom Market
• Tech Solutions Emerge As Derivatives Laws Begin To Bite
• CFTC Clarifies Data Reporting Rules For Cleared Swaps
• Spoofing Rules Clear Enough To Charge Trader, Says CFTC
• Senate Dems Blast SEC Chair Over Political Spending Rules
• 6 Factors Every Law Firm's Gender Diversity Initiative Needs
• SEC Opens New Frontier For Online Private Financing
• States' Challenge To Reg A+ Rules Rejected By DC Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Lets SEC Proceed With Case Against Ex-S&P Exec
• Ex-Delta VP, Wife Hit With $3.1M Fine Over Improper Trading
• BNY Mellon Finalizes SEC Portion Of $714M Forex Deal
• Puerto Rico Leverage Over Debt Further Limited By High Court
• Ripple Affiliate Gets BitLicense From NYDFS
• Attorneys React To High Court's Puerto Rico Debt Ruling
• Hong Kong Exchange Launches High-Risk Leveraged ETFs
• 'Unicorn' Twilio Sets Terms For $130M IPO
• SEC Accepts $1.9M From Traders Over Options Scheme
• Chesapeake Says Judge's Error Absolves It Of $439M Payment
• China Securities Regulators Vow Strict Market Supervision
• SEC Says Wells Fargo's Motions To Dismiss Are 'Hyperbolic'
• Reviving ABS Market Needs Lighter Touch, EU Says
• Bats Europe Launches New UK-Focused Index Service
• Enforcement Risks For Hedgers
• FINRA Picks Cleary Partner, Ex-SEC Director As New CEO
• High Court Ends Puerto Rico's Restructuring Law
• Industry Warns CFTC Against Broad Algorithmic Trading Rules
• Looming Brexit Vote Casts Uncertainty Over London IPOs
• Troutman Steers Southern's $8.5B Bond To Fund AGL Deal
• Dutch State Sells Stake In Insurer ASR Through $1.1B IPO
• CFTC Floats Position-Limit Changes for Derivatives Policy
• Total Says Traders' Market Manipulation Suit Lacks Merit
• EU Adopts Derivatives Rules For Non-Eurozone Currencies
• Fed, FDIC Give Small Foreign Banks Living Will Leeway
• Don't Judge Barclays Traders By Libor Submitter, Atty Says
• EU Delays Swaps Collateral Rules Start Date To 2017
• Greenberg Traurig Lands 2 New Hires From Cravath, Simpson
• Atkore's Slashed IPO Leads 2 Deals Totaling $238M
• Lessons From SEC Sanctions Against Blackstreet
• Barclays Investors Granted Class Cert. In Offering Suit
• In-House Teams Are Voting With Their Feet — And Then Some
• Defendants In Yen-Libor Argue Gelboim Case Doesn't Apply
• CFTC Rule Would Require Clearing More Interest Rate Swaps
• US House Votes To Intervene In Puerto Rico Debt Crisis
• Dong Energy Raises $2.6B In 2016's Largest IPO To Date
• Moody's, S&P Tank Ill. Bond Rating After Year With No Budget
• O'Melveny Nabs Capital Markets Pro From Paul Hastings
• Stretch Loans Helping Buoy Stalled CMBS Market
• OTC Wants New Offering Rules Extended To More Companies
• Artis REIT Inks $260M Wis. Portfolio Deal, Plans $79M Offering
• Libor Investors Lose Bid For Final Judgment On Foreign Banks
• PE-Led Group Injects $100M Into Cyber Security Co. Cylance
• EU Watchdog's New Payment Authentication Rules Face Delay
• UK Bar Sees Limited Surge In Post-Brexit Legal Work
• EU Resumes Upgrade On Regulating Financial Conglomerates
• SEC Hands Whistleblower $17M For Juicy Tip
• Inside The New Forex Market Code Of Conduct
• High Court Says Puerto Rico Is Not Sovereign In Criminal Case
• 2 Biotechs Price $203M In Stock Offerings To Spur Pipelines
• Banks In Yen Libor Row Dragging Feet On Docs, Judge Told
• SEC Makes Ethiopian Utility Repay $6.5M In Illicit Bonds
• GOP Reps. Slam Obama Veto Of Anti-Fiduciary Rule Resolution
• Singapore Regulators Ease Rules To Jump-Start Crowdfunding
• Biz Groups Intensify Push For TTIP Financial Services Rules
• Banks Leery Of Int'l Costs For GOP Dodd-Frank Replacement
• China Lists $457M Sovereign Yuan Bond On LSE
• SEC Adopts More Rules For Security-Based Swap Transactions
• 7 Tips For Writing An Effective Amicus Brief
• CFTC's Massad Visits China For Derivatives Reform
• Pure Industrial REIT Eyes $102M Stock Offering
• The 25 Law Firms GCs Recommend To Their Friends
• EU Backs Overhaul Of Securities Prospectus Rules
• China To Open Up For $38B In Securities Investments From US
• JPMorgan Has To Face MBIA's Claims Over $168M Failed MBS
• SEC Misses The Mark On Non-GAAP Guidance
• How The DOL's Fiduciary Rule Will Impact Litigation
• EU Parliament Launches Formal Panama Papers Inquiry
• GOP's Dodd-Frank Repeal Bill Offers SEC Juicy Bone
• CFTC Wants Trader Banned Over Money Pass Scheme
• GOP's Swing At Dodd-Frank Could Give Banks Edge In Court
• Northstar Suit Over Schwab Fund Hits 9th Circ. For Round 3
• Ex-Deutsche Bank Trader Can Litigate During Criminal Case
• Global Watchdog Issues Warning On Non-GAAP Measures
• EU Report Pushes For Small-Biz Securitization Access
• Dodd-Frank Act Flawed But Fixable, Senate Panel Hears
• US Bank Lays Out Liability Case Against UBS After $2B Trial
• Audiovisual Co. Primes $250M IPO, While 2 Cos. Nix Plans
• Barclays Libor Riggers Get No Special Honesty Test, Jury Told
• SEC Says 2nd Circ. Ruling Ends 'Big Short' Adviser Appeal
• Tullett Prebon's ICAP Deal Faces UK Antitrust Probe
• SEC Challengers Tell 11th Circ. That Tilton Dissent Was Right
• House GOP Dodd-Frank Fix Focuses On Higher Bank Capital
• UK Lawmaker Seeks More Transparency From Bank Regulators
• Practical Tips For Satisfying FINRA's 'Culture' Concerns
• T. Rowe To Pay $194M To Investors For Dell Voting Blunder
• India's First International Green Bond Nets $500M On LSE
• Morgan Stanley Wants To Join The ETF Craze
• Zinc Price-Fixing Antitrust Suit Gets Green Light
• Why Your PE Firm Client Should Probably Avoid An IPO
• Cancer-Focused Biotech Syros Files For $69M IPO
• US, European Regulators Set Derivatives Partnership
• PE Firm Electra Sells Fiduciary Services Co. In $628M Deal
• Global Regulators Lay Out Insurer Living Will Principles
• ECB Adds To Calls For Tighter Shadow Banking Rules
• Dell Unveils $3.25B Bond To Help Fund EMC Acquisition
• Fed Inspector General To Probe Central Bank's Cyber Defenses
• Hunton & Williams Adds Real Estate, Capital Markets Partner
• Unintended Consequences Of Slashing The Interest Deduction
• Interest Rate Swap Suits Consolidated in NY
• BofA Faces Another Antitrust Action Over SSA Bonds
• Libor Investors Push For Final Judgment So They Can Appeal
• Banks, Investors Clash Over Antitrust Claims In Forex MDL
• BlackRock Must Give HSBC Old Owners' Info In RMBS Suit
• Hogan Lovells Adds Duo To Boost HK Capital Markets Team
• Ex-Oppenheimer Adviser Charged With Insider Trading
• Banks Reiterate Colonial Suit Hinges On Repose Statute
• Aetna Prices $13B Jumbo Bond To Help Fund Humana Deal
• HK Exchange Plans To More Closely Scrutinize IPO Candidates
• PE-Backed Blue Coat Leads 2 Tech IPO Filings Totaling $160M
• Fed Unveils Capital Rules For Insurance Cos.
• 5 Career Tips For Aspiring Capital Markets Attorneys
• EU Takes Step To Create Single Market For Pensions
• SEC Associate Director Of Enforcement To Step Down In June
• Feds Say Fund Manager Ran $17.5M Trading Scam
• EU Parliament 1 Step Closer To Panama Papers Inquiry
• DOL Fiduciary Rule Challengers Leave Nothing To Chance
• SEC Points To Tilton Ruling In Remaining In-House Court Suits
• EU Watchdog Insists Banks Be Clear On 'Bail-In' Product Risk
• NantHealth's $91M Deal Leads 2 Biotech IPOs Totaling $141M
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Wells Fargo RMBS Tax Fight
• Canadian Platform To Help Crowdfunders Tap China Investors
• Talk Is King At US-China Economic Summit, Analyst Says
• Norton Rose Fulbright Snags Sidley Team, Opens SF Office
• Deals Rumor Mill: Apple, Tribune Publishing, Nissan Motor
• EU Seeks To Break Down Cross-Border Barriers For Funds
• A Brief History Of Law Firm Cyberattacks
• SEC Chief Hints At New Order-Routing Disclosure Rules
• SEC Amends 10-K Rule To Make Annual Reports User Friendly
• Adelphia's $149M Recovery Bid Falls Flat Before 2nd Circ.
• 2 Ex-Deutsche Bank Employees Indicted For Libor Fraud
• Pressure Mounts On UK Watchdogs To Tackle Online Lenders
• EU Watchdog Launches Blockchain Regulatory Process
• Goldman, Barclays, 6 Others Ink $190M FDIC Deal Over RMBS
• Industry Groups Sue To Stop DOL's Fiduciary Rule
• From The Book Of Jargon: Yank-A-Bank
• SEC's In-House Courts Safe For Now After 2nd Circ. Win
• SEC, Miami Both Push To Win $38M Bond Rating Fraud Suit
• Valvoline Leads Way As 2 Cos. File For IPOs Totaling $150M
• Chicago Trader Can't Show Work Videos In Spoofing Case
• Adviser Pays $3M To Settle SEC's Unregistered Broker Claims
• MoFo Adds 4 From Kirkland, Skadden
• FDIC Expects Bank Failures To Continue Declining
• EU Watchdog Questions Capital Test For Market Exemptions
• ECB Rebuts Calls For More Leniency In Bank Rules
• Kramer Levin Gets Corporate Lawyer From Morrison Cohen
• SEC Stops Fake Pre-IPO Stock Sale Scheme
• CFTC Lets Shanghai Exchange Off Hook For Not Registering
• Learning From Energy Future's Mistakes
• Plaintiffs' Pyrrhic Victory In Big-Bank Libor Suit Revival
• SEC Beats Tilton's 2nd Circ. Challenge To In-House Court