Banking Archive » September, 2006

Banking - September, 2006

134 articles

• Judge Denies Bank's Urgings To Overturn $44M Verdict
• Refco Must Pay For Customer Suit Against Affiliate
• PayPal Settles 28 State Probes, Federal Suit
• After Massive Losses, Hedge Fund May Liquidate
• SEC Relaxes Redemption Fee Rule
• French Court Set To Extradite Ex-Bawag CEO
• Court Bats Down AmEx Unit Employee's Bias Suit
• Grant Thornton Snags Former SEC Accountant
• Ex-Mortage Lender Officers Request Insurance Funds
• Scudder Settles With SEC Over Directed Brokerages
• Appeals Court Refuses To Reinstate Tyco Case
• Affiliated Computer Sues Trustee Over Default Dispute
• Judge Allows Claims NatWest Supported Terrorists
• Bank Of America Settles Money Laundering Charges
• Dana's Equity Holders Seek Financial Help
• Morgan Stanley Fund's Fees Found Not Unduly High
• Appeals Court Affirms Dismissal Of €100M Cartel Fine
• Probe At Allied Irish Doubles Customer Overcharges
• Refco's Foreign Exchange Clients Sue For $10M
• EEOC Sues Bear Stearns For Discrimination
• Judge Blocks WorldCom Stockholder Derivative Suit
• AIG Settles Overcharge Allegations For $14M
• AMEX Fines Specialists For Securities Violations
• $21M Fund Fraud Settlement Is 1st In SEC Campaign
• SEC Charges Three In RenaissanceRe Scandal
• Mexico May Crack Down On Credit Card Commissions
• Blue Chips Hit With Suits Over 401(k) Plans
• Judge Hands Fastow Lenient Sentence
• Spitzer Sues Seligman Over Market Timing
• High Court Takes On Insurers' Credit Law Appeal
• Ex-Wachovia Broker Wins $3.8M In Panel Ruling
• Hemophiliacs Sue Anthem For Breach Of Contract
• Ex-Citibank Trader Pleads Guilty In Fraud Scheme
• Labor Department Looks To Boost 401(k)s
• Law Firms Cleared Of Malpractice In Class Action Suit
• Judge Refuses To Reinstate Fund's Citigroup Suit
• Cobra Capital Trademark Case Snakes Into Court
• AmEx Fails To Move Class Action To Arbitration
• Senior Noteholders Want Adelphia To Pay Bank Debt
• Fannie Mae Vows To Improve Governance
• Former Hedge Fund Manager Pleads Not Guilty
• Refco Racks Up Fees Of $14M In Four Months
• Delphi Committee Bids To Retain Houlihan Lokey
• SEC Ordered To Continue Distributing Settlement
• Government Drops Case Against Bear Stearns Trader
• Congress Tries To Shield Military From Financial Traps
• Doctors Bring Class Action Against Health Insurers
• NYSE, Euronext Respond To Regulatory Issues
• Citibank Claims Former Bankers Plundered S$50M
• In Bawag Probe, Prosecutors Eye KPMG Austria
• Chapter 7 Trustee Sues For $70M
• General Re Execs Indicted In Connecticut For Fraud
• Greenberg Traurig Lures Former Morgan Stanley Litigator
• Class Action Against Banks, Card Companies Tossed
• Hedge Funds Object To Refco Payment Plan
• SEC Accountant Clarifies Options Rules
• CareFirst Moves Fast To Address Policy Suit
• Class Action Against NY Community Bancorp Tossed
• Second Circuit Throws Out N.Y. Board Of Trade Case
• Doral Settles With SEC Over Earnings
• NASD Hits MetLife With $5M Fine
• KPMG Appeals Decision On Executives' Legal Fees
• Lawyers Wrestle Over Grasso Compensation
• Pricewaterhouse Relaunches U.S. Restructuring Group
• Hedge Fund Setback Brings Clamor For Regulation
• Merrill's Top Execs To Be Deposed In Race-Bias Suit
• Bryan Cave Nabs Partner From Greenberg Traurig
• NASD Panel Hears ING Whistleblower Dispute
• Setback In Fund Fee Case Not Fatal For Plaintiffs
• Judge OK's Rogers Funds Settlement In Refco Case
• NASD Hits Ameriprise With $16M Fine
• A Guide For Hedge Funds In The Post-Registration Era
• Motions To Dismiss Denied In Insurance Antitrust Case
• Starr Trademark Case Heats Up
• Refco Files Chapter 11 Reorganization Plan
• Katrina Insurance Claims Pile Up
• Judge Greenlights $17M Congoleum Settlement
• Schwarzenegger Terminates California Wal-Mart Bill
• Crowell & Moring Opens New Office In Manhattan
• Appeals Court Dismisses Wells Fargo Title VII Case
• Judge Upholds $22M Arbitration Award
• Refco Sees Light At End Of Tunnel
• Grasso Wins Stay In Executive Compensation Case
• Morgan Stanley Joins Inter-Brokerage Hiring Pact
• Facing Massive Litigation, Refco Gets A Breather
• Regulator "Likely" To Sue Ex-Fannie Mae Execs
• Oppenheimer Settles Sex Discrimination Suit
• NYSE Fines Wall Street Giants Over "Failures"
• Bayou Files $30M Suit Against Former Investor
• American Funds Vows To Fight $5M NASD Fine
• Refco Investors Request Approval of $108M Settlement
• Pricewaterhouse Ruling May Redefine BofA Pension
• Grasso Bids For New Judge In Trial
• Judge Denies Class Action Status In Katrina Suit
• DOL Accuses Mortgage Broker Of Overtime Pay Violations
• Regulators End Freddie Mac Probe
• Judge Puts Titan On Auction Block
• Judge Tosses Two AmeriCredit Securities Suits
• Refco Acquires More Time To File Plan
• Hedge Fund Offered Pittance In Tripath Settlement
• Probe Widens Into Former Deutsche Bank Head
• SEC Denies Allegations Made By Former Attorney
• Paul Hastings Lawyer Joins McCarter & English
• Office Of Fair Trading Sanctioned For Trading Curbs
• CalPERS Calls Out Sovereign On Governance Issues
• Former Citigroup Banker Cleared In China Life Case
• Merrill Broker Accused Of Discrimination Fires Back
• Arbitration Panel Orders Deutsche Bank To Pay $5.8M
• SEC Censures Mutual Fund Managers
• Refco Proposes $642M Settlement With Senior Lenders
• E.U. Takes Aim At Cross-Border Bank Mergers
• Banks Get Chance To Appeal Enron Ruling
• Hands Off Our Assets, Solvent Refco Unit Demands
• Judge Refuses To Toss KPMG Suit Over Legal Fees
• Judge Tosses Three ERISA Claims, Lets One Remain
• Creditor Withdraws Appeal Over Refco-BAWAG Deal
• Trial Date Set For NatWest Three
• Firms Want Tax-Shelter Docs Under Wraps
• Congress Eyes Antitrust Exemption For Insurers
• Spitzer Scoffs At Greenberg's Claims In AIG Civil Case
• MasterCard To Disclose Interchange Rates
• Insurance Company To Pay $115M In Service Fee Ruse
• Ex-Bear Stearns Broker Sues Firm For $30M
• Attorney General Hit With Suit Over Antitrust Probe
• Wachovia Brokers Demand Overtime Pay
• Spitzer Eases Curbs Amid Insurance Price Fixing Probe
• Hedge Funds Aim To Win Big By Funding Lawsuits
• Lawsuits May Unravel BAWAG-Refco Settlement
• Morgan Stanley Fined $2.9M For Rule Violations
• Brokerage Forks Over $127M In Class Action Settlement
• Refco Secures Exclusivity Extension
• Lawsuit Against Ernst & Young To Move Forward
• DataTreasury's Check Patents Clear Obviousness Hurdle
• Enron Exec Wants Guilty Plea Tossed