Banking Archive » December, 2006

Banking - December, 2006

105 articles

• Securities Litigation Yielded $21B In 2006: Survey
• Congress Eyes Insurance Legislation In 2007
• 401(k) Plans Face More Lawsuits, Regulation in 2007
• Cases To Watch In 2007
• Hedge Fund Regulation Could Loom In 2007
• Financial Data Privacy Laws Languish In Congress
• Hedge Fund To Settle Improper Trading Claims
• Hedge Funds Battle For Delphi Refinancing
• Kaplan & Co. Penalized For Supervision Failures
• Deutsche To Pay $139M To Settle Spitzer Probe
• Chubb Settles Bid-Rigging Charges For $15M
• Incoming N.Y. Attorney General Names Dream Team
• Regulators Fine FBR $7.7M For PIPE Deal
• Spitzer Lines Up Rematch With H&R Block
• JPMorgan Faces New Overtime Suit
• Dotcom Securities Class Action Survives
• States Sue Insurance Broker Over Kickbacks
• Ex-Fannie Execs Hit With 101-Count Fraud Suit
• $25M In Sanctions In Boiler Room Scandal
• SEC Suspends Former VP For Improper Trades
• NASD Accuses Morgan Stanley Of Fraud
• Canadian Bank Sued Over Lines Of Credit
• Court OKs $43M Settlement In Options Case
• NASD Fines Allianz $5M For Violations
• Judge OKs Class Action Against Marsh & McLennan
• Fed Gives Nod To SEC Bank Brokerage Proposal
• Judge Approves Refco's Bankruptcy Plan
• BAWAG Sale Yields $200M For Refco Creditors
• E.U. Ruling Sets Stage For Flood Of Pension Suits
• Ex-Citigroup Broker Wins $3.57M In Arbitration
• Hedge Fund Founder Admits Guilt In $10M Fraud
• Refinery Vindicated In Price Discrimination Suit
• E.U. Court Upholds Austrian Bank Cartel Fines
• HSBC Named In $50M Suit Over Texas Firm's Collapse
• Cyberattack On UBS Nets Ex-Worker Eight Years
• Plaintiffs Firms Put More 401(k) Fee Lawsuits In Motion
• NASD Fines Firms $43.8M For Supervisory Failures
• Options Market Copyright Suit Moved To Federal Court
• Fidelity Sued Over 401(k) Fees
• Refco Professionals $26M Richer
• Paul Hastings Nabs Private Equity Expert To Head Team
• Credit Suisse Broker Suspended By Hong Kong Regulator
• Judge Orders Documents For Hedge Fund's Suit
• Court Allows Claims Against Private-Equity Giant
• Putnam Moves To Send Suit Back To District Court
• Chase, Trilegiant Settle WIth 17 States For $14.5M
• High Court Won't Hear Wachovia's $30M Kodak Suit
• SEC Sues Hedge Fund Over "Naked" Shorting
• Visa Hit With Antitrust, Patent Suits Over Security Fix
• Fannie Mae Hauls KPMG To Court Over Restatement
• JPMorgan Snags WilmerHale Star
• Prudential Settles Insurance Probe For $19M
• Spitzer Sues UBS Over "Wrap" Accounts
• Adelphia Investors Secure $455M Settlement
• Supreme Court Nixes Appeal In Deutsche Bank Case
• Despite Lawsuit, NYBOT OKs $1.2B ICE Merger
• Lehman Verdict Upheld In Mortgage Fraud Case
• Fund Manager Tells SEC To Leave His IP Alone
• Connecticut Attorney General Eyes Allstate In Probe
• Nasdaq's Plan Draws Antitrust Concerns
• Italy's High Court Backs Clawback Law
• Hearings Begin On Refco Chapter 11 Plan
• Court Dismisses Spitzer's Suit Against H&R Block
• Insolvent Companies Create Boardroom Risks For Venture Capital Firms
• Lawyers Eye Broad Impact From IPO Case
• Regulator To Hit Fannie Mae Execs With Lawsuit
• Futures Exchanges Continue Battle
• Bank Regulatory Relief Legislation: What It Does And Does Not Accomplish
• Patent-Holding Co. Sues Sears Over Payment Patent
• Federal Reserve Scales Back Insider Lending Rules
• End In Sight For Hummer Winblad In Napster Saga
• Securities Plaintiffs Object To Refco Chapter 11 Plan
• Conseco, Former CEO Settle Suit Over Loans
• Trading Tech Wins Small Change In Refco Deal
• Greenberg, AIG Settle Trademark Disputes
• Supreme Court To Mull IPO Case On Thursday
• Janus Wants Class Action Moved To Federal Court
• Barclays Faces Renewed Attack On Enron Front
• Judge: Worker Not Covered By Attorney-Client Privilege
• Judge OK's Refco Deal With Wronged Saudi Trader
• Wal-Mart Settles "Dead Peasant Insurance" Suit
• DOL Says Brokers Don't Deserve Overtime
• Compromise Nears On Freddie Mac Oversight Bill
• MasterCard Unit To Cut Debit-Card Interchange Fees
• Silver Point Asks USA Commercial To Disclose Bids
• Zurich American Bid-Rigging Settlement Finalized
• Class Action Filed Over Short Selling Fees
• Senate Committee Hears Two Sides To Pequot Story
• In Victory For Banks, Court Tosses Class In IPO Cases
• SLUSA Trumps Excessive-Fees Case V. Lord Abbett
• Refco Ch. 11 Plan, Confirmation Draw Objections
• SEC Creating Database to Look Into Hedge-Fund Trading
• Bear Stearns Insurance Decision Remanded
• Credit Suisse Loses Bid To Dismiss AOL Research Suit
• Ex-Key Bank VP Charged With Embezzling $40.6M
• Court Tosses Suit Against BanCorp Execs
• ING Group Hit With Securities Suit
• Brokerage Firm Settles Charges Over Lavish Gifts
• Judge Tells Lerach Coughlin To Pay Up
• Thaxton Deal Gives Second Wind To Finova Case
• Futures Exchanges Still Confident About Merger
• Taxed, H&R Block And Intuit Settle Trademark Suit
• Dissident Group Seeks To Block NYSE/NASD Merger
• Spitzer Reins In Insurance Companies
• Grassley Wants Insider-Trading Info From NASD