Banking Archive » January, 2007

Banking - January, 2007

146 articles

• American Express Sued Over Trademark
• DOJ Drops Inquiry Into Credit Score Co.
• SEC OK's Expanded Soft-Dollar Pools
• Settlement Postponed In Holocaust Insurance Case
• Judge Says Parmalat Can't Unify Cases
• Appeals Court Dismisses Suit Against Insurer
• Hedge Fund Boss Jailed For Stock Market Fraud
• Court Tosses Pension Age Bias Suit Against PNC
• E.U. Slams Banking Sector For Antitrust Abuses
• Accounting Firms Form Audit Review Group
• Merrill Lynch To Pay $40.3M Settlement
• Goldman Sachs To Pay $125M For Mesaba Claim
• BofA VP, State Rep. Indicted For Fraud Scheme
• Ex-Prudential Manager Wins Age Bias Case
• Connecticut Seeks Up To $7.6M From Lender
• Calgon Carbon Awarded $10 Million In Fraud Case
• Judge Allows Attack Claims Against Bank
• Former Trader Fined For Fraud In PIPE Deal
• Climate Change Tactics In Financial Services
• Bankers Seek Dismissal In Enron-Related Fraud
• E.C. Will Not Scrap Interchange Fees: Report
• SEC Uncovers Breaches In Fund Lending Practices
• NASD Fines Firm $3M For Anti-Laundering Violations
• Lawmakers To Ban Wal-Mart From Owning Banks
• Bond Insurer Pays $75 Million To Settle Fraud Charges
• Fund's Loans Under Scrutiny After Exec Indicted
• GM Hauls Insurer To Court For Asbestos Claims
• AIB Must Show Documents To Citibank, BoA
• Fraud Buster Hits Fed With Patent Suit
• Lone Star Korean Unit Chief Indicted
• Katrina Lawyers Could Get $46 Million
• Deutsche Bank Sued Over "Son Of Boss" Tax Shelter
• Hedge Fund Boss Admitted Fraud To FBI, Suit Claims
• SEC Mulls Easing Burden For Smaller Companies
• Trial Begins For Auditor In Bankest Fraud Case
• Disgraced Hedge Fund Execs Drop $4.6M
• Class Action Settlements Reach High In 2006: Report
• U.S., European Regulators To Step Up Cooperation
• Kroes: Banking Probe Shows Antitrust Problems
• Insurance Co. Granted Request For NASD Arbitration
• Patent "Trolls" Target Wall Street
• SEC OK's Updates To NASD Arbitration Code
• State Farm To Pay $80M For Katrina Claims
• Italy's Bank Scandal Drops Off E.C.'s Radar
• Ex-State Farm Agents Stripped Of $20M Award
• Report Faults E.U.'s Insurance Sector
• Miller Buckfire May Gain $9M From Calpine Offering
• U.S. Steps Into Fray In IPO Antitrust Case
• Gold Mine Owner Sues AIG For $8M
• GM Loses Asbestos Claims Case To U.K. Insurer
• Tenants Sue Insurance Co. Over Rent Hikes
• Mayer Brown Grabs Two Kaye Scholer Partners
• Parmalat Case Stays In Land Of Sinatra, Soprano
• Giuliani May Sell Investment Firm
• Securities Industry Eyes Baseball Arbitration Model
• Broker Firm Consultants Launch Action For Overtime
• Brokers Hit Morgan Stanley With FLSA Suit
• RCM Trustee Objects To Sphinx Filing
• Law Firm Demands Unpaid Rape Trial Fees
• U.S. Targets Banks In Online Gambling Probe
• NASD Firms Approve Consolidation With NYSE
• Bankrupt Centrix Wins Sale Approval
• SEC Fines Mutual Fund Manager
• Ex-WorldCom Broker Sues Paul Weiss
• Fannie Mae Wraps Up Probe Into Executive Pay
• Disgraced Hedge Fund Manager Loses Appeal
• Suit Filed Over SEC Compliance Patent In Muni Bonds
• Key Critics Drop Opposition to Eurotunnel Plan
• House Bill Would Curb Retailer-Owned Banks
• CBOE Asks For Dismissal In Chicago Exchange Battle
• Ex-Fannie Mae Chief Claims OFHEO Is Biased
• E.C. Seeks To Limit Auditors' Liability
• Circuit Court Upholds Decision To Toss PwC Case
• CEO On Trial In Biggest South Carolina Fraud Case
• Refco Pays $145M In Fees In Ch. 11 Case
• Grasso Sounds Off About Legal Costs In Pay Case
• Attorneys' Fees Eyed At Supreme Court Hearing
• Seven Trading Firms Fined $2.8 Million By NYSE
• Millennium Trader Gets Probation For Late Trading
• Canadian Court Lets Brokers Join Competitors
• Wall Street Welcomes FLSA Exemption
• Visa: E.U. Should Think Twice Before Scrapping Fees
• Jury Selection Begins Over Auditor's Role In Bankest Fraud
• Insurers Urge High Court To Take Credit Case
• Online Betting Facilitators Laundered Billions: Charges
• Ex-Refco President Indicted In Accounting Scandal
• Federal Circuit Axes "Smart Card" Suit Against Visa
• PNC Financial Settles Patent Suit
• Tower Creditors Back Out Of Rights Offering
• PR Newswire Takes Beef With Nasdaq To Court
• Forex Fraudster Ordered To Pay $33M
• CBOT Moves For Judgment Against CBOE
• Judge Endorses Delphi Plan Amid Protests
• Brokers' Boss Fined By NYSE Over Market Timing
• Court Sides With IMX In Mortgage Tech Patent Ruling
• ING Hit With Suit Over Revenue Sharing
• Online Debt Collection Systems Inspire Patent Suit
• Sham Hedge Fund Operators Indicted
• Katrina Insurance Suits Sent To Mediation
• Grasso Fights To Keep His Controversial Payout
• Delphi Chooses Appaloosa's Bid Over Highland's
• Another Guilty Plea In Tax Shelter Case
• Court Bars Seizure Of Money Transfers
• Insurers Eye Backdating Scandal
• Three Banks Settle SEC Action For $1.6 Million
• New Trustee To Analyze Wachovia Subpoena
• AGs Side With Shareholders In Enron Case
• Jackson Hewitt Settles Class Actions
• GE Could Curtail Private Equity Firms In Bid
• E.U. Sues Sweden Over Foreign Pension Fund Taxes
• Mesaba Shareholders Attack Northwest Offer
• Parmalat, BofA To Head Back To Court: Source
• SEC Settles With Ex-Putnam CEO
• Ex-Platinum CEO Gets Nine Years
• Creditors Bristle At Delphi Bid To Skirt Subpoena
• Merrill Lynch Analyst Jailed For Insider Trading Scam
• US Airways Secures Another Backer For Delta Bid
• Former MCA CEO Loses Bid To Retract Guilty Plea
• Aguirre, WSJ Square Off Over Pequot
• Regulators To Review Morgan Stanley's Lost E-Mails
• Italian High Court OKs Parmalat Suits
• Thacher Proffitt Hires Sidley Partners
• SGI Advisors, Accountants Seek Millions In Fees
• Canadian Judge Certifies Class Against Merrill Lynch
• Judge Dismisses KPMG Criminal Charge
• Fraud Charges Against Insurer, Banks Dismissed
• U.S. Trustee Objects To Delphi Emergence Pact
• DOJ To Score $7M In Credit Card Settlement
• Sacked Morgan Stanley Exec Claims Age Bias
• Ex-Fund Manager Settles With SEC Over Short Selling
• M. Fabrikant Creditors Seek To Examine Lenders
• MassMutual Suffers Setback In Battle With Ex-CEO
• In S&P 500, Firms Move Toward Board Declassification
• Private Equity Firms Face Lawsuit, Probes
• Suit Alleges Legg Mason Dodges Paying Overtime
• Greenberg Traurig Forks Over $7.6M In Settlement
• DaimlerChrysler Settles Liability Claim With Insurers
• Delphi Deal Is A $1B Raid: Hedge Fund
• Insurer Agrees To Halt Contingent Commissions
• Allstate Buries Hatchet With N.Y. For $18M
• Parmalat Scores €112M In Claw-Back Case
• MetLife Settles Insurance Probe For $19M
• Pension Plan Overcharged Workers, Suit Claims
• After 15 Months, Refco Saga Winds Down
• AIG Sues Former Employee
• Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Settles Price-Fixing Probe