02/28/2019
Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas Signs Multi-Year agreement with SS&C
Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas selects EVOLV to implement CECL and automate mortgage loan accounting
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
02/28/2019
Termination of Guardian Growth & Income Fund and Guardian Private Wealth Equity Fund
Effective immediately, units of the funds are no longer offered for sale.
02/28/2019
Ex-advisor gets 3 years in prison for $4.3M fraud
Mr. Kniss set up a well-intentioned business he sincerely believed would be successful
02/26/2019
2019 will see the US as key offshore center as OECD’s CRS restricts global banking
Although there are some delays, in 2019 the vast majority of committed countries will be exchanging information under the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s common reporting standard.
02/25/2019
Exxon asks U.S. regulator to block climate-change resolution: investors
Investors supporting the Exxon proposal manage a total of $1.9 trillion and are led by DiNapoli.
02/22/2019
Law firms jostle for lead role in Goldman Sachs-1MDB suit
They stand to collect the most in fees in the event of a settlement or favourable verdict.
02/22/2019
Transatlantic tensions over dirty money
The US and EU governments are unhappy with Brussels’ money laundering blacklist
02/22/2019
Philadelphia sues seven big banks, alleges municipal bond collusion
Philadelphia, which said it issued more than $1.6 billion of the bonds, said the banks colluded to collect hundreds of millions of dollars in fees they did not earn
02/22/2019
SRG closes Fieldstone Financial Management deal with FourStar Wealth Advisors
SRG began working on behalf of Fieldstone in September of 2018
02/22/2019
Greenberg Traurig Attorneys Recognized as Top 100 Lawyers for Latin America
Alvarez-Farré and Leonard have both been previously recognized by a wide range of legal, industry, and regional publications and organizations.
02/21/2019
Standard Chartered sets aside $900 million to cover U.S., British fines
The filing is the first time the bank has quantified the possible cost of the investigations.
02/21/2019
Mourant advises on New York takeover
The takeover of GBG was undertaken by way of a Guernsey scheme of arrangement and was sanctioned by the Royal Court in Guernsey on Wednesday 20 February 2019.
02/20/2019
US wealth manager Focus sees a bright future in Escala
The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2019, subject to customary closing conditions.
02/19/2019
Norfolk Pension Fund wins rare US securities fraud class action jury trial
The jury’s verdict was the culmination of almost four years of litigation and a three-week trial throughout which Norfolk Pension Fund served as the Lead Plaintiff on behalf of all defrauded investors.
02/19/2019
MFDA fines De Thomas Wealth Management
The Hearing Panel approved the settlement agreement dated February 6, 2019
02/18/2019
Panama Papers ‘tightened the noose’ on offshore assets of Maduro’s inner circle
In the wake of the scandal, it became harder to launder money through investment in Panamanian real estate for Venezuelans who grew rich on the back of their political connections
02/15/2019
JP Morgan Launches Pale Imitation of the “Fraud” that is Bitcoin
The announcement of the JPM Coin prototype today is the first of its kind on the planet.
02/15/2019
UK and Canada forge closer fintech ties
Renewing this MoU will help us to encourage greater innovation and ensure ongoing cooperation between the UK and Canada.
02/14/2019
US SEC Charges Deloitte Japan for Auditor Independence Violations
Deloitte Japan agreed to pay $2 million in monetary sanctions and be censured.
02/14/2019
Ex-UBS Broker Gets 9 Years in Prison Over $4 Million Fraud
UBS was not aware of the scheme because MacColl allegedly handled it over his personal cellphone, investigators said, according to the website.