Managers of Wealth Americas

Law industry's alternative-fee pioneer pivots

But the number of firms saying they, too, offer pricing choices has risen, making it harder for Valorem, despite its early embrace of alternative fees.

Smoked: Reg CF Doesn’t Work for Marijuana Industry Entrepreneurs

As with most startups, seed capital is needed to get things going.

The SEC's case against Dawn J. Bennett

The adviser boycotted her enforcement hearing, but that may not stop the regulator from throwing her out of the securities industry

Bank Cyber Attacks Said to Prompt Fed to Prepare New Safeguards

The Federal Reserve is leading other agencies in crafting the protections, which would be minimum standards, said the people who asked not to be named because work on the measures isn’t public.

DOJ Investigating Facebook for Suspected Irish Tax Dodge

The court filing says the documents relate to an IRS examination of the company’s federal income tax liability for the year ending Dec. 31, 2010.

Top Dallas Law Firms Merge with Launch of Loewinsohn Flegle Deary Simon

New 15-lawyer firm handles high-stakes litigation, employment, bankruptcy, GC services

Investment adviser to plead guilty to running a $21 million Ponzi scheme

Patrick E. Churchville also accused of using $2.5 million of investor funds to help him buy a house in Barrington, R.I.

Wall Street scion Caspersen pleads guilty to $38 million fraud

It was just a means for me to get money to feed a gambling addition that was all consuming at the time.

Bloomberg BNA Unveils New Portfolio On Global Equity Plans For Multinational Clients

Many global employers desire to include their employees worldwide in the ownership of an enterprise.

Goldman Executive Says Libyan Internship Was to Help Win Future Business

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. awarded an internship to the younger brother of an official at Libya’s sovereign-wealth fund in 2008 because it expected the younger brother to join the fund and potentially become an important client, an executive at the Wa

FT North America Innovative Lawyers private practice category open

Law firms are invited to submit to three broad sections: legal expertise, the business of law and social responsibility.

US Top 20 Bank Selects Lombard Risk to Provide Regulatory Reporting Solution

By not having to reformat source data, time and cost is saved and numbers can be easily validated allowing the bank to institute effective risk data aggregation and risk reporting.

Singapore’s Banking Secrets - Not So Secret Anymore

But this focus on extra-territorial tax evasion has not been confined to Switzerland.

Two US funds sue DBS Bank, OCBC for Singapore rate rigging

In 2013, Singapore's Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) censured a record 20 banks

Banks Press for Extension on Risk-Taking Rule

Fed is likely to extend the period for banks to divest some holdings in hedge funds, private-equity to comply with Volcker rule

Lombard Risk signs two more North American banking firms

These wins further cement Lombard Risk's position as a leading provider of collateral management solutions to the North American financial services market.

Fed Stress Test Passed By 31 U.S Banks

Thirty-one out of the 33 largest U.S. banks passed the Federal Reserve's stress test.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management Announces Portfolio Management Changes for The Latin American Discovery Fund, Inc.

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing investment banking, securities, wealth management and investment management services.

SEC Allows Big Banks to Fudge the Numbers, Underreport Tax Haven Subsidiaries

The companies analyzed include banking and financial services giants such as J.P. Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley.

Chesapeake Partners Shuts Down Citing Government Regulation

The Lerners said they are returning clients' money to manage only their own.

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