02/17/2014
The Obama administration on Friday issued new law-enforcement guidelines aimed at encouraging banks to start doing business with state-licensed marijuana suppliers, like those in Colorado, even though such enterprises remain illegal under federal law.
02/17/2014
The Handler Thayer team hopes for a third consecutive win at the annual awards dinner to be held in New York City on February 24th.
02/13/2014
A number of institutional investors including BlackRock Inc are considering the possibility of legal action against Ocwen Financial Corp over its mortgage servicing practices
02/13/2014
BlackRock Inc., which advised governments during the financial crisis on hard-to-value assets, is now focusing more on helping banks comply with new regulations
02/13/2014
A former financial adviser with Bank of America in Reno has been sentenced to 10 years in prison on fraud and tax evasion charges as part of a scheme federal prosecutors say he used to defraud six people out of more than $2 million.
02/13/2014
Puerto Rican investors are lining up for arbitration with UBS AG over losses when the commonwealth's bonds plunged last year.
02/12/2014
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02/12/2014
PAM awards - International Tax And Estate Planning Law Firm Shortlisted
These recent distinctions highlight the firms strong leadership in tax and estate planning for high net worth international private clients.
02/12/2014
Global law firm names Chicago Office head
She is a commercial litigator with a focus on the health care, pharmaceutical and life sciences industries. She has substantial experience in a range of federal, state, and administrative proceedings, including multidistrict and class action litigation
02/12/2014
International law firm Expands New York Office
This adds to other strategic additions to the office in recent months.
02/12/2014
SEC names new chief accountant in Enforcement division
He has led teams conducting complex forensic investigations in high-profile accounting, securities, and other fraud matters.
02/11/2014
Former UBS banker to plead guilty in U.S. tax case, filing says
A former senior UBS private banker has agreed to plead guilty in connection with a criminal indictment for selling offshore tax-evasion services to wealthy Americans
02/11/2014
A public advocacy group filed a legal challenge Monday to block implementation of a record $13 billion civil settlement between Attorney General Eric Holder and Wall Street powerhouse JPMorgan Chase & Co.
02/11/2014
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02/10/2014
The highly-anticipated U.S. trial of former UBS AG executive Raoul Weil has been pushed back to October, leaving the former Swiss banker to languish in overseas legal limbo for the better part of this year.
02/10/2014
Swiss bank UBS AG approached U.S. authorities in September with information relating to an industry-wide probe into alleged rigging of currency markets, in the hope of gaining antitrust immunity if charged with wrongdoing
02/10/2014
The verdict against Martoma followed a four-week trial and 15 hours of deliberation by the jury and has left Martoma facing a maximum of 20 years in prison on two counts of securities fraud and a conspiracy charge, although his final sentence may be close
02/10/2014
Following JPMorgan Chase and Assurant Inc.’s $300 million settlement last year, now Citigroup (NYSE:C) has been told to pay $110 million in a lawsuit to homeowners who were forced to pay expensive property premiums by the bank.
02/10/2014
Financial industry executives are almost as concerned about the growing demands of regulatory compliance as they are with market volatility
02/07/2014
No small degree of turmoil was unleashed in the currency trading community yesterday when it became known that Benjamin Lawsky, superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services, requested documents from more than 12 banks pertaining t