06/06/2019
How a private equity boom fuelled the world’s biggest law firm
Can the hard-charging culture at Kirkland & Ellis survive a dip in dealmaking?
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
06/06/2019
Banks Fined $91 Million Over FX as Essex Express Rides Again
UBS Group AG avoided a fine because it helped reveal the existence of the cartel.
06/05/2019
BMO PB offers Asia investors VC access
BMO Private Bank Asia has partnered with the Canadian government to provide its clients access to venture capital and technology sector investments.
06/05/2019
Raleigh investment adviser accused of Ponzi scheme says former clients, employees lied
Testifying in his own defense Tuesday and Wednesday, Peters disputed the allegations, saying he had made some bad investments but fully intended to make good on his client obligations.
06/03/2019
Who's who Legal Awards
Celebrating the World’s Leading Lawyers
06/03/2019
Blackstone to Buy U.S. Logistics Assets from GLP for $18.7 Billion
Deal will be the largest-ever private real estate transaction globally
06/03/2019
Greenberg Traurig Lands in Italy
The merged firm will operate under the name Greenberg Traurig Santa Maria in Italy
05/31/2019
Global insurer faces class action data breach lawsuit over ‘885 million leaked files’
Gibbs Law Group representatives said the documents “were publicly available without authentication to anyone with a web browser”.
05/31/2019
Mark Zuckerberg's personal security chief accused of sexual misconduct, racist and homophobic comments
The Facebook CEO's security chief was placed on leave during an investigation of the allegations, brought by former staffers of the Zuckerberg household.
05/31/2019
Artificial intelligence panel proposed to oversee NY's high-tech future
The whole world is behind, not just the state government
05/30/2019
IRS Summons for Law Firm Client Data Is Enforceable
The IRS had previously examined an unidentified client of the Lohmeyer Law Firm, who admitted to failing to report $5 million in income in an undeclared offshore account.
05/30/2019
Sell Treasuries on Bet Market Wrong About Fed, Aberdeen Says
Aberdeen’s conviction comes even as Treasury 10-year yields have dropped to the lowest since 2017 and a key part of the yield curve has inverted, signaling the U.S. may be headed for a recession.
05/29/2019
SEC gives green light to active, non-transparent ETF
The Precidian structure, branded ActiveShares, would provide disclosure only to a broker acting as an "authorized participant representative" that either buys or liquidates the portfolio basket in exchange for cash.
05/29/2019
Asked to resign, Florida’s top banking regulator claims corruption
The accusations and counterclaims are part of an increasingly bizarre situation in the sunshine state concerning its bank regulatory office.
05/28/2019
SEC Awards $4.5 Million to Whistleblower
This information prompted the company to review the whistleblower’s allegations of misconduct and led the company to report the allegations to the SEC and the other agency.
05/28/2019
Regulatory requirements impeding access to ‘liquid alts’ for many investors
Canadians need to protect their portfolios and traditional mutual funds are long only
05/28/2019
Volery Capital Partners and Ares Management Corporation Announce Strategic Partnership
Capital allocations to both sustainable and impact investments are growing globally
05/28/2019
The long reach of US law
But the ambit of overseas US law enforcement goes beyond terror, drugs and strongmen.
05/27/2019
Overseas investors in shuttered Vegas casino demand refunds
The nine-story, 200-room casino-hotel just off the Strip was the first hotel-casino built from the ground up in Las Vegas since the recession.
05/23/2019
JPMorgan shareholders approve bank's executive pay with protest
The votes were taken at the bank’s annual shareholder meeting at its offices in Chicago