09/21/2016
Hodgkinson Street Mepham Ranked in U.S. News 2016 “Best Law Firms” List
Hodgkinson Street Mepham received numerous accolades in 2016
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
09/21/2016
SEC calls for greater transparency and record keeping with changes to Form ADV and Advisers Act
The SEC hopes the new rules will improve the depth and quality of the information it collects, facilitate its risk monitoring initiatives and assist staff in its risk-based examination program.
09/21/2016
U.S. judge narrows currency rigging lawsuit against seven banks
U.S. judge narrowed but refused to dismiss lawsuits against Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, and five other large banks
09/21/2016
FINRA Capital Acquisition Broker Proposal Approved
Broker-Dealers Conducting Only Certain Private Fund Placement Services or Corporate Finance or Investment Banking Advisory Activities May Elect to Be Governed by More Limited FINRA Rule Set
09/21/2016
Dimock Stratton and DLA Piper announce combination
DLA Piper LLP is a leading full-service law firm with six offices across Canada and is part of the DLA Piper global network. One of the world’s largest firms.
09/20/2016
Investigate companies for tax dodging
Apple has more than $215 billion in profits hidden offshore on which it could owe the American people more than $60 billion in taxes.
09/20/2016
Securities Regulators See Improvements in Financial Reporting
We feel like we have seen improvements, just in the second-quarter earnings releases.
09/19/2016
Zamansky Investigates the Wells Fargo 401 Plan for Possible ERISA Violations
Some commentators have questioned whether Wells Fargo inflated its revenues through these tactics.
09/19/2016
SEC rewards help bring forward the whistleblowers
The commission’s programme has seen tips pour in while payouts are expected to rise
09/16/2016
New Tax Regulations Will Impact High-Net-Worth Estate Planning
What makes the law important to clients is that, by its terms, it is not retroactive to most planning done before its enactment in final form, which will, by the terms of the proposal, occur sometime after December 1, 2016.
09/16/2016
Caesars directors must 'pony up' details of wealth -judge
But junior creditors refuse to support it and argue that individual directors should also contribute if they want releases from claims.
09/16/2016
TPG's David Bonderman says Chinese regulators better than US peers
The storied investor has spoken on political matters before.
09/16/2016
Deutsche Bank asked to pay $14bn by US DoJ to settle claims related to residential mortgage-backed securities
The German lender said it has no intent to settle the claims anywhere near the figure cited.
09/16/2016
HSBC wins dismissal of class action suit over Madoff feeder funds
The bank ignored serious red flags that should have alerted officials to the fraud, according to the investors.
09/16/2016
JPMorgan Pursues $1B Duo That Jumped to Wells Fargo
The company accuses the brokers of violating their contracts by trying to get clients to come with them
09/15/2016
Pimco alleges Bill Gross leaked confidential pay data
Mr Gross is asking a judge to order Pimco to provide him with internal documents he says he needs to prove his case.
09/14/2016
Fraud Ring Hits Credit Unions and Banks
Social Security numbers and sample signatures that the victim financial institutions used to identify and authenticate account holders.
09/14/2016
New York Proposes Cybersecurity Regulations for Banks
Plan would require banks to hire chief information security officer, implement measures to detect and deter attacks
09/14/2016
Debevoise Launches Business Integrity Group
With the accelerating trend toward intricate and significant legal integrity risks, the time is right for a dedicated practice focused on sophisticated, commercially reasonable integrity advice.
09/13/2016
Staley Sees Model for Policy Makers in Carney’s Focus on Profit
Regulators say they are simply fine-tuning the current rules, as part of global efforts to avoid the bank collapses that spurred the economic slowdowns central banks are still battling.