10/08/2015
SEC Grants Too Many Confidential Treatment Requests, Critics Say
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway and other institutional investors have used the CTR loophole to avoid disclosing holdings.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
10/08/2015
RBC receives U.S. regulatory approval for City National Corp. acquisition
City National common stockholders may elect to receive, for their shares of City National common stock, cash, RBC common shares, or a combination of cash and RBC common shares.
10/08/2015
International tax report - Withers
In this quarterly report, we feature articles on important international tax developments around the world, written by our international tax lawyers based in the US, Asia and Europe.
10/08/2015
CFPB Takes on Arbitration Clauses
If the CFPB moves forward with the proposal, it would not ban arbitration clauses outright but would require companies to provide customers with the opportunity to go to court if they so choose.
10/08/2015
China to extend new lifeline to Argentina
With Argentina’s official reserves falling fast, China looks set to come to the rescue with a $2bn loan
10/07/2015
New York Attorney General Examining Private Equity Firm’s Mortgage Business
The investigation was opened within the past week.
10/07/2015
Swiss Asset Management Firm Finacor SA Reaches Resolution With US Justice
Finacor agrees to cooperate in any related criminal or civil proceedings
10/07/2015
Swiss Asset Firm, DOJ Reach Deal Over Tax Evasion Charges
“The American public can expect that we will use all of the information we are gathering to vigorously pursue individual U.S. taxpayers who illegally conceal assets offshore and to develop innovative strategies to combat international tax evasion wo
10/07/2015
Asset Management Industry: Financial Stability Update, Fall 2015
Robert H. Ledig, Thomas P. Vartanian
10/06/2015
Supreme Court Upholds Advisor's Right to Sue Charles Schwab
Other claims in the original lawsuit are still pending.
10/06/2015
Ex-employees of wealth-management firm deny lawsuit’s accusations
Its lawsuit accuses Pierce, a former equity owner of the firm from 2002 through last month
10/06/2015
Fed Chair: Bitcoin's Popularity Unrelated to Central Bank Policy
Other federal and state regulators, she continued, may have different authorities over the technology, depending on their specific mandates.
10/05/2015
World's Central Banks Lose Bond-Market Credibility as Woes Mount
More and more, bond traders are drawing the same conclusion: central bankers globally are coming up short in their attempts to combat the world’s economic woes.
10/05/2015
Ice Miller opens New York office to bolster private equity practice
Ice Miller Partner Edward Braum leads the firm’s private equity practice from Columbus.
10/05/2015
SEC Charges Two Grant Thornton Firms With Violating Auditor Independence Rules
The orders censure the audit firms for violating the auditor independence standards
10/05/2015
Famed Hedge Fund Manager James Chanos Sued for $70K in Back Rent
Macken started falling behind on her $6,485 a month rent in March 2014 and made her last payment for the apartment in July of that year
10/05/2015
US Congress considers domestic patent box regime - should you reevaluate your global structure?
Patent box regimes typically apply deeply discounted tax rates to income derived from intellectual property.
10/04/2015
SEC Dismisses Fraud Charges Against Indian American Executive of Aphelion
Kalucha was accused by the U.S. regulator for distributing falsified performance results
10/02/2015
Former Advisor Sues Morgan Stanley For Racial Discrimination
The suit claims that partnerships and teams at Morgan Stanley are racially segregated
10/02/2015
Griffin divorce ensnares high-finance execs, limo drivers, photographer
Dias Griffin is seeking to have the premarital deal thrown out and claims she was under duress when she signed it.