11/01/2015
Grant Thornton settles lawsuit for $4.4 million
The company declared bankruptcy soon after the discovery that a Cayman Islands subsidiary had booked $4 billion in nonexistent cash and securities accounts.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
11/01/2015
US financial watchdog sets rules to ease crowdfunding
Crowdfunding -- the best-known example of which is probably the popular American website Kickstarter -- is a model of alternative financing that has developed enormously in recent years.
11/01/2015
Morgan Stanley to face Russian tycoon's insider trading claims
In a trial starting on Monday, Morgan Stanley will confront a Russian billionaire's claims that it illegally short-sold a company based on inside information at the height of the financial crisis.
10/30/2015
Tax Issues Take Center Stage For RIAs Focused On High Net Worth
U.S. investors are bemoaning the tax drain on their savings and seeking help to reduce the bite, Bloomberg Markets magazine reports in its December issue.
10/29/2015
After Criminal Leak Case, Goldman Changes Its Revolving Door Policy
Trying to put the "Government Sachs" label to rest.
10/29/2015
SAC's Martoma seeks reversal of U.S. insider trading conviction
It is a classic insider trading case
10/29/2015
A Word to Brokerage Executives: About That Pay Cut…
Rather than chipping away at compensation formulas, brokerages should focus on improving their services for brokers and clients
10/28/2015
SEC Takes Tougher Stance on Enforcement in J.P. Morgan Case
Regulator takes a harder line in settlement talks with J.P. Morgan amid calls for stricter enforcement
10/28/2015
Five Firms Ordered To Pay $18 Million for Mutual Fund Overcharges
More brokerage firms sanctioned as mutual fund overcharges prove to be a widespread problem
10/28/2015
US escalates Deutsche Bank probe into Russian trades
Gina Chon in Washington, James Shotter in Frankfurt and Kathrin Hille in Moscow
10/28/2015
Accounting News Roundup: Name Changes; Government Work; Even More Grant Thornton PTO
Major New Mexico accounting firm changing its name, branding [NMBJ]
10/26/2015
Massachusetts Regulator Charges Fidelity Unit over Unregistered Advisors
Fidelity also encouraged that adviser's trading with gifts such as airline frequent-flier files and tickets to a professional sporting event, the complaint states.
10/26/2015
Massachusetts Regulator Charges Fidelity Unit over Unregistered Advisors
Fidelity also encouraged that adviser's trading with gifts such as airline frequent-flier files and tickets to a professional sporting event, the complaint states.
10/23/2015
Insider-trading charges v SAC Capital's Steinberg dropped
Prosecutors have now dismissed or lost on appeal 14 of 87 convictions won during a six-year crackdown on insider trading.
10/23/2015
Central banks urged to raise rates as asset bubble fears grow
It is possible that the present environment of ultra-low rates will persist for some time yet.
10/22/2015
KPMG taps St. Louis as tech hub, adding 175 jobs downtown
St. Louis is one of KPMG’s fastest-growing offices, with revenue more than doubling over the past four years
10/22/2015
Inside Swiss Banks’ Tax-Cheating Machinery
Dozens of firms have been spilling their secrets to the Justice Department about how they encouraged U.S. clients to hide money abroad
10/20/2015
Regulatory Clarity Could Pave Way for Significant Increase in Active ETFs, Says BNY Mellon's Steve Cook
The various proposals being considered by regulators would limit the transparency required for managers of active ETFs.
10/20/2015
Blackstone Nears Deal to Buy NYC’s Stuyvesant Town for $5.3 Billion
A sale to Blackstone would end five years of uncertainty over ownership of the complex, home to about 30,000 residents and one of the last bastions of affordable housing for middle-class New Yorkers.
10/19/2015
FCA bans former UBS trader Adoboli from financial services industry
The Financial Conduct Authority formally stripped him on Friday of gaining any chance of future employment in the regulated financial sector.