09/10/2013
Luxury NYC property sought in Russian fraud case
U.S. authorities are looking to seize pricey Manhattan real estate linked to a tax fraud they say was uncovered by a whistleblowing Russian lawyer before he died behind bars.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
09/09/2013
Barclays To Pay $36m To Settle Subprime Mortage Claims
Barclays has agreed to pay $36.1m to settle charges it hurt US homeowners by packaging subprime mortgages that the borrowers could not afford
09/09/2013
Canadian Lawyer Ronald Ross Joins Covington
Covington & Burling is pleased to announce that Donald Ross has joined the firm as senior of counsel in the firm’s New York office.
09/07/2013
Icap in talks to settle US and UK rate probe
Icap officials have said they are cooperating with various rate-rigging investigations and that senior executives weren't involved in any improper conduct.
09/05/2013
Bank of America, Merrill in $39 Million Gender Bias Settlement
Bank of America Corp agreed to pay $39 million to settle a gender bias lawsuit by female brokers who claimed they were paid
09/03/2013
Founder of $3 billion hedge fund busted in prostitution sting
he founder of a hedge fund with more than $3.2 billion under management was busted by police in Tigard, Oregon.
09/03/2013
NY regulator probes European banks over Turkish family
It was the latest move by New York banking Superintendent Benjamin Lawsky to clamp down on questionable practices by foreign banks in New York.
09/03/2013
About 35,000 Global Bank Employees May Face EU’s Bonus Curbs
The workers facing the EU rules, which would cap bonuses at twice annual pay, include 23,450 bankers in the U.K.
09/02/2013
Morgan Stanley Must Pay Ex-Trader $8 million in Flap Over Firing: Panel
Two Morgan Stanley units must pay $8 million to a former energy trader, who said the firms improperly terminated him for cause
09/01/2013
Merrill Lynch $160 Million Race-Bias Accord Goes to Judge
The settlement, which would end an eight-year legal battle if approved, is the third biggest in U.S. race-bias litigation.
08/29/2013
OppenheimerFunds settles crisis-era muni fund lawsuits for $89.5 mln
Shareholders said the losses were exacerbated because of the funds' failure to follow their rules, leaving them vulnerable to a credit crisis.
08/29/2013
Libor Rate-Probe Spotlight Shines on Higher-Ups at Citigroup, Other Banks
My actions were entirely consistent with those of others at senior levels" in Citigroup Japan
08/29/2013
PwC and KPMG audits fall foul of PCAOB
According to the PCAOB's report on PwC, the board found significant deficiencies in 21 of the 52 audits it inspected
08/29/2013
Bank of America may face civil charges from DOJ
The SEC is also considering filing civil charges against Merrill Lynch
08/28/2013
Executive Excess 2013, "Bailed Out, Booted, and Busted"
IPS releases 20-year review showing that nearly 40 percent of America’s top-paid CEOs are not so great at their jobs.
08/27/2013
World's top banks on track to meet tougher capital rules
The rules, known as Basel III, are the main global response to undercapitalized banks
08/27/2013
Bakers unveils record results for 2012/13 with revenue topping $2.4bn
The chairman of Bakers’ executive committee Eduardo Leite said revenue growth had been steady across all of the firm’s regions, while the positive financial results reflected both organic growth and expansion into new offices in Casablanca, Li
08/27/2013
JPMorgan’s former “London Whale” supervisor arrested in Spain
JPMorgan is battling to salvage its corporate image amid a swirl of litigation and investigations in the wake of the financial crisis
08/27/2013
J.P. Morgan faces fine of $6bn over mortgage sales - reports
A fine on that scale would be its single biggest penalty and one of the largest post-crisis settlements by any bank.
08/27/2013
Merrill Lynch to pay $205m to settle racial bias lawsuit - NYT
The preliminary settlement was confirmed to the newspaper by a spokesman for Merrill Lynch