August 08, 2014 | The American Lawyer
California Probes Morgan Stanley Over Mortgage BondsThe investigation, disclosed in an SEC filing, involves $1.3 billion in mortgage-backed securities that the state's pension fund purchased in 2007.
By Isobel Markham
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August 08, 2014 | The American Lawyer
Feds Subpoena Boston Scientific Over BridgePoint DealA U.S. attorney wants to know about the company's acquisition of BridgePoint Medical and some of the products BridgePoint has sold.
By Isobel Markham
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August 07, 2014 | The American Lawyer
SEC Accuses Houston American and Its CEO of FraudThe agency claims that the energy company misled investors about the size of its oil reserves.
By Isobel Markham
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August 07, 2014 | The American Lawyer
FINRA Postpones SEC Decision on Public ArbitratorsOct. 1 is the new deadline for the SEC to decide just who can be a public arbitrator to help settle investor disputes.
By Isobel Markham
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August 07, 2014 | The American Lawyer
Rakoff Grudgingly Approves Citigroup SettlementBowing to the Second Circuit, judge writes that "they who must be obeyed have spoken."
By Isobel Markham
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August 06, 2014 | The American Lawyer
CFTC Obtains $13 Million Penalty for NYMEX ManipulationSeveral companies and individuals manipulated Light Sweet Crude Oil futures contract spreads, authorities say.
By Isobel Markham
3 minute read
August 06, 2014 | The American Lawyer
Ex-Citigroup Trader Fined $500,000 for Defrauding FirmAccording to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, former Citigroup Energy director John Aaron Brooks mismarked the value of his positions in ethanol futures to conceal trading losses.
By Isobel Markham
3 minute read
August 06, 2014 | The American Lawyer
DOJ Subpoenas GM Financial Over Subprime Auto LoansProsecutors may pursue civil charges involving underwriting practices, GM Financial says in an 8-K filing.
By Isobel Markham
2 minute read
August 05, 2014 | The American Lawyer
Former Evercore Investment Banker Sentenced for Insider TradingA U.S. district judge ordered Frank Perkins Hixon Jr. to serve two and a half years in prison and pay $2 million in fines, disgorgement and restitution.
By Isobel Markham
2 minute read
August 05, 2014 | The American Lawyer
Piwowar Calls for More Transparency on Muni Bond TradesIn a speech in Boston, the SEC commissioner called for requiring alternative trading systems to publicly disseminate prices.
By Isobel Markham
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