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Bankruptcy Threat amid Investor Loss

CIT Group Inc. failure to secure a second government bailout has prompted renewed bankruptcy fears. The New York based lender who traditionally looked to institutional investors for capital is coming under increased scrutiny from retail investors for its offering of corporate notes marketed under the name, “InterNotes.” Some have wondered what a company that traditionally […]

Former AIG CEO Greenberg to Pay $15 Million To SEC

Former AIG CEO Hank Greenberg has agreed to pay the SEC $15 million to settle past accounting issues, as reported by the Wall Street Journal. The settlement addresses allegations related to accounting practices during his tenure at AIG, reflecting ongoing efforts by the SEC to hold corporate leaders accountable for financial misconduct. Additionally, former AIG […]

Twin Cities advisers accused of mismangement

Two Ohio families and their pastor filed a federal lawsuit in Minneapolis this week accusing some “confusingly intertwined” Twin Cities investment advisers and a dozen business entities of fraud, misrepresentation and other breaches in the handling of their life savings. The eight plaintiffs claimed Trevor Cook, 37, of Burnsville and Gerald Durand, 58, of Lakeville […]

Carlyle Group Under Investigation

Carlyle Group is being probed by New York prosecutors and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over whether the world’s second-largest private- equity firm made illegal payments to intermediaries to secure $1.3 billion in investments from the state’s pension fund, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo […]

Scandals and Setbacks: a Financial Summary of 2008

2008 will forever be the year that subprime mortgages and corporate scandals altered the face of Wall Street. With $800 billion in writedowns and losses the market found itself buried under the weight of the subprime crisis. Stock markets worldwide crashed by more than $30 trillion taking mega investment houses like Bear Stearns down with […]