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As the Wall Street Journal noted this morning (‘Investors, Fearing Defaults, Rush Out of Junk Bonds’), “the specter of widespread corporate defaults in the coming months has caused a massive selloff in junk bonds around the world, as many debt-laden companies face the prospect of going weeks or months with virtually no revenue.” In fact, […]
H2O Asset Management’s bond funds have lost nearly half their value in a matter of weeks, after the London-based fund manager experienced another day of severe losses on Thursday. H2O, a subsidiary of French bank Natixis that managed about €30bn of assets at the start of the year, has emerged as one of Europe’s highest-profile […]
Out of nowhere, a $693 million loan Clover took to the market five years ago lost about a third of its value. This collapse was surprising to insiders who trade corporate loans. Clover had been operating since 1996 when it was acquired by Golden Gate which followed an usual path of private equity buyouts — […]
The firm is investigating the sale of the Yield Enhancement Strategy (“YES”) recommended by financial advisors to UBS customers. The investigation focuses on UBS sales practices and representations made in connection with the recommendation of the UBS YES program for fixed income customers. UBS’s Yield Enhancement Strategy (“YES”) reportedly had over $5 billion under management […]
A judgment issued by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit became final in which the firm was fined $300,000. Mr. Wedbush was fined $50,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA® member in any principal capacity for 31 days. The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied the […]