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Citigroup Hit with ARS Lawsuit from KV Pharmaceutical Company

Mega bank Citigroup Global Markets is still facing tough times as the company was hit with a lawsuit from major drug company, KV Pharmaceutical. The complaint alleges that the bank misrepresented the risks associated with auction-rate securities (ARS). As a result, KV is now holding $72 million worth of illiquid auction-rate securities and has been […]

Auction Rate Securities Still Failing to provide Liquidity Solution for Large Investors

2008 marked many memorable controversies in the financial world. From Bernie Madoffs $50 billion ponzi scheme to the crash of the financial markets, and let’s not forget the collapse of the auction-rate securities (ARS) market. As a result, individual and institutional investors of ARS have now found themselves entangled in a financial nightmare. For investors […]

Raymond James ARS Investors at a Total Loss?

Investors with Raymond James Financial, who thus far have only received a four-page letter dated January 2, 2009 from Thomas James, chairman and chief executive officer, in which he says the company cannot repurchase the securities it sold because it doesn’t have enough capital on hand, are still holding out for answers from the St. […]

$8.3 Billion Loss Likely to Spilt Citigroup

Double of what analysts had predicted, Citigroup posted a whopping $8.9 billion fourth-quarter loss. The New York-based bank has been forced to resort to the drastic measure of splitting into two separate entities: Citicorp and Citi Holdings, as a means to try and raise some capital. Citicorp will focus on traditional banking, with Citi Holdings […]

Morgan Stanley and Citigroup Plan to Merge Brokerage Departments

Still suffering in the aftermath of financial crisis, job lay-offs and a lack of investor confidence, mega bank Citigroup is reportedly gearing itself up to sell its Smith Barney brokerage unit to Morgan Stanley. According to reports in the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times, the deal would be structured as a joint […]