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Credit Suisse Group AG, the biggest bank in Switzerland by market value, was ordered by a U.S. judge to pay STMicroelectronics NV the remainder of a $431 million award over unauthorized investments in auction-rate securities. The arbitration award, ordered in 2009 by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, was affirmed on March 19 by U.S. District […]
There is speculation this week that Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT), will introduce new financial reform legislation that fails to create single fiduciary duty for Registered Independent Advisors (RIAs) and Broker-Dealers. This represents an expected 180˚on the subject of fiduciary duty reform in light of intense lobbying efforts by the financial industry. The provision, rather than […]
David Shulman, the former UBS executive who was suspended by UBS in July 2008, has agreed to pay a $2.75 million fine over insider trading charges connected to auction-rate securities sales and be suspended from employment by a broker or dealer until next January. “While thousands of UBS customers received no warning about the auction-rate […]
The hedge-fund community is in crisis mode after crashing and burning in the aftermath of the global credit crisis. 1861 Capital Management, ASTA/MAT, Tontine Partners LP, and The Ospraie Fund, are just a few of the hedge funds who have suffered a fate tied to investor redemptions and illiquid assets, which ultimately has left thousands […]
There is an ongoing debate regarding the role of state regulators in financial product oversight as Congress mulls over a proposal to expand the range of state oversight. Currently, financial advisors with under $25 million in assets are regulated by state regulators, with anything over that amount being regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission […]