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The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has entered into final settlements with four additional firms to settle charges relating to the sale of Auction Rate Securities (ARS) that became illiquid when auctions froze in February 2008. To date, FINRA has concluded final settlements with nine firms, imposing a total of $2.6 […]
The backlash from institutional investors over auction-rate securities (ARS) is causing a world of problems for financial giant Citigroup. Braintree Laboratories, a large pharmaceutical manufacturer, is suing the bank for selling more than $33 million worth of auction-rate securities. Braintree is disputing the sale, which occurred in 2008, alleging that it was orchestrated at the […]
Vikram Pandit, CEO for Citigroup, dismissed record low stock performances of just above $1 in a memo to employees, telling them that the bank’s earning power would ultimately prevail. Pandit’s memo was reproduced in on March 9, 2009 in a Wall Street Journal article. Citigroup CEO Says… In the letter, Pandit acknowledged his disappointment with […]
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 […]
2008 marked many memorable controversies in the financial world. From Bernie Madoff’s $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, often referred to as the Auction Rate market. As a result, individual and institutional investors of ARS have now found […]