Asset Management

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Latest News in Asset Management

  • July 22, 2026

    SpaceX May Not Escape Shareholder Suits' Orbit So Easily

    SpaceX's recent blockbuster initial public offering includes a novel and untested framework to steer shareholder disputes to Texas' Business Court and arbitration while prohibiting investor class actions, in a move attorneys said will certainly be challenged in court and could lead to the company facing an impractical number of arbitration proceedings.

  • July 22, 2026

    Target Beats ERISA Suit Over Tobacco Health Surcharge

    A Minnesota federal judge on Wednesday tossed a proposed class action alleging that a tobacco fee on Target workers' health plan violated nondiscrimination provisions in federal benefits law, agreeing with the retail giant that the suit failed to state a claim.

  • July 22, 2026

    SEC's Peirce Says Crypto Vaults May Trigger Securities Laws

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Hester Peirce said Wednesday that cryptocurrency assets and activities including some vaults and lending may implicate securities laws, urging firms to "work with us to find a compliant path forward so that you can use new technology to serve investors without running afoul of the federal securities laws."

  • July 22, 2026

    Sen. Warren Urges Watchdog Probe Of CFTC Staff Cuts

    U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., on Wednesday urged the Government Accountability Office to investigate the impact of staffing cuts at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, saying the reductions come as the CFTC faces increased responsibilities in overseeing prediction markets and implementing cryptocurrency market legislation.

  • July 22, 2026

    Senior SEC Enforcer To Exit Agency After 16-Year Career

    A former acting enforcement head at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will depart at the end of July after a 16-year career with the agency.

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  • TRANSACTIONS
  • Initial public offerings
  • Joint ventures
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Spinoffs
  • Franchise and management agreements
  • Real estate deals
  • Shareholder activism involving hedge funds and hedge fund managers
  • AGENCIES
  • U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
  • U.S. Department of Justice
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
  • Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
  • Internal Revenue Service
  • Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.
  • U.S. Government Accountability Office
  • POLICY & REGULATION
  • Dodd-Frank Act
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  • International banking legislation and regulation
  • LITIGATION
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  • Restructuring and distressed debt issues
  • PROFILES
  • Personnel moves
  • Profiles of asset management practices

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