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Latest News in Asset Management
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May 17, 2019
Alix Co. Lacks Standing In ANR Ch. 11 Fight With McKinsey
A Virginia bankruptcy judge ruled Friday a company owned by restructuring adviser Jay Alix can't continue to take part in the Alpha Natural Resources bankruptcy it fought to reopen to investigate alleged conflicts of interest by rival consultant McKinsey & Co.
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May 17, 2019
Platinum Exec Says Co-Founder Misled Investors
A former Platinum Partners executive on Friday told a New York federal jury that the firm’s co-founder and others misled potential investors about the financial health of Platinum’s main fund while the hedge fund manager was struggling to pay back tens of millions of dollars to its limited partners.
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May 17, 2019
J.S. Oliver, Principal Settle SEC’s 'Cherry-Picking' Claims
A J.S. Oliver Capital Management LP principal agreed to pay about $670,000 in disgorgement Thursday to settle the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s claims he "cherry-picked" client trades, avoiding substantial penalties that had been ordered in prior rulings.
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May 17, 2019
Morgan Stanley’s $10M Deal Is Too Low, Advisers Say
A group of former Morgan Stanley financial advisers urged a California federal judge Thursday to reject a $10 million deal proposed last month to settle allegations that the investment bank routinely refused to reimburse them for work-related expenses, arguing the amount is too low and the release of claims is too broad.
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May 17, 2019
Platinum Reinsurer Strikes Back At Insurer 'Smear Campaign'
A set of reinsurance and asset management companies that has been accused of operating as an alter ego of now-defunct Platinum Partners is fighting to escape racketeering claims from the hedge fund's insurers.
Areas of Coverage
- 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
- Financial company lobbying
- International banking legislation and regulation
- LITIGATION
- Bankruptcies involving assets managed by hedge funds, pension funds, mutual funds, or other investment managers
- Restructuring and distressed debt issues
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of asset management practices
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- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
- Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
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