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Latest News in Asset Management

  • June 18, 2026

    Ex-Wells Fargo Rep Can't Get Whistleblower Pay At Fed. Circ.

    The Federal Circuit won't revive an ex-Wells Fargo employee's suit alleging the U.S. Department of Justice won't pay her share of a $2 billion payout that settled allegations the bank misled investors about troubled loans behind its residential mortgage-backed securities, ruling Thursday the U.S. Court of Federal Claims lacks jurisdiction to review the DOJ's decision.

  • June 18, 2026

    SEC, CFTC Could Change Dodd-Frank Swap Rules

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission indicated Thursday they are preparing to change the definition of "swap" to "address longstanding ambiguities" that the agencies said have existed since the Dodd-Frank Act was adopted in 2010.

  • June 18, 2026

    Skadden, Troutman Lead First Carolina Bank's $69M IPO

    First Carolina Financial Services, a community bank with branches in several southeastern states, began trading its shares on Thursday after pricing a $69 million initial public offering below its target range, guided by Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP and underwriters' counsel Troutman Pepper Locke LLP.

  • June 18, 2026

    Trump Accounts Not Subject To ERISA, DOL Says

    Trump accounts, the new tax-advantaged brokerage accounts for newborns, will generally not be considered employee pension benefit plans and will not be subject to federal benefits laws, according to guidance issued Thursday by the U.S. Department of Labor.

  • June 18, 2026

    Ohio Justices Clear Interactive Brokers Of $25M Scheme

    The Ohio Supreme Court said Thursday that Interactive Brokers LLC cannot be held liable for a failed $25 million investment scheme run by a now-deceased customer, finding that the relevant state statute requires a firm to provide more than routine account services to be held liable for a customer's scheme.

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