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Latest News in Asset Management

  • August 14, 2026

    AIG Ex-Execs Win Ruling That Parent's FP Loan Was Equity

    American International Group's funding advances to one of its investment units was an equity infusion and not debt, a Delaware bankruptcy judge ruled Friday, handing a win to former executives who say they're owed deferred compensation funds that were depleted during the 2008 financial crisis.

  • August 14, 2026

    5th Circ. Backs Investment Co.'s Sanction In Highland Ch. 11

    The Fifth Circuit on Friday decided to keep in place an $826,000 sanction against NexPoint Real Estate Partners, finding "clear and convincing evidence" showed it filed and litigated a bad-faith claim in the Chapter 11 case of defunct hedge fund Highland Capital Management LP.

  • August 14, 2026

    4th Circ. Altria Decision Spotlights Risks From ERISA Docs

    A recent Fourth Circuit decision in a retirement plan dispute between tobacco giant Altria and an ex-worker underscored how service provider contracts can introduce snags in litigation, with benefits attorneys warning that employers may want to review documents with the potential for disclosure in mind.

  • August 14, 2026

    Fla. Judge Rejects PE Investors' Bid To Block Asset Sale

    A Florida federal judge on Friday rejected a proposed class of private equity investors' emergency request to lift a mandated stay on their $150 million fraud suit and won't hand down a temporary restraining order that would've prevented the sale of infrastructure assets to major homebuilder D.R. Horton.

  • August 14, 2026

    Bezos-Backed Group Inks $7B Deal For Liverpool FC Stake

    Fenway Sports Group announced Friday that it has agreed to sell a minority stake in Liverpool Football Club to an investor consortium that includes a sports investment fund backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, in a deal that values the team at more than $7 billion. 

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