Asset Management

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Latest News in Asset Management

  • July 27, 2026

    NY AG Says States Must Have Power To Police Crypto, Ethics

    New York Attorney General Letitia James called on federal lawmakers Monday to amend a pending proposal to regulate crypto markets to give states more latitude to protect consumers, go after scammers and hold government officials like the president accountable for profiting from the industry.

  • July 27, 2026

    SEC Fines Simplify $400K Over ETF Transaction Violations

    A Delaware-based registered investment adviser has agreed to pay a $400,000 fine to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to resolve claims that, among other things, it caused an affiliated trust to engage in prohibited transactions and separately caused one of its exchange-traded funds to exceed leverage thresholds for derivatives trading.

  • July 27, 2026

    ATI Beats ERISA Suit Over $1.5B Pension Risk Transfer

    Defense and aerospace company ATI won escape from a proposed class action alleging it put retirees' benefits at risk by transferring approximately $1.5 billion of pension obligations to a private equity-backed insurance company, convincing a Pennsylvania federal court Monday that ex-workers hadn't sufficiently demonstrated standing to sue.

  • July 27, 2026

    Del. Judge Tosses Challenge To Envestnet's $4.5B Bain Sale

    The Delaware Chancery Court has dismissed a stockholder challenge to Envestnet Inc.'s $4.5 billion take-private sale to Bain Capital affiliates, ruling that investors approved the deal through a fully informed vote and that the complaint failed to support claims that the company's independent directors or financial adviser Morgan Stanley acted improperly.

  • July 27, 2026

    PE Shop Founder Pleads Guilty In $50M Ponzi Scheme

    The managing partner of a New Hampshire-based private equity firm has pled guilty in New York federal court to multiple counts of fraud and money laundering in connection with a scheme that solicited over $50 million in investments for purported health and wellness companies.

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  • TRANSACTIONS
  • Initial public offerings
  • Joint ventures
  • Mergers and acquisitions
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  • 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
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  • International banking legislation and regulation
  • LITIGATION
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