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Latest News in Asset Management

  • August 10, 2026

    9th Circ. Backs Unum Win In Worker's Long-COVID Fight

    The Ninth Circuit on Monday affirmed an insurance company's win in an ex-worker's suit alleging his long-term disability benefits stemming from his bout with long COVID were wrongfully denied, upholding a district court's decision to back the insurer's denial based on the medical evidence. 

  • August 10, 2026

    Trump Pick Confirmed To NCUA As Hauptman Joins PCAOB

    The National Credit Union Administration is poised for new leadership after senators on Friday confirmed Trump nominee John Crews to its board, whose acting Chairman Kyle Hauptman has departed for a seat on the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

  • August 10, 2026

    Muddy Waters Wants Claim Cut From $14M Whistleblower Suit

    Investment research service Muddy Waters LLC and its founder want a breach of contract claim cut from a suit alleging they stiffed a purported former partner out of his share of a $14 million whistleblower award from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, saying the claim "crosses the line from pleading in the alternative to pleading in incoherence."

  • August 10, 2026

    SEC Alleges Adviser Defrauded Investors In Pre-IPO Offerings

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission both filed and settled a lawsuit in New York federal court Monday that accuses an investment manager of defrauding investors interested in taking positions in companies like SpaceX and Klarna before they went public. 

  • August 10, 2026

    Ex-Altria Worker Gets Partial 4th Circ. Win In 401(k) Fight

    The Fourth Circuit revived part of an ex-Altria worker's suit claiming the company didn't move quick enough to liquidate his 401(k) assets so he could invest the cash in anticipation of a stock market bump, finding Monday he was improperly denied a contract document for the plan's record keeper.

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  • TRANSACTIONS
  • Initial public offerings
  • Joint ventures
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Spinoffs
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  • Real estate deals
  • Shareholder activism involving hedge funds and hedge fund managers
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  • 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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  • Financial company lobbying
  • International banking legislation and regulation
  • LITIGATION
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