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Latest News in Asset Management

  • August 21, 2026

    6th Circ. Revives Freddie Mac Subprime Suit From '08 Crash

    The Sixth Circuit Friday revived a long-running securities suit brought by the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System against Freddie Mac and several of its former executives, holding that a district court erred in granting a summary judgment win for the government-backed enterprise and also denying class certification.

  • August 21, 2026

    BSTR Ends $1.5B SPAC Deal Amid Bitcoin Market Woes

    Bitcoin treasury company BSTR Holdings has terminated a merger with special purpose acquisition company Cantor Equity Partners I Inc. that would have provided BSTR with up to $1.5 billion in financing in a go-public deal.

  • August 21, 2026

    Investor Keeps $6.9M Del. Award But Loses Legal Fees

    The Delaware Supreme Court on Friday upheld a roughly $6.9 million damages award to a former investor in a Philadelphia-area EB-5 investment business but overturned nearly $260,000 in attorney fees, finding the investor waited too long to argue that the fees were part of his damages.

  • August 21, 2026

    11th Circ. Ruling Could Help ERISA Suits Survive Until Trial

    The Eleventh Circuit's decision to reopen a suit from a former Royal Caribbean worker claiming 401(k) participants lost millions on underperforming target-date funds could make it easier for plaintiffs to get to trial in cases accusing companies of retirement plan investment picks that violate federal benefits law, attorneys said.

  • August 21, 2026

    Steadfast Inks $5.5B Buyout Deal With KKR, Dragoneer

    Mallesons-advised Steadfast Group has agreed to be acquired by a consortium backed by investment firms Dragoneer Investment Group and KKR for about AU$7.7 billion ($5.5 billion), the Australian insurance broker said Friday.

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