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Similar to class actions generally, exploring ethics issues in securities class action litigation (specifically fee-splitting), and how that affects settlement value for plaintiff investors
By Mason Lawlor | May 15, 2024
Insiders of Fang Holdings ultimately forced the company to spend around $130 million in order to acquire a 35.8% minority interest in a subsidiary, China Index Holdings, despite owning it outright just a few years earlier, according to the lawsuit.
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By John Coffee | May 15, 2024
The SEC's long, successful campaign against insider trading has been legally predicated on two words—"deceptive device"—in Section 10(b) in the Securities Exchange Act. In terms of its legal authority, the SEC has little else to rely on, as insider trading is nowhere defined in federal legislation.
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By David R. Chase and Scott Silver | May 15, 2024
In this article, we discuss the elements of what makes a compelling SEC Whistleblower Tip, such that it is likely to be investigated by the SEC's Enforcement Division resulting in an enforcement action, substantial monetary penalties and ultimately payment of a financial bounty to our whistleblower client.
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By Jane Wester | May 13, 2024
Defense counsel Barry Berke said his client, Sung Kook "Bill" Hwang, didn't break the law in the run-up to the the collapse of a $36 billion investment fund.
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By Martha "Frannie" Reilly and Libby Smith | May 13, 2024
When announcing the final rules on March 6, SEC Chair Gary Gensler stated, "These final rules build on past requirements by mandating material climate risk disclosures by public companies and in public offerings. The rules will provide investors with consistent, comparable, and decision-useful information, and issuers with clear reporting requirements."
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By Samuel E. Cohen and Ryan P. Friel | May 10, 2024
Like many recent DOL rules related to retirement investing, the retirement security rule is polarizing and is sure to face significant legal challenges, including from the insurance industry to whom the rule applies a new, heightened duty.
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By Barry R. Temkin | May 9, 2024
For the past eighty-five years, the securities industry has been regulated by the SEC and designated SROs under its supervision. But that system is changing.
7 minute read
By John Moon and Lori Marks-Esterman | May 8, 2024
An overview of why checks and balances of the courts, as well as SEC enforcement, are critical to maintaining disclosures that are needed to maintain the strength of the U.S. markets.
6 minute read
By Maydeen Merino | May 7, 2024
Proposed legislation would allow private parties in an administrative proceeding to remove their case to federal court before adjudication.
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By Maria Dinzeo | May 6, 2024
The development is a setback for Robinhood legal chief Dan Gallagher, who has championed a strategy of engaging with the agency and is himself a former SEC commissioner.
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