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Delaware law recognizes derivative insider trading lawsuit

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 22 2010

On March 17th, the Delaware Chancery Court posted its March 3, 2010, opinion denying defendants' motion to dismiss a shareholder derivative lawsuit

Innocent relief defendant loses home

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 7 2010

On June 3rd, the Fifth Circuit affirmed an order imposing an equitable lien against a condominium innocently purchased with the proceeds from a commodity Ponzi scheme

Securities fraud lawsuit against AIG proceeds

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 4 2010

On September 27th, the Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York denied defendants' motion to dismiss plaintiffs' securities fraud lawsuit alleging that defendants materially misstated the extent to which AIG had accumulated exposure to the subprime mortgage market through its securities lending program and its credit default swap portfolio

Court dismisses SEC's insider trading charges

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 12 2010

On June 25th, a federal district court dismissed charges that defendants engaged in insider trading in credit default swaps

Prohibition against fraud, manipulation and deception in connection with security-based swaps

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 8 2010

On November 3rd, the SEC published for comment a new rule under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 intended to prevent fraud, manipulation, and deception in connection with the offer, purchase or sale of any security-based swap, the exercise of any right or performance of any obligation under a security-based swap, or the avoidance of such exercise or performance

NFA advises of FinCEN beneficial ownership guidance

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 22 2010

On March 15th, the National Futures Association advised members that the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has issued guidance clarifying and consolidating existing regulatory expectations for obtaining beneficial ownership information for certain accounts and customer relationships

Whistleblower rules

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 22 2011

On August 15th, the CFTC published the new final rules implementing the new whistleblower program authorized by the Dodd-Frank Act

NFA launches aml website

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 22 2010

On November 16th, the National Futures Association announced it has launched a web-based Anti-Money Laundering Procedures System to assist NFA Member FCMs and IBs and applicants in developing an AML program that meets the requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act and NFA Compliance Rule 2-9(c

Manhattan U.S. Attorney's Office to investigate CDOs and CDSs

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 7 2011

On March 3rd, Bloomberg reported the remarks of Christopher Garcia, head of the Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force in the Manhattan U.S. Attorney's Office

Whistleblower rules

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 8 2011

On August 4th, the CFTC voted to approve new final rules implementing its new whistleblower program