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Financial Service Authority wins appeal case on co-operation with overseas regulators
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- March 4 2010
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) went to the Court of Appeal to seek clarification regarding its obligation to co-operate with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC
District Court dismisses subprime class action case with prejudice
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- October 20 2010
The U.S. District Court in Manhattan recently dismissed a securities class action brought by a proposed class of investors, alleging that the company and two of its senior officers violated Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) and SEC Rule 10b-5 by making false or materially misleading disclosures about the company’s risk management and exposure to mortgage-related securities
Changes in securities & insurance regulation affecting enforcement strategies ALI-ABA conference on insurance & financial services litigation
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- July 19 2010
Speakers at the ALI-ABA's annual conference on insurance and financial services regulation in Chicago offered extensive commentary on changes in enforcement strategies for insurance and securities fraud, in light of recent overhauls to the regulatory scheme
International Public Company D&O: Status & Trends - Canada
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- Canada
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- April 14 2010
Class action securities claims are a perennially interesting topic for attorneys and companies around the world and across industries
Supreme Court upholds Gartenberg test for mutual funds’ compensation of investment advisers
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- May 5 2010
The Supreme Court recently issued an important decision regarding the test for determining whether an investment adviser has violated its "fiduciary duty" to a mutual fund by charging excessive fees under 36(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
FSA prosecutes for change of control offence
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- February 19 2010
Semperian PPP Investment Partners (Semperian) has pleaded guilty to an offence under section 191(3) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000
Former Tyco director settles with pension fund in opt-out action
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- January 4 2010
In 2002, Tyco became embroiled in a well-publicized scandal arising out of alleged corporate looting by the company’s top management
ARS derivative suits will need to overcome business judgment rule
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- October 12 2010
In the past few months, several derivative suits against mutual fund issuers of auction rate securities (ARS) have hit the courts
Second Circuit allows securities fraud claim alleging misrepresentations regarding nature, but not amount, of mutual fund’s fees
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- April 27 2010
The Second Circuit recently overturned the Southern District of New York’s dismissal of a claim under 10(b) Securities Exchange Act of 1934 relating to management fees charged to a mutual fund in Operating Local 649 Annuity Trust Fund v. Smith Barney Fund Management LLC
Plus D&O symposium: morning session I
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- February 3 2010
During a discussion on the state of securities litigation, a panel comprised of prominent securities litigators discussed trends in securities class actions and legislation that is on the horizon
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