Investors have filed a class action securities case claiming that the Texas nontraded real estate investment trust United Development Funding IV (NASDAQ:UDF) and certain of its officers violated federal securities laws. The complaint come a month after the Harvest Exchange website published a report accusing the Company of running a…
Bloomberg says that according two sources, at least six banks are working to resolve a Swiss probe into Libor rigging allegations. COMCO, the competition regulator in Switzerland, is reportedly looking to conclude its probe by July. It has been looking into possible collusion by traders to manipulate the London Interbank…
A third bond insurer is now suing Puerto Rico over the way its government officials diverted tax money to fulfill certain bond payments that were due while defaulting on other payments. The latest plaintiff is Financial Guaranty Insurance Company (FGIC). Its complaint has been consolidated with a lawsuit brought by…
Equinox Fund Management Resolves SEC Charges For Over $5.8M A Denver-based alternative fund manager has consented to settle Securities and Exchange Commission charges accusing it of misleading investors about the way certain assets were valued and for overcharging management fees. According to the regulator, Equinox Fund Management LLC determined its…
Performer Ne-Yo Files Countersuit Against Citibank Over Alleged $5.4M Securities Fraud Singer Ne-Yo is suing Citibank (C), claiming that the financial institution should have had the proper safeguards and procedures in place that could have prevented his ex-money manager Kevin Foster from allegedly bilking him of $4.5M. The performer had…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a lawsuit against eleven ex-Superior Bank executives and board members. The regulator says that the bankers took part in numerous scams to hide just how bad the loan losses were at the bank after the financial crisis struck. Nine of the individuals…
The SEC said that State Street Bank and Trust Company will pay $12M to resolve civil charges accusing the firm of involvement in a pay-to-play scam. The regulator is accusing State Street of trying to gain contracts so it could do business with Ohio pension funds. Vincent Debaggis, who helmed…
Ohio Financial Adviser is Indicted in $15M Securities Fraud Evolution Partners Wealth Management owner Larry Werbel has been indicted on criminal charges accusing him of involvement in a securities scam to bilk at least 100 investor of over $15M. Werbel recruited investors for shares of VgTel Inc. He and other…
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) has consented to pay approximately $5.1B to resolve a government investigation into the way it dealt with mortgage-backed securities leading up to the 2008 financial crisis. The settlement was reached in principal with the Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities Working Group of the U.S. Financial Fraud Enforcement…
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority claims that Caldwell International Securities Corp. engaged in the churning of customer accounts and that this purportedly resulted in $1 million in excess commissions for the firm. The self-regulatory organization says that the alleged violations began in 2011. According to FINRA, the Texas-based company’s founder…