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The Motley Fool
November 28, 2011
John Reeves |
Judge Blocks Citigroup's Sweetheart Deal Judge Rakoff blocks a deal between Citi and the SEC.   |
Registered Rep.
September 10, 2008 |
Bank of America to Buy Its ARs Back The nation's second-largest bank by assets settled an investigation by Massachusetts regulators, agreeing to buy back $4.5 billion worth of the securities. |
Registered Rep.
June 29, 2011
Kristen French |
Raymond James Hit With $300 million ARS Settlement; Pay Back For All ARS Clients The company has agreed to a multi-state settlement that will require the firm to buy back $300 million in auction rate securities it sold to clients prior to the collapse of the ARS market in February of 2008. |
Registered Rep.
October 8, 2008 |
Bank of America Reaches Second Settlement To Buy Back ARS The agreement closely mirrors the firm's earlier settlement with the Massachusetts Securities Division that was announced in September, 2008. |
The Motley Fool
May 12, 2010
Alex Dumortier |
Morgan Stanley Wishes It Weren't Like Goldman U.S. prosecutors are investigating whether Morgan misled investors in mortgage derivatives; similar to the charges against Goldman Sachs. |
BusinessWeek
May 20, 2010
Jesse Westbrook & David Scheer |
How Big a Hit Will Goldman Take? Congress and the public expect the SEC to extract a big fine |
The Motley Fool
April 22, 2010
Alex Dumortier |
Which Bank Will the SEC Hit Next? As the agency continues to examine comparable transactions to the ABACUS 2007-AC1 CDO at the heart of its complaint against Goldman, banks are no doubt legitimately concerned whether they could be next in the SEC's crosshairs. |
The Motley Fool
October 5, 2009
Morgan Housel |
With Lewis Gone, Is Pandit Next? Citigroup's current CEO, Vikram Pandit, replaced Chuck Prince in 2007, so he can't be blamed for many of Citi's problems. But you can still argue that he should be replaced. |
The Motley Fool
April 19, 2010
Russ Krull |
Citi's $5 Flirt Does Citigroup's bounce to $5 make it more attractive? |
Registered Rep.
August 7, 2008
John Churchill |
Citi Settles With SEC and Cuomo Over ARS Failure The firm has agreed to buy back auction rate securities sold to institutional and retail investors nationwide who've been stuck with the illiquid investment vehicles since February 12, 2008. |
The Motley Fool
September 15, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Justice for Bank of America Shareholders Bank of America shareholders are getting some justice, and those singlehandedly responsible for transforming the bank from a world-class enterprise into a taxpayer-sucking ward are being held accountable. |
The Motley Fool
November 14, 2011
John Reeves |
Wrist Slaps All Around at the SEC The SEC disciplines its employees who were involved in the Madoff case. |
Registered Rep.
March 15, 2012
Kristen French |
Due Diligence: Step Back Rakoff, SEC-Citigroup Settlement Could Stand Judge Jed Rakoff may have overstepped his authority, said a federal appeals court today. In a procedural decision, the court wrote that the Securities and Exchange Commission has a good chance of overturning Rakoff's rejection of a $285 million SEC settlement with Citigroup. |
The Motley Fool
December 23, 2008
Alex Dumortier |
Bank Stocks in 2009 -- What You Need to Know Why you should expect continued volatility. |
The Motley Fool
October 2, 2009
Morgan Housel |
The Biggest Bank Deals That Never Happened You think you've seen too big to fail? You ain't seen nothing. |
The Motley Fool
February 12, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
The Government's "Bad Bank" Plan Will Fail The problem isn't the bad assets. |
The Motley Fool
September 15, 2009
Morgan Housel |
What If Citigroup Had Bought Wachovia? Around this time last year, Citigroup struck a deal to buy Wachovia, a bank that surely would have failed without being bought. What would have happened if they did? |
The Motley Fool
July 14, 2009
Matt Koppenheffer |
Nothing's Changed in Banking The recent upending of the financial world seems to have yielded few results. |
Registered Rep.
April 28, 2003
Will Leitch |
Historic Settlement Doesn't Target Brokers -- But You're Hardly Home Free Now that the Wall Street global settlement is official, brokers might be inclined to heave a sigh of relief. Don't. While the settlement will have a lasting impact on the brokerage industry, brokers have been unscathed by the Spitzer investigations -- so far. |
Financial Planning
August 1, 2008
Bob Veres |
The Big Regulatory Fix If the same few companies are behind virtually every major financial scandal and meltdown, why are the regulators talking about tightening up on all financial advisors? |
The Motley Fool
August 18, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Justice for Bank Shareholders Judges sticking up for the little guy. |
CFO
April 1, 2004
Ronald Fink |
Playing Favorites Why Alan Greenspan's Fed lets banks off easy on corporate fraud. |
Investment Advisor
June 2009 |
B/D News & Products Important news for broker/dealers: The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is proposing a major expansion of its BrokerCheck service... Fraud charges against several entities and individuals who operate the Reserve Primary Fund... more... |
Registered Rep.
July 20, 2009
David A. Geracioti |
The Auction Rate Securities Mess Still Lives This time it was TD Ameritrade, without admitting or denying guilt, who settled with the SEC "for making inaccurate statements when selling auction rate securities (ARS) to customers." |
BusinessWeek
October 14, 2010
Bradley Keoun |
Bank Profits Are Being Squeezed As Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, and other big banks invest, costs are outpacing revenue. |
The Motley Fool
April 7, 2010
William D. Cohan |
The End of Wall Street? The sad truth is that Wall Street is much the same as it was before; it's Main Street that may never be the same again. |
Investment Advisor
September 2009 |
Broker/Dealer News Actions by the SEC and FINRA |
Investment Advisor
July 2006 |
B/d Briefing: News & Products The Securities and Exchange Commission announced on May 31 the institution of proceedings against 15 broker/dealer firms... In the past year nearly 200 advisors have been added to the H&R Block Financial Advisors team... etc. |
BusinessWeek
November 19, 2007
Goldstein & Henry |
On the Subprime Endangered List Which CEO will be catching subprime heat next now that Citigroup's Chuck Prince is out? Bear Stearns' Jimmy Cayne may be vulnerable. |
Registered Rep.
March 24, 2005
Kristen French |
Mutual Fund Enforcement Picks Up Steam On March 23, the SEC and NASD handed out fines in mutual fund-related punishments totaling more than $80 million to five firms. And that is likely just the beginning of a coming avalanche of similar regulatory actions, legal experts say. |
The Motley Fool
October 21, 2011
FitzGerald & Reeves |
Infographic: Goldman's Post-Crisis Crisis It's ugly out there for Goldman Sachs. |
The Motley Fool
March 7, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
Give Us the Money, SEC! The SEC has $52.5 million from a 2002 $1.4 billion settlement made by brokerage firms to spend on investor education. Here are some suggestions on how to exactly to spend it. |
Registered Rep.
September 1, 2005
Karen Donovan |
Under Siege Executives of broker/dealer firms are not exaggerating when they say it seems like regulators are locked into a competitive battle to collect the most pelts on Wall Street. |
The Motley Fool
January 19, 2012
Ilan Moscovitz |
What Will Happen on Wall Street Today? A recap of today's biggest moves in the banking sector. |
Registered Rep.
March 3, 2006
Halah Tourylai |
Third Wirehouse Coughs Up Millions In Overtime Cases Yesterday, Morgan Stanley became the third wirehouse, after Merrill Lynch and UBS, to settle class action suits with California brokers over overtime pay in the past seven months -- the second in three weeks. |
The Motley Fool
October 28, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Wedding Bells for Goldman and Citigroup? The next step for the financial industry looks as though it'll be massive consolidation. |
The Motley Fool
March 18, 2005
W.D. Crotty |
Hey, It's Just $2 Billion! JP Morgan Chase agrees to pay $2 billion to settle WorldCom litigation. For investors who worry that this tomfoolery may portend related monsters lurking in JP's closet, then the stock might not be down enough. |
The Motley Fool
December 20, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Will Morgan Stanley Come Back? Investors who thought that the return of John Mack to Morgan Stanley would mean instant and glorious change might be feeling a bit disappointed about now. |
The Motley Fool
October 31, 2008
Morgan "Haunted" Housel |
World's Scariest Stock: Citigroup Citi's losses over the past year, while impressive, aren't the scary part. What's important is looking ahead, and that's what's frightening. |
The Motley Fool
July 6, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
Wells Fargo Takes on Goldman Sachs California lender Wells Fargo is set to bulk up the securities business it inherited from Wachovia. What will this mean for investors? |
The Motley Fool
June 21, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Morgan Stanley's Mighty Swing The investment bank knocks results out of the park. Can it last? Investors, take note. |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2008 |
Capital Hill Contributions Shifts in Wall Street's campaign contributions. |
Registered Rep.
December 11, 2008 |
SEC Finalizes $30 Billion ARS Settlement With Citi And UBS The $30 billion settlement is the largest in SEC history and restores liquidity to ARS investors at par value of their holdings. |
The Motley Fool
September 16, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Goldman Feels the Heat Though it wasn't a terrible quarter for Goldman Sachs, it's become apparent that banking is a terrible industry right now. And after a crazy week, some question even Goldman Sachs' future. |
The Motley Fool
December 7, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
Citi's Race Against Time Bank of America's recent move has left Citi scrambling. |
The Motley Fool
May 21, 2010
Jennifer Schonberger |
The Senate's Cop Cracks Down on Financial Fraud "Fraud and potential criminal conduct were at the heart of the financial crisis," Senator Ted Kaufman (D, Del) said in a speech last month on the Senate floor. |
The Motley Fool
December 17, 2008
Morgan Housel |
No Good News for Morgan Stanley If Morgan Stanley really is retreating from the old investment banking model, then what's next for the investment-bank-turned-bank-holding-company? |
The Motley Fool
June 22, 2010
Matt Koppenheffer |
Better Buy: Bank of America or Citigroup? Want to profit from the most beaten-down big banks? Here's my pick of the two. |
The Motley Fool
January 18, 2012
Ilan Moscovitz |
What's Next for Bank Stocks A recap of Tuesday's biggest movers. |
The Motley Fool
October 23, 2009 |
Roundtable: Sell This Bank Three analysts ... three bank sells. |
