DBSI which went bankrupt last fall, was “doomed to fail,” said Joshua R. Hochberg, an examiner appointed by a bankruptcy court to examine DBSI’s business affairs. But the company’s troubles did not stop founder and president Douglas Swenson and other officers, directors, owners and top employees from giving “significant amounts of money to themselves,” according to […]
Ameriprise Financial has reached a settlement with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in connection with allegations of deceptive sales practices. The settlement requires the Minnesota-based broker-dealer to pay fines in the amount of $200,000. The government complaint contended that Ameriprise failed to adequately supervise its financial representatives, thus allowing this instance of broker misconduct to take […]
Seven hedge fund managers and executives were arrested yesterday in connection with an insider trading case investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the U.S. Attorney’s Office, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Among those arrested was heavyweight portfolio manager Raj Rajaratnam of the Galleon Group. He and the others are charged with […]
CIT Group Inc. failure to secure a second government bailout has prompted renewed bankruptcy fears. The New York based lender who traditionally looked to institutional investors for capital is coming under increased scrutiny from retail investors for its offering of corporate notes marketed under the name, “InterNotes.” Some have wondered what a company that traditionally […]
Opening statements by the prosecution began today in the trial of one time Bear Stern employees Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin. The former hedge fund managers are the first to be tried in connection with a federal probe into the subprime market collapse. The men are charged with misleading clients who invested into two separate […]