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Web Watch: Best of the Week Ending January 27
The week’s most interesting columns and blog posts from around the web.
Carlyle Readies an Unfriendly I.P.O. for Shareholders – NYTimes.com
It is quite possible that the Carlyle Group, the private equity firm that is preparing to go public, is proposing the most shareholder-unfriendly corporate governance structure in modern history. via Carlyle Readies an Unfriendly I.P.O. for Shareholders – NYTimes.com.
Greater Penalties for Insider Trading – NYTimes.com
Under proposed amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines announced last week, recommended punishments for insider trading are likely to increase in response to Congressional pressure to ratchet up sentences for securities fraud. That will put even more pressure on defendants to cooperate with the government in the hope of receiving a reduced penalty. via Greater […]
Changes in the Plaintiffs’ Class Action Bar and the Changing World of Shareholder Litigation: The D&O Diary
The changing mix of corporate and securities litigation is a recent phenomenon on which I have frequently commented on this blog. While identifying the fact of the change is relatively straightforward, explaining it is more challenging. According to a January 11, 2012 article in The Review of Securities & Commodities Regulation entitled “Shareholder Litigation After the […]
FBI searches New York offices of ‘reverse merger’ player New York Global Group – NYPOST.com
FBI reportedly searches offices of New York Global Group, which has played a role in Chinese reverse mergers.
SEC drops supervisor case against ex-general counsel | Reuters
Agency drops controversial action against former general counsel of Ferris Baker Watts.
Securities Docket News Wire for Jan. 27, 2012
Get caught up with the Securities Docket News Wire for Jan. 27, 2012.
How Allen Stanford’s SEC Connections Enabled His $7 Billion Ponzi-Scheme
The role of legal advice from former SEC officials and other ex-regulators and law-enforcement officials in the Stanford scheme.