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:: In one of the latest cases arising from the sub-prime problem (
In the matter of Merrill Lynch,
Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc & Ors), the “Enforcement Section of the Massachusetts Securities Division
of the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth” (apparently with the locus standi conferred by MUSA)
filed a Complaint dated 1 February 2008 against a Merrill Lynch entity, alleging among other things,
“inappropriate and illegal” sale (through Merrill Lynch’s agents) of “certain esoteric financial
instruments known as Collateral[sic] Debt Obligations”.
:: Two 'sub-prime' related complaints were filed in quick succession in early January 2008.
The first one (Mayor and
City Council of Baltimore v Wells Fargo) was dated 8 January 2008 and filed by the Mayor and City Council
of Baltimore against the Wells Fargo Banks and a related company for, inter alia, failing to prudently
underwrite HARMs.
The second
City of Cleveland v Deutsche Bank Trust Company & Ors was filed with the Court of Common Pleas, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, on 10
January 2008, the plaintiff, the City of Cleveland, alleges that a long list of prominent Wall Street
and international banks, including Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse, Bear Stearns, Citigroup,
HSBC, J P Morgan, Lehman Brothers, Morgan Stanley, are responsible for the sub-prime mortgage foreclosure crisis.
new!
:: Barclays Bank Plc v Bear Stearns Asset Management Inc & Ors: In a 341-paragraph
Complaint filed at the US District Court,
the Plaintiff Barclays Bank claimed a long list of wrongdoings including fraud, misrepresentation, conspiracy,
breach of fiduciary duties and duties of care and promissory estoppel (para. 23).
:: JVETS (自主参加型排出量取引制度) starts to accept application
for emission trading participation
(in Japanese only) from 27 December 2007 (ending on 28 January 2008). A conference will also be held on 18
January 2008 to give details of the scheme and participation. new!
:: Securities and exchange board of india approves
new derivatives products (14 November 2007)
::
give up? new
give-up arrangement and prime brokerage
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