The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan says it won’t be remanding the securities fraud lawsuit accusing UBS Securities LLC and related entities of inducing two Detroit pension plans into taking an equity position in a collateralized loan obligation and then breaching their fiduciary duties through the…
Quadrangle investment group founding partner Steven Rattner has settled for $10 million allegations that he bribed officials to obtain a substantial investment from New York State’s pension fund. The financier, who is a California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) outside investment partner and previously served as President Barack Obama’s “car…
A US district court judge has issued a ruling in the securities fraud lawsuit against Morgan Stanley and several affiliates. The case, which was brought by West Virginia Investment Management Board (WVIMB), involves mortgage-backed securities. WVIMB, which bought securities from Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-11AR, had filed class claims…