/assetmanagement?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Asset Management Copyright 2025 saąúĽĘ´«Ă˝. en-US Wed, 17 Dec 2025 21:19:05 +0000 /assetmanagement/articles/2423250?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /assetmanagement/articles/2423250 JPMorgan Chase & Co. and its broker-dealer unit are facing claims they discriminated against two Black women who had worked for the companies as financial advisers, giving them unfavorable branch assignments and leave-related client reassignments while later forcing them to take lower-paying remote jobs they eventually had to quit. Wed, 17 Dec 2025 19:43:28 +0000 /assetmanagement/articles/2422604?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /assetmanagement/articles/2422604 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Examinations has again flagged advisers' disclosures regarding their use of testimonials, endorsements and third-party ratings in advertisements, saying staff have observed noncompliance with commission rules in those areas. Wed, 17 Dec 2025 19:37:47 +0000 /assetmanagement/articles/2423174?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /assetmanagement/articles/2423174 Northern California's Community West Bank and United Security Bank on Wednesday announced plans to merge by the middle of next year in a $192 million deal guided by Otteson Shapiro LLP and Stuart Moore Staub. Wed, 17 Dec 2025 18:57:24 +0000 /assetmanagement/articles/2423343?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /assetmanagement/articles/2423343 A Tenth Circuit panel on Wednesday reinstated a $2.9 million Financial Industry Regulatory Authority arbitration award against a financial adviser who allegedly undermined a firm she worked for, ruling that she waived any objections she had to arbitrating with the plaintiffs before FINRA. Wed, 17 Dec 2025 18:31:38 +0000 /assetmanagement/articles/2423261?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /assetmanagement/articles/2423261 An automotive lighting company told an Illinois federal court Wednesday that it has settled an ex-worker's proposed class action claiming the business mismanaged forfeited 401(k) funds and failed to inform workers who used tobacco how to avoid paying an extra health plan fee. Wed, 17 Dec 2025 17:48:26 +0000 /assetmanagement/articles/2423019?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /assetmanagement/articles/2423019 A judge in the Delaware Chancery Court on Wednesday approved a proposed settlement resolving two long-running shareholder derivative suits against Fat Brands Inc. and its controlling stockholder, finding that the deal delivers immediate cash, targeted governance reforms and a realistic recovery in light of substantial litigation and collectibility risks, while reserving judgment on a disputed request for attorney fees. Wed, 17 Dec 2025 17:37:12 +0000 /assetmanagement/articles/2423171?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /assetmanagement/articles/2423171 Electronic healthcare platform Tebra, led by Fenwick & West LLP, on Wednesday revealed that it secured $250 million in new equity and debt financing, which will be used for research and development in artificial intelligence and automation. Wed, 17 Dec 2025 17:04:01 +0000 /assetmanagement/articles/2423182?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /assetmanagement/articles/2423182 Online education company Coursera said Wednesday it has agreed to buy rival Udemy in an all-stock deal valuing the combined company at about $2.5 billion, as the firms look to scale their platforms amid rising demand for job-ready skills driven by artificial intelligence. Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:39:57 +0000 /assetmanagement/articles/2417776?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /assetmanagement/articles/2417776 Issue-spotting skills are well honed in law school, but practicing attorneys must also identify clients’ problems and true goals, and then be able to provide solutions, says Mary Kate Hogan at Quarles & Brady. Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:31:03 +0000 /assetmanagement/articles/2421652?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /assetmanagement/articles/2421652 The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission pivoted sharply under acting Chairman Caroline Pham in 2025, resulting in a pared-back enforcement docket, sweeping policy changes intended to provide greater transparency, and a renewed focus on fraud prevention and maintaining market integrity for the CFTC's core markets, say attorneys at Moore & Van Allen. Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:05:39 +0000 /assetmanagement/articles/2423176?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /assetmanagement/articles/2423176 Greenberg Traurig-advised mortgage lender UWM Holdings Corp. on Wednesday unveiled plans to acquire mortgage servicing rights-focused REIT Two Harbors Investment Corp., led by Jones Day, in an all-stock deal that boasts an equity value of $1.3 billion. Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:14:22 +0000 /assetmanagement/articles/2423155?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /assetmanagement/articles/2423155 Israel-based asset management and insurance company Phoenix Financial on Wednesday announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with private equity giant Blackstone under which the Israeli firm will invest up to $5 billion across a range of credit strategies. Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:04:04 +0000 /assetmanagement/articles/2422886?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /assetmanagement/articles/2422886 A former Freepoint Commodities LLC and Arcadia Fuels Ltd. oil trader has told a federal court that he intends to appeal his 15-month prison sentence and $300,000 fine after a jury found him guilty of bribing an official at Brazilian oil giant Petroleo Brasileiro SA. Tue, 16 Dec 2025 20:45:26 +0000 /assetmanagement/articles/2422583?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /assetmanagement/articles/2422583 Private equity-backed medical supplies giant Medline, guided by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, on Tuesday priced an upsized initial public offering, raising $6.26 billion in what will be the largest IPO of 2025 just weeks before year-end. Tue, 16 Dec 2025 19:31:45 +0000 /assetmanagement/articles/2422793?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /assetmanagement/articles/2422793 President Donald Trump signed an order aimed at expanding retirement plans' access to investing in a wider range of assets in 401(k) plans, while the government hit the brakes on the previous administration's effort to expand the definition of who is a fiduciary under federal benefits law. Here are four significant policy moves from the latter half of 2025 that benefits attorneys should know.  Tue, 16 Dec 2025 19:17:07 +0000 /assetmanagement/articles/2422221?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /assetmanagement/articles/2422221 A California federal judge gave initial approval to a $1.4 million settlement that would end claims that security firm Allied Universal levied excessive fees on its workers' retirement accounts. Tue, 16 Dec 2025 18:00:46 +0000 /assetmanagement/articles/2422694?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /assetmanagement/articles/2422694 The Corporate Transparency Act is constitutional because it regulates economic activities with a substantial impact on interstate commerce and doesn't violate protections against unreasonable searches, the Eleventh Circuit said Tuesday, reversing a lower court's decision. Tue, 16 Dec 2025 17:49:57 +0000 /assetmanagement/articles/2422671?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /assetmanagement/articles/2422671 Databricks, led by Fenwick & West LLP, on Tuesday revealed that it is raising around $4 billion in a Series L round that would value the data and artificial intelligence company at $134 billion. Tue, 16 Dec 2025 16:45:01 +0000 /assetmanagement/articles/2421012?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /assetmanagement/articles/2421012 To address the patchwork of courts’ standing orders on generative artificial intelligence, curbing abuses and relieving the burden on judges, the federal judiciary should consider amending its civil procedure rules to require litigants to certify they’ve reviewed legal filings for accuracy, say attorneys at Shook Hardy. Tue, 16 Dec 2025 16:41:29 +0000 /assetmanagement/articles/2421162?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /assetmanagement/articles/2421162 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recently issued annual examination priorities reiterate a host of regulatory implications for investment advisers using artificial intelligence tools, highlighting that meaningful ongoing due diligence can help mitigate both operational and regulatory surprises amid AI's rapid evolution, says Christopher Mills at Sidley.