Settlement, Institutional Investors

Securities Class Action Settlement Trends: Smaller Sizes and Smaller Players, According to Cornerstone Research

Cooley LLP on 5/21/2025

Cornerstone Research, a top consulting and expert testimony firm, recently issued its annual report analyzing securities class action settlements. Cornerstone reports that, in 2024, both total settlement dollars and the...more

Opt-Outs in Securities Class Action Settlements More Likely in Recent Years, Especially for Large and Complex Cases

Cornerstone Research on 10/26/2023

The percentage of securities class action settlements with at least one putative class member opting out has increased in recent years, according to a new report by Cornerstone Research in conjunction with Latham & Watkins...more

Chase Lets Loose a Barrage of New Indemnification Demand Letters

Bilzin Sumberg on 4/30/2018

Ten years after the financial crisis, mortgage companies and regional/local banks are still getting hit with new breach of contract and indemnification claims related to loans sold before the crisis....more

Twenty-Three Years Later, One Day Shorter: SEC Proposes T+2 Rule Amendment

Broker-Dealer Compliance + Regulation on 10/3/2016

Twenty-three years after adopting Rule 15c6-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) to establish T+3 as the standard settlement cycle for broker-dealer transactions, on September 28, 2016, the SEC...more

Structured Thoughts: News for the financial services community, Volume 6, Issue 6

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Structured Products on 10/17/2015

U.S. Structured Warrant Programs: Introduction - U.S. and non-U.S. banks have offered structured warrants in the U.S. to address the needs of both institutional and high-net worth investors. This article will...more

Blog: Are Companies Now Quicker To Settle With Hedge Fund Activists?

Cooley LLP on 10/2/2015

According to data collected by Reuters, companies are settling with hedge fund activists “at the fastest pace since the financial crisis. The average number of days it takes companies to reach a settlement with activists...more