At a recent European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) public hearing on T+1 settlement, market participants expressed confidence that misalignments caused by North America’s transition will be resolved once the European Union (E.U.) adopts a shortened settlement cycle. While North America’s transition to T+1 was largely uneventful, hailed as a success by many, including DTCC… Read More >>
SEC Hits WL Ross with $2.3M Penalty
SEC officials report that WL Ross & Co. LLC, a New York-based private equity fund adviser, founded and chaired by investor Wilbur L. Ross, will pay a civil penalty of $2.3 million, plus reimbursements, to settle charges that it failed to disclose its fee allocation practices to the WLR Funds and their investors, resulting in… Read More >>
