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Argentina Denied UK Top Court Appeal In €1.3B Bond Dispute
by Gunnar Larson 17 Oct '24

17 Oct '24

Argentina Denied UK Top Court Appeal In €1.3B Bond Dispute <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1890409?nl_pk=a94fc…> By Eddie Beaver Argentina cannot dodge paying out on an outstanding €1.3 billion ($1.4 billion) to bondholders after wrongly adjusting the way it calculates yields for government securities after Britain's highest court refused to consider the case. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1890409?nl_pk=a94fc…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1890409?nl_pk=a94fc…>

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US Fails To Revoke Bail Of Crypto Chief Wanted In Fraud Case
by Gunnar Larson 17 Oct '24

17 Oct '24

US Fails To Revoke Bail Of Crypto Chief Wanted In Fraud Case <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1890433?nl_pk=a94fc…> By Sophia Dourou The U.S. government failed on Wednesday to keep the former chief executive of a $7.5 billion crypto-asset business in custody while he fights extradition for allegedly manipulating the market for his company's virtual tokens, as a judge deemed him a low flight risk. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1890433?nl_pk=a94fc…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1890433?nl_pk=a94fc…>

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Gov't Launches Taskforce To Combat Spiraling Insurance Cost
by Gunnar Larson 17 Oct '24

17 Oct '24

Gov't Launches Taskforce To Combat Spiraling Insurance Cost <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1890408?nl_pk=a94fc…> By Tom Fish The government said Wednesday that it would take on the surging car insurance rates faced by drivers, with a cross-party group of politicians, experts and regulators looking to get to the bottom of the problem. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1890408?nl_pk=a94fc…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1890408?nl_pk=a94fc…>

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FCA Launches Probe Into Premium Finance Insurance Market
by Gunnar Larson 17 Oct '24

17 Oct '24

FCA Launches Probe Into Premium Finance Insurance Market <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1890396?nl_pk=a94fc…> By Joel Poultney Britain's finance watchdog said Wednesday that it will investigate premium finance practices over concerns that consumers who pay for cover in installments might not be getting fair deals. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1890396?nl_pk=a94fc…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1890396?nl_pk=a94fc…>

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BREAKING: RTX To Pay $252M In DOJ Deal Over Qatari Bribes
by Gunnar Larson 16 Oct '24

16 Oct '24

BREAKING: RTX To Pay $252M In DOJ Deal Over Qatari Bribes <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1890497?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> By Stewart Bishop Defense contractor RTX Corp. and its Raytheon subsidiary on Wednesday agreed to pay over $252 million to resolve Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and sanctions charges, stemming from a bribery scheme to secure Qatari military contracts. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1890497?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1890497?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…>

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Fwd: Your Freedom of Information Law Request FOIL-2023-096848-022527 - 2022 New York City Pension/Investment Management Asset Performance
by Gunnar Larson 16 Oct '24

16 Oct '24

2024-096848: 3/13/24: While surveying 2022 New York City Pension/Investment Management Asset Performance, xNY.io - Bank.org noticed an overall negative return for the five systems referenced here: https://comptroller.nyc.gov/services/financial-matters/pension/asset-perfor…. xNY.io - Bank.org seeks access to any and all records explaing 2022 New York City Pension/Investment Management Asset Performance as a loss for all five funds. Comprehensively, the mechanisms for garnering public equity are easily understood and easy to execute. An advantage for public equity is its liquidity as most publicly traded stocks are available and easily traded daily through public market exchanges. Related to New York City Pension/Investment Management Asset Performance, public equity investments do not include individual stocks under "asset type" and "asset name." xNY.io - Bank.org would like to receive record if the five systems owned PayPal (PYPL) as an individual investment as part of fund investment across the systems between FY 2020 and 2022. Additionally, xNY.io - Bank.org seeks trading history ststements of PYPL across the five systems between FY 2020 and 2022. SENT VIA EMAIL G(a)xny.io August 13, 2024 Mr. Gunnar D Larson xNY.io - Bank.org 406 West 25th Street New York, NY 10001 Re: Freedom of Information Law (“FOIL”) Tracking No. 2023-096848 Dear Mr. Gunnar D Larson: I write in response to the FOIL request that you submitted to The New York State Department of Financial Services (“Department”), which has been assigned tracking number 2023-096848. The Department requires additional time to respond to your FOIL request because we are still working on your request. The Department intends to provide its determination of your request by September 17, 2024. Thank you. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: <Carmen.Garrett(a)dfs.ny.gov> Date: Tue, Aug 13, 2024, 11:04 AM Subject: Your Freedom of Information Law Request FOIL-2023-096848-022527 To: <G(a)xny.io> Good morning: Attached, please find correspondence from the New York State Department of Financial Services pertaining to your FOIL request. Thank you. Tracking Number:FOIL-2023-096848-022527

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Lit Funder-Backed Co. Says NJ Judicial Privacy Law Is Valid
by Gunnar Larson 16 Oct '24

16 Oct '24

Lit Funder-Backed Co. Says NJ Judicial Privacy Law Is Valid <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1890189?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…> By Jack Karp A New Jersey judicial privacy law is not unconstitutional since it requires that defendants act negligently by knowingly violating the law, a data privacy company said in seeking to prevent the dismissal of dozens of lawsuits, which the company also acknowledged are being funded by third-party litigation funder Parabellum Capital LLC. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1890189?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1890189?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…>

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Google Seeks To Pause Play Store Injunction Amid Appeal
by Gunnar Larson 16 Oct '24

16 Oct '24

Google Seeks To Pause Play Store Injunction Amid Appeal <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1890091?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…> By Dorothy Atkins Google has urged a California federal judge to issue an immediate stay in its antitrust battle with Epic Games Inc. that would pause a three-year injunction requiring Google to open up its Play Store to competing app stores pending the outcome of its Ninth Circuit appeal. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1890091?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1890091?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…>

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NC Lt. Gov. Sues CNN Over 'Black Nazi' Porn Site Story
by Gunnar Larson 16 Oct '24

16 Oct '24

NC Lt. Gov. Sues CNN Over 'Black Nazi' Porn Site Story <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1890197?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…> By Rachel Scharf North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson brought a $50 million defamation suit Tuesday accusing CNN of publishing "disgusting lies" about his alleged posts on a porn site in a coordinated attempt to damage the socially conservative Republican's gubernatorial campaign. Complaint attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1890197?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1890197?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…>

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No New Trial For Bid-Rigging, Price-Fixing Concrete Bros.
by Gunnar Larson 16 Oct '24

16 Oct '24

No New Trial For Bid-Rigging, Price-Fixing Concrete Bros. <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1889674?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> By Bryan Koenig A Georgia federal judge refused Tuesday to grant a new trial to a pair of brothers convicted in July for their role in a scheme fixing prices, rigging bids and carving up the coastal Georgia ready-mix concrete market, finding no jury confusion in witness testimony about antitrust compliance training.

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