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Bored-Ape NFT Investors Are Suing Bieber, Madonna and Other Celebrity Promoters

The creator of the popular Bored Ape Yacht Club collection of NFTs and its promoters, including Madonna, Paris Hilton and Justin Bieber, were sued by investors claiming they were duped into buying the collectibles by celebrities who didn’t disclose they …

Hacker of Crypto Exchange FTX Revealed as One of Biggest Holders of Token Ether

The hacker who raided Sam Bankman-Fried’s collapsed crypto exchange FTX is now one of the world’s biggest holders of the token Ether. A wallet linked with the exploit swapped about $49 million of stablecoins — mainly Dai — for Ether …

FTX’s Bankman-Fried, Celebrity Promoters Sued by Crypto Investors

U.S. crypto investors sued FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried and several celebrities who promoted his exchange including comedian Larry David, alleging they engaged in deceptive practices to sell FTX yield-bearing digital currency accounts. The proposed class action filed late Tuesday night …

Timeline of Key Events in Collapse of Allianz’s Structured Alpha Funds

Germany’s Allianz has agreed to pay about $6 billion and its U.S. asset management unit will plead guilty to fraud after a group of its multibillion investment funds collapsed amid market turmoil triggered by the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. Here …

Allianz to Pay Over $6B for Structured Alpha Fraud, Former Fund Manager Indicted

Germany’s Allianz SE agreed to pay more than $6 billion and its U.S. asset management unit pleaded guilty to criminal securities fraud over the collapse of a group of investment funds early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Allianz’s settlements with the …

Allianz Sets Aside Another $2 Billion for Structured Alpha Fund Debacle

Germany’s Allianz said on Wednesday it would set aside another 1.9 billion euros ($2 billion) as it braces for the outcome of U.S. regulatory investigations into a multibillion-dollar trading debacle at its funds arm. The collapse of a $15 billion …

Inside Allianz’s $4B Structured Alpha Fund Blowup: Red Flags and Fat Fees

It’s every investor’s dream: Make money when markets go up, and when markets go down, and even when markets go practically nowhere. But inside Allianz SE, where a handful of hedge fund managers claimed they could do just that, few …

Allianz in Talks to Transfer Block of Life Assets to Free Up Regulatory Capital: Sources

Allianz SE is in advanced talks to transfer a block of Swiss life insurance assets to Resolution Life, people with knowledge of the matter said, a move that could free up regulatory capital as Europe’s largest insurer prepares for the …

Judge Rules Boeing Directors Must Face Shareholder Claims Over 737 MAX

A Delaware judge ruled on Tuesday that Boeing’s board of directors must face a lawsuit from shareholders over two fatal 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people in less than six months. Vice Chancellor Morgan Zurn ruled Boeing stockholders may …

German Regulators Begin Investigation Into Allianz U.S. Investment Funds

German regulators have launched an investigation into the country’s biggest financial company, Allianz, after the demise of some of its U.S. investment funds last year, people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The move heightens the pressure on …