Bates Research | 11-14-14
Several banks, including Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan, are close to reaching a settlement with FINRA related to their IPO processes. Information out today suggests that the settlement amount could reach $50 million across seven banks that have been under investigation.
DetailBates Research | 11-07-14
On Monday the SEC announced it was fining 13 firms for transactions associated with Puerto Rico debt issued last March.
DetailBates Research | 10-24-14
Volatility has been on the rise recently, and many pundits have warned that this could be a negative turn of events for equity investors, who have largely enjoyed a bull rally since the bottom of the credit crisis. Here at Bates Research, we decided to investigate whether or not this widely held “truth” holds up.
DetailBates Research | 10-16-14
It has been a bad year for PIMCO's Total Return bond fund, normally a stalwart presence in fixed income markets. After the performance of the fund fell from the top to the bottom quartile of its peers, the fund has faced a steady wave of withdrawals.
DetailBates Research | 10-10-14
Additional details on Puerto Rico's planned debt issuance came out this past week. Previously, we reported that Puerto Rico would enter markets within the next month and issue $900 million in Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes (TRANs).
DetailBates Research | 10-03-14
As regulators worldwide search for viable alternatives to LIBOR (and similar benchmark rates), many banks have distanced themselves from these benchmarks already by ceasing to contribute to them.
DetailBates Research | 09-26-14
Argentina's messy navigation of its latest default continues – this time with an attempt to circumvent the U.S. ruling preventing it from making interest payments to bondholders.
DetailBates Research | 09-19-14
Puerto Rico will be returning to capital markets within the next month to raise $900 million in needed funds.
DetailBates Research | 09-12-14
A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Southern District of New York, challenging stock exchanges' established immunity from damages. The lawsuit, which includes such plaintiffs as the City of Providence, Rhode Island and the State-Boston Retirement System, alleges that the exchanges provided high frequency trading (HFT) firms "enhanced trading information at faster speeds" and developed "complex order types" which were designed to benefit HFT firms.
DetailBates Research | 09-05-14
This week the Federal Reserve renewed its call for an alternative benchmark to LIBOR. Fed governor Jerome Powell gave a speech Thursday on the need for a new benchmark, and called on market participants to come together in agreeing on one.
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