Excessive Risk: Corporate and Municipal Bond Funds
Cornerstone Research was retained by counsel for a family of corporate and municipal bond funds that suffered sharp declines in net asset value in the wake of the financial crisis.
Allegations of Excessive Mutual Fund Fees
Cornerstone Research worked with three experts in the first excessive fee case to proceed to trial since the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2010 decision in Jones v. Harris.
Securities Class Action Regarding Mutual Fund Performance
Cornerstone Research worked with a finance expert to analyze investments in mortgage-backed securities during the financial crisis.
Allergan Takeover Bid
Cornerstone Research worked with two experts who testified on Rule 14e-3 allegations that a hedge fund violated federal securities law on disclosures in cash tender offers.
Hedge Fund Contract Dispute
Counsel retained Professor Robert Whitelaw of New York University and Cornerstone Research to analyze hedge fund strategy.
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
Cornerstone Research was retained to investigate the valuation of a portfolio of collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs) held by a failed hedge fund.
SEC Proceeding Regarding Bond Fund Disclosures
The administrative law judge cited Cornerstone Research experts in her ruling related to issuer reporting and disclosure.
“Fair Value” Appraisal of Minority Shares Held by Hedge Fund
Cornerstone Research was retained by counsel representing hedge fund minority shareholders of an electronic brokerage company.
Green v. Nuveen Advisory Group et al.
Certain plaintiff shareholders, on behalf of a class, charged Nuveen Advisory with breach of fiduciary duty.
Dispute between a Pension Plan and an Investment Manager
In a suit brought by a pension plan and its trustees against the investment manager of one of the plan’s portfolios, plaintiffs alleged that the investment manager did not comply…
Failed Hedge Funds and Insurers
In cases arising from the failures of hedge funds and insurers, Cornerstone Research has worked with Professor René Stulz of The Ohio State University to assess investment strategies and to…
Anglo American Security Fund v. S.R. Global International Fund
Counsel for Ernst & Young retained Cornerstone Research in a case arising from losses incurred by hedge fund investors.
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