July 15th, 2009 
Before You Invest 
(Bloomberg) — Julian Tzolov, the fugitive former Credit Suisse Group AG broker who was charged with bail jumping, has been arrested, Assistant Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Daniel Spector said in a letter to court filed today. Authorities in Marbella, Spain have taken Tzolov into custody following an international manhunt after he disappeared in New York in May.
Tzolov, who’s accused of fraudulently selling clients subprime mortgages linked to auction-rate securities, was declared a fugitive in June.
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No Comments » May 27th, 2009 Before You Invest (Crain’s) — CME Group Inc. rival ELX Futures L.P. got the regulatory green light to open an electronic exchange offering futures on U.S. Treasuries.
Posted in Finance Fraud Tags: Barclays Plc, Chicago Board Of Trade, Chicago Software, Citadel Investment Group, Citigroup Inc, Commodity Futures Trading, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Credit Suisse Group, Espeed Inc, Futures Exchange, Futures Trading Commission, Getco, J P Morgan Chase, Patent Infringement, Peak6, Royal Bank Of Scotland, Royal Bank Of Scotland Plc, Treasury Futures, Volume Traders, Wolkoff No Comments » April 5th, 2009 Before You Invest Finra securities arbitration panels have handed investors two huge wins in recent months, but lawyers and industry observers are divided about whether such noticeable awards signal favorably for investors.
Regardless, the awards — from the three-member panels of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc.
Posted in Finance Fraud Tags: Arbitration Awards, Arbitration Panel, Arbitration Panels, Auction Rate, Chip Maker, Compensatory Damages, Credit Suisse, Credit Suisse Group, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Freemasons, Industry Observers, Lynch Co Inc, Masonic Hall, Merrill Lynch, Merrill Lynch Co, Merrill Lynch Co Inc, Refco Inc, Securities Arbitration, Stmicroelectronics, Zurich Switzerland No Comments » April 2nd, 2009 Before You Invest Two former Credit Suisse Group AG brokers accused of fraudulently selling clients subprime mortgages linked to auction-rate securities pleaded not guilty to a dozen new fraud charges.
Julian Tzolov and Eric Butler were first indicted last year on securities fraud and conspiracy charges in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, New York.
Posted in Finance Fraud Tags: Bank Deposits, Brooklyn, Brooklyn New York, Cdos, Collateralized Debt Obligations, Conspiracy Charges, Credit Suisse, Credit Suisse Group, Eric Butler, Fraud Charges, Group Ag, Indictment, Investments, Julian, Money Market Funds, Mortgage, Mortgages, Securities Fraud, Student Loans, Wire Fraud No Comments » February 15th, 2009 Before You Invest Credit Suisse Group was ordered to pay a $400 million arbitration award to STMicroelectronics NV, after the Swiss semiconductor maker alleged Credit Suisse mishandled its investment in auction-rate securities, according to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
Finra — formed by the merger of the National Association of Securities Dealers and a New York Stock Exchange regulatory arm — also ordered the bank to pay $3 million in attorney and expert-witness fees, $1.5 million in financing fees and interest on the original value of the ARS until the award is paid.
An STMicro spokesman declined to comment.
In a statement, Credit Suisse said: “We respectfully disagree with the arbitration panel’s award and are reviewing our legal options.”
According to its complaint to Finra, STMicro wanted to invest in student-loan securities backed by U.S.
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