Supermicro co-founder’s US trial delayed after company receives subpoena
June 10, 2026
| Samuel Rubenfeld
A US trial of Supermicro co-founder Yi-Shyan Liaw was delayed to March 2027 after his lawyer disclosed in New York federal court on Wednesday that the company has received a grand jury subpoena. The company’s ... (more story)
Evidence that jury-less trials save time needs to be more solid, UK lawmakers say
June 10, 2026
| Martin Coyle
UK plans for judge-only trials of complex economic crime and fraud cases need careful scrutiny, lawmakers said on Wednesday, criticizing the government for not giving “concrete” evidence of the forecast time s... (more story)
Woodford's W4.0 venture 'surprised' by UK regulator's threat of court action
June 09, 2026
| Martin Coyle
Former UK fund manager Neil Woodford’s investment "news and views" service, W4.0, has pushed back at the financial regulator over its plan to take legal action against it for potentially offering investment ad... (more story)
FTX founder Bankman-Fried applies for Trump pardon
June 08, 2026
| Samuel Rubenfeld
Samuel Bankman-Fried, the founder of FTX who was sentenced to 25 years in prison for stealing billions of customer deposits and investor funds provided to his cryptocurrency exchange, has asked President Donal... (more story)
UK regulator takes further action against ex-star fund manager Woodford
June 08, 2026
| Martin Coyle
Former star fund manager Neil Woodford faces further action by the UK’s financial regulator over a subscription-based investment platform set up following the collapse of his eponymous fund. Woodford was banne... (more story)
US SEC should cancel 2023 cyber disclosure rules, banking group says
June 05, 2026
| Neil Roland
A major banking group urged the US Securities and Exchange Commission to eliminate its 2023 cybersecurity disclosure rules in light of frontier artificial intelligence models that expose companies to unprecede... (more story)
Western Asset Management settles US SEC probe over ex-CIO’s cherry-picking scheme
June 05, 2026
| Samuel Rubenfeld
Western Asset Management, a unit of Franklin Resources, agreed to pay $100 million to resolve a US Securities and Exchange Commission probe into the firm’s failure to detect and prevent an alleged $600 million... (more story)
Former Honduran official gets probation in US for bribes in police uniform case
June 05, 2026
| Samuel Rubenfeld
A former Honduran official was sentenced in the US on Friday to five years of probation over his role in a bribery scheme involving contracts to supply uniforms to the Honduran National Police, according to co... (more story)