Tag: structured products

Showing 4 out of 4 results

10 June 2014

Liability of credit rating agencies confirmed by Australian Appeal Court

The Full Federal Court in Australia has confirmed that, as a matter of Australian common law, a rating agency owes a duty of care to investors in a rated …
04 September 2013

A new statutory cause of action against credit rating agencies – inconsistent messages from Europe

On 31 May 2013, new European legislation was passed to amend the Regulation on credit rating agencies which was first introduced in the aftermath of the …
13 March 2013

Individual fails in large mis-selling claim concerning leveraged investments in structured notes

Basma Al Sulaiman v  (i) Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited; and (ii) Plurimi Capital LLP [2013] EWHC 400 (Comm) In a strongly worded …
18 February 2013

Structured credit products – key Australian decisions

In late 2012, the Federal Court of Australia handed down first instance judgments in two interesting cases involving claims brought by the purchasers of …