FRT Insights – Quarterly Newsletter – April 2020

This quarter, we highlight the continued growth and evolution of global shareholder litigation and how the expansion on non-U.S. and Antitrust matters are impacting investors:

  • [ Webinar ] Understanding Shareholder Loss Estimates in Non-U.S. Securities Litigation on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 > Click here to register
  • [ Case Spotlight ] Lessons Learned from the First Settlement of the GSE Bonds Antitrust Case ($49.5m) > Read our blog
  • [ Blogs ] Recent blogs published by FRT 

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>> GLOBAL OPT-IN AND NON-U.S. LITIGATION

Understanding Shareholder Loss Estimates in Non-U.S. Securities Litigation
Wednesday, April 29. 2020 | 10:00 a.m. ET (3:00 p.m. BST)

With the continued expansion of non-U.S. securities litigation, more institutions are asking questions around losses. How are they calculated? Why do they differ? What do they mean? How can we use them when making participation decisions?

Attend our webinar as FRT’s Mike Lange, Chris Looby, and Emily Fortin, share insights into:

  • Understanding Your Losses – the three different types, why they matter, and how they should best be calculated for comparison purposes
  • Uncertainty of Loss Estimates – similarities and differences of losses among countries including the United States, Australia, Japan and other Non-U.S. jurisdictions
  • Investor Participation – how investors should use loss estimates when deciding whether to register

If you cannot attend the live webinar, please register (click here) to receive a copy of the recording after the event.


 
 
 

>> ANTITRUST RECOVERY

Lessons Learned from the First Settlement of the GSE Bonds Antitrust Case ($49.5m)

In Q1 2020 alone, FRT filed claims in three antitrust case settlements including FX Canada – CAD $109.8m (read our case spotlight), GSE Bonds – $49.5m (read our case update), and Euroyen $71m (read our case update) for some of the largest asset managers and asset owners in the world, as well as hundreds of other clients.

With another settlement for the GSE Bonds case ($250m) fast approaching on May 12, 2020, here are a few lessons learned that may be relevant for this case and future antitrust settlements


 
 
 

>> SETTLED CLASS ACTION RECOVERY

Quarterly Disbursed Claims – Q1 2020

In Q1-2020, over $508 million of settlement funds were distributed, across 14 settlements in the U.S. and Canada. For more information, contact your Financial Recovery Technologies representative or email us.

  • Top 5 recently settled cases in Q1 represented a combined value of nearly $1.4 billion
  • Top 5 disbursed cases in Q1 represented a combined value of over $424 million

You can find information on recently settled and disbursed cases in our client portal. To learn more, contact your Financial Recovery Technologies representative or email us.


 
 
 

 

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