ISDAfix Case Update (June 2018): Settlements for the Remaining Five Defendants Have Received Preliminary Approval

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June 27, 2018

By Andrew Lasky, Legal Product Specialist, Financial Recovery Technologies

On Tuesday, June 26, 2018, U.S. District Judge Jesse M. Furman preliminarily approved the final proposed $96 million settlement with the remaining 5 defendants in the Alaska Electrical Pension Fund v. Bank of America Corp. et al (ISDAfix) antitrust class action lawsuit. The 5 remaining defendants include: BNP Paribas, Wells Fargo, ICAP Capital Markets, Morgan Stanley and Nomura Securities International. ISDAfix is the leading benchmark for fixed rates on interest-rate swaps.

These 5 defendants join the other 10 settling defendant banks who had previously settled with affected investors for a total of $408.5 million. Newly Settling Defendants have agreed to contribute to the Settlement Fund as follows:

  • BNP Paribas $33,500,000
  • ICAP Capital Markets LLC $11,500,000
  • Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC $33,500,000
  • Nomura Securities International, Inc. $8,750,000
  • Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. $8,750,000

This brings the settlement pool to over $500 million. Class counsel has proposed a claims filing date in late fall of 2018, with the current claims filing date for the $408.5 settlement pool set for July 16, 2018.

FRT will continue to monitor this matter for key dates that impact this Antitrust case.

Read the Law360 article ‘$96M Deal With Last 5 Firms In ISDAfix Suit Gets 1st OK’ to learn more.

Important dates and deadlines

  • Settlement Class Period: January 1, 2016 – January 31, 2014
  • July 16, 2018: Claims Filing Deadline – deadline for submitting Claim Forms
  • May 30, 2018: Fairness Hearing
  • April 30, 2018: Opt-Out Deadline

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For more details including case background, timing and how to file for this case or FRT Antitrust service, please contact your FRT representative or email us at learnmore@frtservices.com.

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