FRT Insights
[Session Recap] 5 Ways the Shareholder Class Action Market Evolved in 2025
From geopolitical uncertainty to rapid advances in AI, macro forces continued to shape global equity markets in 2025.
Against this backdrop, securities class actions remained an essential tool for protecting shareholder interests and recouping losses. With...
US Settled
Securities Class Action Roundup: Top Settlements & Disbursements (Q4, 2025)
A $126 million distribution to Alta Mesa Resources investors - touted by Robbins Geller as the largest SPAC-related recovery ever - highlighted new securities class action activity in the fourth quarter of 2025.
Collectively, investors recouped more than...
Investment Operations
No Claim Form, No Problem: Managing Atypical Class Action Distributions
When investors are harmed by securities fraud, they normally receive a class action settlement notice that provides case details and instructions for submitting a claim. But what happens when a case has no claim form?
No Claim Form (NCF) cases are...
FRT Insights
[Session Recap] How BlackRock Navigates Class Action Payments & Oversight
In the U.S. and Canada alone, investors have recovered nearly $4 billion from securities class actions in 2025. However, the financial and fiduciary stakes of ensuring shareholders receive funds owed from settled cases are just as significant.
The...
SEC Fair Funds
SIFMA Corporate Actions – Class Actions Panel: Navigating the Evolving Landscape of SEC Fair Funds
At a recent SIFMA Corporate Actions conference, I shared insights on the growing complexities surrounding SEC Fair Fund distributions. While Fair Funds remain a vital source of recovery for investors, sometimes rivaling the largest securities settlements...
US Settled
Securities Class Action Roundup: Top Settlements & Disbursements (Q3, 2025)
A $350 million securities case involving Alphabet paid out to investors in July, headlining new shareholder class action activity in the third quarter of 2025.
In addition, FRT tracked four new U.S. recovery opportunities with more than a $130 million...
US Settled
Securities Class Action Roundup: Top Settlements & Disbursements (Q2, 2025)
A $450 million settlement involving Kraft Heinz paid out to investors in May, headlining new securities class action activity for the second quarter of 2025.
The Kraft recovery was one of six different cases that disbursed more than $100 million during the...