VENTURE CAPITAL POST

New York state attorneys have questioned the legitimacy of the $175 million appeal bond that former President Donald Trump posted to delay the collection of a massive civil fraud judgment.

New York Attorney General Letitia James has formally requested a court to prohibit former President Donald Trump from doing real estate business in the state for life.

Credit Suisse Group AG and Barclays Plc will pay combined $154.3 million to settle regulatory investigations into their 'dark pools.' The New York Attorney General said that the fight against the fraud and rigging in the trading mechanism would continue further. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) observed that Barclays and credit Suisse have misled their investors by providing inaccurate information.

The Office of the New York Attorney General will continue with the lawsuit without claim to damages it lodged against Bank of America over its 2009 purchase of Merrill Lynch, Bloomberg reported.

BlackRock will be ending its worldwide analyst survey program as part of its agreement with the office of the New York Attorney General, Reuters reported.

U.S. tax authorities took no formal action after launching a probe five years ago of tax strategies used by private equity managers.