{"id":23347,"date":"2025-11-27T17:35:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T17:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/finderica.com\/?p=23347"},"modified":"2025-11-27T17:35:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T17:35:15","slug":"sec-investigates-jefferies-over-first-brands-collapse-report-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/finderica.com\/?p=23347","title":{"rendered":"SEC investigates Jefferies over First Brands collapse, report says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"RegularArticle-ArticleBody-5\" data-module=\"ArticleBody\" data-test=\"articleBody-2\" data-analytics=\"RegularArticle-articleBody-5-2\"><span class=\"HighlightShare-hidden\" style=\"top:0;left:0\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"InlineImage-imageEmbed\" id=\"ArticleBody-InlineImage-108214446\" data-test=\"InlineImage\">\n<div class=\"InlineImage-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<p>The Jefferies Financial Group Inc. headquarters in New York, US, on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. <\/p>\n<p>Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating Jefferies&#8217; relationship into bankrupt auto parts maker First Brands Group, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/86d90ce5-5800-4514-a757-f46a38aa521d?accessToken=zwAGRJTgobLwkdOG2QzlWABFFNOnV_RqOKpSHQ.MEYCIQDZD5QJIOrgTNJqRtJxvBBz67h_eTH6jDx9CtkcHqFaqQIhAIb7h01l7OgdtckjxddpwvYcPsrrClAKsAgoYckzC3r1&amp;amp;sharetype=gift&amp;amp;token=6b8398b8-4ebd-4b08-a7ae-7641fae856c2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Financial Times<\/a> reported Thursday. <\/p>\n<p>The newspaper, citing people with knowledge of the matter, said the regulator is looking into whether Jefferies gave investors enough information on its Point Bonita fund&#8217;s exposure to the failed auto business. <\/p>\n<p>The inquiry into internal controls and potential conflicts within the bank is at an early stage, the report said. It&#8217;s not clear whether it will result in any allegations of wrongdoing. <\/p>\n<p>Jefferies came under pressure last month after its exposure to First Brands \u2014 which collapsed under a series of complex debt agreements \u2014 raised fears of other bad loans on Wall Street. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Collapsible-proliveCollapsableContainer\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\" viewbox=\"0 0 256 256\" aria-labelledby=\"title desc\" role=\"img\" focusable=\"false\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMinYMin\" class=\"Collapsible-stockChartIcon\"><default:title>Stock Chart Icon<\/default:title><default:desc>Stock chart icon<\/default:desc><default:g transform=\"translate(1.4065934065934016 1.4065934065934016) scale(2.81 2.81)\"><default:path d=\"M 87.994 0 H 69.342 c -1.787 0 -2.682 2.16 -1.418 3.424 l 5.795 5.795 l -33.82 33.82 L 28.056 31.196 l -3.174 -3.174 c -1.074 -1.074 -2.815 -1.074 -3.889 0 L 0.805 48.209 c -1.074 1.074 -1.074 2.815 0 3.889 l 3.174 3.174 c 1.074 1.074 2.815 1.074 3.889 0 l 15.069 -15.069 l 14.994 14.994 c 1.074 1.074 2.815 1.074 3.889 0 l 1.614 -1.614 c 0.083 -0.066 0.17 -0.125 0.247 -0.202 l 37.1 -37.1 l 5.795 5.795 C 87.84 23.34 90 22.445 90 20.658 V 2.006 C 90 0.898 89.102 0 87.994 0 z\" transform=\" matrix(1 0 0 1 0 0) \" stroke-linecap=\"round\"><\/default:path><default:path d=\"M 65.626 37.8 v 49.45 c 0 1.519 1.231 2.75 2.75 2.75 h 8.782 c 1.519 0 2.75 -1.231 2.75 -2.75 V 23.518 L 65.626 37.8 z\" transform=\" matrix(1 0 0 1 0 0) \" stroke-linecap=\"round\"><\/default:path><default:path d=\"M 47.115 56.312 V 87.25 c 0 1.519 1.231 2.75 2.75 2.75 h 8.782 c 1.519 0 2.75 -1.231 2.75 -2.75 V 42.03 L 47.115 56.312 z\" transform=\" matrix(1 0 0 1 0 0) \" stroke-linecap=\"round\"><\/default:path><default:path d=\"M 39.876 60.503 c -1.937 0 -3.757 -0.754 -5.127 -2.124 l -6.146 -6.145 V 87.25 c 0 1.519 1.231 2.75 2.75 2.75 h 8.782 c 1.519 0 2.75 -1.231 2.75 -2.75 V 59.844 C 41.952 60.271 40.933 60.503 39.876 60.503 z\" transform=\" matrix(1 0 0 1 0 0) \" stroke-linecap=\"round\"><\/default:path><default:path d=\"M 22.937 46.567 L 11.051 58.453 c -0.298 0.298 -0.621 0.562 -0.959 0.8 V 87.25 c 0 1.519 1.231 2.75 2.75 2.75 h 8.782 c 1.519 0 2.75 -1.231 2.75 -2.75 V 48.004 L 22.937 46.567 z\" transform=\" matrix(1 0 0 1 0 0) \" stroke-linecap=\"round\"><\/default:path><\/default:g><\/default:svg><\/p>\n<div class=\"Collapsible-proLivePlayerCloseOrExpand\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe title=\"Jefferies, ytd performance\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/appchart?symbol=JEF&amp;range=YTD&amp;type=mountain&amp;embedded=true&amp;$DEVICE$=undefined\" height=\"460\" scrolling=\"no\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border:0;width:100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Jefferies, ytd performance<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>Shares of Jefferies are down more than 12% this quarter and 27% this year. <\/p>\n<p>When asked for comment, an SEC spokesperson said the agency &#8220;does not comment on the existence or nonexistence of a possible investigation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jefferies did not respond to CNBC&#8217;s request for comment. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/11\/27\/sec-investigates-jefferies-over-first-brands-collapse-report-says.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Jefferies Financial Group Inc. headquarters in New York, US, on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. 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