A lawsuit over an alleged Ponzi scheme involving a fund pushed by MetLife agents is raising hard questions for the insurance giant over the reaches of corporate liability – NYTimes

The Fed will be unveiling “long-awaited capital rules” for insurance companies—including those designated as SIFIs—by the end of the week – Law360

Just as it appeared that the crowdfunding venture capital fund Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) was set to take off, digital currency Ether and all, a paper released Friday by a group of computer scientists has threatened to throw a wrench into its plans by raising serious concerns about security vulnerabilities in the project – NYTimes

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority is out with a new paper that British regulators (and those around the globe) lack the necessary data to effectively monitor the growing shadow banking industry – Law360

The Journal takes a long look (via infographic, no less) at Citigroup in order to evaluate the “aspirations and shortcomings of the modern bank” over the past 25 years – WSJ

After an insane start to 2016 that had Chinese market machinations in the news week after week, relative calm has prevailed in recent months.  Though if shorts are on to something, that may soon be changing – Bloomberg

The Deal Professor considers the resurgence of hostile takeovers and the common mistakes that too often plague the would-be acquirers – NYTimes

Speaking of takeovers (hostile or otherwise), Friday saw Thermo Fisher Scientific agreeing to acquire FEI company for $4.2 billion in a deal between scientific device makers – NYTimes

And Great Plains Energy has announced that it will buy rival Midwest utility provider Westar Energy for $8.6 billion – WSJ

As conflicting Circuit-court opinions pile up, the post-Newman insider-trading landscape is getting muddier and muddier – Law360

US Foods’ IPO last week was a big win not only for a generally stagnant IPO market but also for KKR and other private equity firms who bought the company nearly 10 years ago and find themselves—at the moment, at least—doubling their leveraged buyout investment – WSJ

Rubbing those eyes as you read this and not because of the hour?  You’ve got the spread of CVS to thank—and we’re not talking about the drug store – NYTimes

Maybe there’s some kind of “pen mightier than the sword” aphorism in the Netherlands involving birds and computers that’s especially appropriate right now.  If not, maybe there should be – NYTimes and Marketplace