Legal & Regulatory

Packer’s Crown Beats Echo Proposal

James Packer’s Crown Ltd advanced on to the third stage of government approval process beating rival proposal from Echo Entertainment Group.


IHS Receives Hart-Scott-Rodino Approval for Acquisition of R.L. Polk

IHS Inc. was granted early termination of waiting period for its acquisition of RL Polk & Co under the Hart-Scott-Rodina Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, subjected to the satisfaction of closing conditions.

GSK Under China Probe

GSK under scrutiny from China's NDRC. (Photo : Reuters)GSK under probe in China The National Development and Reform Commission or NDRC began a survey concerning production costs of over 60 firms situated in China.

Bank of America Expected To Face Property Fees Suit

Bank of America expected to face Texas lawsuit and its corresponding fees (Photo : Reuters)Bank of America expected to face property fee suit filed Nueces County, Texas Bank of America Corp.


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JP Morgan Chase cleared Hannam of market abuse charges today. (Photo : Reuters)This is the logo of JP Morgan Chase. Ian Hannam said today that JP Morgan Chase & Company cleared him of any charges previously attributed to him.
Unipol dropped its own appeal against Italy's anti-trust regulator decision. The ruling required Unipol to sell US$2.2 billion worth of assets.
The Reserve Bank of India is implementing a notification for private placements from non bank financial firms.
Rifco Inc. issued common shares to employees under its Employee Share Ownership Plan. (Photo : Reuters)TSX Venture Exchange is a Canadian stock exchange that trades Rifco shares.
Nasdaq asked a judge to dismiss lawsuits filed by investors and argued that it is a self regulatory organization and could not be sued for actions taken as a part of its regulatory responsibilities.
HSBC Holdings Plc settled with the federal and state investigators's charges against it for US$1.92 billion.
Barclays may need to cut down on lending to comply with the Bank of England's leverage ratio requirements.
Crane Co, a diversified maker of engineered industrial products said today that the European Commission has extended its initial review period for the acquisition of MEI Conlux.
Mark Murrel and two others charged with insider trading for Dow Chemical Co's acquisition of Rohm & Haas Co in 2008.
Sprint Nextel face lawsuit for tax fraud in the state of New York (Photo : Reuters)The image is the facade of a Sprint store. Sprint Nextel is currently facing a lawsuit in the State of New York for charges that the telecoms company did not collect or pay millions of dollars worth of taxes for its cellular phone service.