Legal & Regulatory

Dole shareholders sue directors over privatization plan

Dole's shareholders sue the company's board to stop it from accepting a deal offered by the company's top executive.


India Postpones Jet Airways Stake Sale to Etihad

The Indian government deferred the proposed stake sale of Jet Airways to Etihad as it seeks more information regarding the ownership of the local carrier.

Cerberus questions Seibu's management in 22-page letter

Seibu Holdings was questioned by Cerberus Capital Manamgement in an attempt to gain support from shareholders to shake up its board.

FINRA forwards recommendations to clear broker's records

FINRA will be submitting to the SEC a process to clear broker's records. (Photo : Reuters)The image is FINRA's corporate logo. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority or FINRA said that it would in the next few weeks send to the Securities and Exchange Commission a proposal that would allow securities brokers to clean up some of the black marks on their broker's records.


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Bank of America, Chase, CitiGroup and other big banks were given two years to comply with the Dodd-Frank requirement that pushed swaps trading out of banks.
Lio Energy Systems Holdings and Miles Electric Vehicle filed for Bankruptcy last May 1. Sales have been slow for the electric automobile company. The same mishap has been experienced even by industry leaders GM, Ford, Nissan, and Honda Motor Co, when despite their heavy investments still experienced slow sales from electric vehicles.
Ambow Education has been ordered liquidated by a Cayman Islands court. (Photo : Reuters)The image is the team logo of Avenue Capital Group. Ambow Education Holdings Ltd of China was ordered by a court to go into provisional liquidation.
Virtus Health Pty Ltd great IPO start at 7% its premium and brings possible renewed interest on investing at private equity-backed firms.
Investors aren't so sure as to the direct outcome of Mexico's new law toward communication companies.
Japan's central bank holds back on new measures to calm turbulent markets. (Photo : REUTERS) Central bankers considered the idea to extend the maximum duration of cheap, fixed-rate funds offered via market operations from one year to two years.
European stocks fell as the German court began hearings on ECB's bond-buying proposal. Due to Bank of Japan's (BOJ) refusal to undertake programs for stimulus expansion, stocks from Europe fell.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac challenged the US through a lawsuit filed in the US Court of Federal Claims after stating that the takeover of the Federal Housing Finance Agency in 2008 was illegal and damaging to the companies.
Las Vegas Sands Corp asked trial judge in Nevada to cancel the US$101.6 million verdict award in favor of businessman Richard Suen.
Telus drops plans to buy-out Mobilicity. (Photo : REUTERS)Canada's 2nd largest wireless company The transfer of the license for Mobilicity's wireless spectrum to Telus was declined.