SEC Chair Caught Between Rock and Hard Place

SEC Chair Jo White is caught between a promise made during her confirmation hearings and the ire of consumer advocates she has sworn to protect.


Inflows Surprise Many Despite Gold Price Tumble

Analysts and traders saw great fund inflows despite tumbling prices of gold and other commodities. Despite record losses for gold and other precious metals, many hedge funds and speculators continued to pour money into these investments.

SEC Studying ETF Registration Process

The SEC is seeking to find ways to ease requirements to allow less complex ETFs to be registered with the bourse.

Norway's Sovereign Wealth Fund To Become More Active

With interests in Volvo and other corporations, the sovereign wealth fund of Norway seeks to be more active in its deals and management.


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Horizon Tech provides New Haven Pharma a US$2 million loan. It was announced today that New Haven Pharma was able to secure a US$2 million venture loan from Horizon Technology Finance.
Iconic Hostess Brands to return to the market after bankruptcy issues were resolved. Hostess Brands LLC disclosed plans to reopen its bakery in Kansas by summer.
Quintiles set for IPO worth an estimated at US$748.6 million. The largest service provider of testing services to pharmaceutical companies, Quintiles Transnational Holdings is expecting to price its shares between US$36 and US$40 for its public listing.
A judge of the New York State Supreme Court is set to decide on whether the buyout provision for opposing investors is legal in the Empire State REIT case.
Klovern AB issues new bonds pegged at three months STIBOR plus 4% due on 2017 with a volume of SEK 500 million.
Orkla Brands SA has purchased 90.11% shareholdings in Riber and Son ASA and is required to purchase all other outstanding shares.
Escrow.com and Artprice jointly develop processing of transactions for global online escrows in purchases using the system.
Major equity firms such as Carlyle, Pantheon and Victoria are setting up shop in Peru and Colombia. Three major private equity firms are opening up offices in the emerging markets of Peru and Colombia to ride the crest of deals that rate higher than the economic growth of Brazil.
MRI International Inc is now under investigation for false information and misleading clients not only in Japan but in the US as well.
Petromoc is mulling on IPO options as to venue and value. The Mozambique state owned distributor of petroleum products, Petroleos de Mocambique SA, is in the process of reviewing the possibility of an initial public offer of its shares either in South Africa or Europe.