1 hr ago | Atlanta Business Chronicle
SEC charges former Beazer Homes USA executive
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday charged the former chief accounting officer of Beazer Homes USA Inc.
6 hrs ago | Clover Herald
Warren Buffett makes gifts to charity worth $1.53B
Billionaire Warren Buffett has donated $1.25 billion in Berkshire Hathaway Inc. stock to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
10 hrs ago | ComputerWorld
Mystery bidder forces Micro Focus to raise offer for Borland
Micro Focus International raised its offer for Borland Software to $US1.50 per share on Tuesday, up from $US1 in early May, to counter a rival offer from a mystery bidder.
15 hrs ago | WBBM-AM Chicago
Webio David Hernandez makes court appearance
Businessman and alleged Ponzi schemer David Hernandez appeared in a Downstate court Monday morning following his recent arrest on fraud charges.
19 hrs ago | JewishTucson
Victims' Anger Shifts Past Madoff
After hailing Bernard Madoff's 150-year prison sentence, some of his former investment clients intensified criticism of what they termed an equally tough adversary -- the government systems charged with stopping financial scam artists and reimbursing its victims.
Fight over Stanford assets in UK
R. Allen Stanford's liquidators from Antigua were awarded control of 120 million pounds in UK assets seized in a fraud probe in a London court battle with US receivers.
Pension adviser settles NY kickback probe for $2M
The Pacific Corporate Group, a company that helps big government pension funds decide how to invest their money, has agreed to pay $2 million to extract itself from a corruption investigation in New York.
'100 Huntley Street' says church money not used in alleged Ponzi scheme
The Canadian ministry behind "100 Huntley Street" said Thursday that church money was not misappropriated by two of the TV show's hosts who have been suspended over alleged links to a US$14.1-million Ponzi scheme.
Judge OKs continued freezing of financier's assets
A federal judge has granted the Securities and Exchange Commission's request to continue freezing the assets of a California financier charged in a fraud case involving hundreds of millions of dollars.
Regina businessman charged in civil fraud action by SEC
REGINA a ' A Regina businessman and former Regina businessman have been charged by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission with securities fraud for "dissemination of materially false and misleading press releases.'' Troy K. Metz of Regina and Dallas L. Robinson, formerly of Regina, were named in a civil fraud action filed by the SEC in U.S.
Another View: Sentence no substitute for a stronger SEC
WITH a 150-year prison sentence, Bernard Madoff got what he had coming to him - and certainly more than enough to guarantee that the 71-year-old master swindler will die in prison, not in the Hamptons.
Grameenphone IPO finally gets SEC nod
DHAKA: Grameenphone, the countrya s largest mobile phone operator, on Thursday received approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission for floating its initial public offerings.
Circuit City Completes Sale Of Canadian Assets
Electronics retailer Circuit City, which closed all its U.S. stores, has sold its Canadian stores to telecommunications company Bell Canada.
SEC takes action against 28 defaulter companies
Share trading of 28 laggard companies has been suspended from today for an indefinite period by the stock market regulator.
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals to Raise $21 Million from Institutional Investors at $7.1525 Per Share
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , a commercial-stage biotechnology company with a focus in oncology, today announced that it has received commitments from institutional investors to purchase $21 million of securities in a registered direct offering.
SEC lawyer raised alarm about Madoff: report
A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawyer warned about irregularities at Bernard Madoff's financial management firm as far back as 2004, The Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing agency documents and sources familiar with the investigation.
Robert Scheer: The Root of Madoff's Evil
How convenient for the judge and the media to paint Bernard Madoff as Mr. Evil, a uniquely venal blight on an otherwise responsible financial industry in which money is handled honestly and with transparency.
Former Stanford CFO makes plea deal
Former Stanford CFO to plead guilty Texas billionaire Allen Stanford arrives at the Federal courthouse in Houston, in the custody of US marshalls, June 25, 2009.
Criminal charges filed against Beazer Homes
Federal prosecutors in North Carolina have filed criminal fraud conspiracy charges against Beazer Homes USA.
Continue reading "SEC gives shareholders a vote on executive pay at bailed-out companies"
The Securities and Exchange Commission today unanimously approved rules requiring greater transparency for executive compensation at bailed-out firms and all public companies.