Regulation & Compliance
U.S. Pragmatic Approach Leads U.N. Climate Talks: Wynn
A U.S. submission to U.N.-backed negotiations shows how a scaled-down global climate deal that falls short of a full treaty can be agreed in 2015. Much will depend on the United States, as the ...
Analysis: Angst Over European Union ‘Treaty Change’
If there are two words that tense the jaws of European policymakers and prompt a concerned sucking of teeth, they are treaty change. Like a nervous driver being told mid-route that he needs a ...
Moody’s, S&P Settle Lawsuits Over Debt Vehicle Ratings
Moody's Investors Service and Standard & Poor's on Friday said they have settled two long-running lawsuits seeking to hold them responsible for misleading investors about the safety of risky debt ...
Judge Won’t Block SEC Use Of Recording Against Goldman’s Tourre
Three years after Fabrice Tourre became the face of a major U.S. regulatory action against Goldman Sachs Group Inc., a newly uncovered phone recording is giving the Securities and Exchange Commission ...SEC Says Man Used JOBS Act To Lure Investors Into Fraud Scheme
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday filed charges against a man accused of luring investors into a fraudulent investment scheme by promising big returns under a provision of the 2012 ...
EU Lawmakers Water Down Accountancy Reform
European Union plans forcing companies to change accountants regularly were watered down on Thursday, providing some relief for the "Big Four" auditors that check most large company books. A panel ...
Are Class Actions Looming After Twitter Hoax?
A securities lawyer appearing on CNBC on Thursday, two days after the financial markets were shaken by a Twitter hoax, suggested that liability lawsuits—and even class actions—are now in the ...