Legal & Regulatory

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.

JP Morgan Settlement With MF Global Trustee Resolved

JP Morgan's US$546 million settlement with MF Global Trustee finally resolved (Photo : Reuters)JP Morgan $546 million settlement with MF Global relsolved US Bankruptcy Judge Martin Glenn and US District Judge Victor Marrero finally approved the settlement deal for JP Morgan Chase & Co.


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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.
Private equity insurance deals stalled by authorities' probe. The sale of private equity insurance encountered a road block as regulators decided to review these transactions.