Whistle-blowers earned more than $532 million in 2011 through lawsuits alleging fraud against the U.S. government, a record for such payouts, according to a law-firm study published on Friday.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jan 06, 2012
The SEC is employing a host of new techniques in order to catch Wall Street crooks.
Michael Billera
Dec 27, 2011
Institutional investors such as unions won the right to file private common-law suits against Wall Street firms for alleged securities-related fraud and negligence.
Dan Rivoli
Dec 21, 2011
The upstart wireless company that is being bankrolled by Philip Falcone's $5 billion Harbinger Capital Partners hedge fund could run out of money during the second quarter of 2012, according to the company's financial statement.
IBT Staff Reporter
Dec 19, 2011
The ongoing crisis at Yahoo may now have tempted some new parties including Singapore’s Temasek as well as Bain Capital, joining other parties said to include Facebook, Microsoft, Providence Equity Partners and Alibaba Group.
David Zielenziger
Oct 10, 2011
U.S. regulators adopted new rules Thursday that seek to give investors better information before they decide to invest in asset-backed securities, a market that's still struggling to recover from the financial crisis.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jan 20, 2011
A U.S. judge approved a $7.2 billion settlement on Thursday to pay former customers of the Madoff firm, the largest yet in the worldwide search for money lost in Bernard Madoff's multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jan 13, 2011
Goldman Sachs Group Inc , responding to pressure from shareholders, regulators and others, said it will disclose more information about how it makes money.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jan 11, 2011
Three people who were arrested by the federal agents last month in an operation seen as part of a widening probe into insider trading were granted bail on Tuesday.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jan 07, 2011
A California-based former consultant for an expert networking and an investment advisory firm, Primary Global Research LLC, has been arrested by the federal authorities on charges related to her involvement in an insider trading scheme and has been detained for the New Year weekend.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jan 03, 2011
Four people, including an executive from an expert networking firm, have been arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents in an operation seen as part of a widening probe into insider trading.
IBT Staff Reporter
Dec 21, 2010
Howrey's litigation practice co-chair Gary Bendinger has defected with two other partners to Sidley Austin.
IBT Staff Reporter
Dec 17, 2010
