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News & UpdatesDecember 16, 2008 White House assures automakers help is on the way  Source: Associated Prress Detroit automakers, teetering on the brink of collapse, are receiving strong signals from the White House that short-term help is on the way while a key senator says the relief package could reach $15 billion for GM and... December 16, 2008 Investment Funds Will Pay Civil Penalties Totaling $800,000 for Violating Antitrust Premerger Notification RequirementsSource: U.S. Justice Department WASHINGTON — Two related investment funds will pay civil penalties totaling $800,000 to settle charges that they violated premerger reporting requirements, the Department of Justice announced today. The Department’s Antitrust... December 16, 2008 SEC Charges Siemens AG for Engaging in Worldwide BriberySource: Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, D.C.— The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced an unprecedented settlement with Siemens AG to resolve SEC charges that the Munich, Germany-based manufacturer of industrial and consumer products violated... December 15, 2008 Fed mulls interest rate cut, maybe to all-time lowSource: Associated Press With the country spiraling deeper into recession, the Federal Reserve is ready to slash its key interest rate — perhaps to an all-time low_ in hopes of cushioning some of the economic fallout felt by many struggling Americans December 15, 2008 Madoff and the Global Economy Source: Business Week The world was told the U.S. was a low-risk, high-return investment. But like the Wall Street trader's victims, we are learning the truth December 15, 2008 WH Plan for Detroit Still in GarageSource: ABC News The White House is not expected to wrap up a bailout for Detroit's Big Three automakers by Monday, leaving stocks open to a yet another potential selloff and the clock ticking down to what automakers say could soon become an... December 15, 2008 SEC Had Chances for Years to Expose Madoff's Alleged Ponzi SchemeSource: The Wall Street Journal An enforcement case 16 years ago gave the Securities and Exchange Commission its first shot at figuring out how Bernard Madoff could rack up favorable returns with such uncanny consistency. After that, it received repeated... December 15, 2008 Executive Pay Limits May Prove ToothlessSource: Washington Post Congress wanted to guarantee that the $700 billion financial bailout would limit the eye-popping pay of Wall Street executives, so lawmakers included a mechanism for reviewing executive compensation and penalizing firms that... December 14, 2008 European banks reveal exposure to Madoff fundsSource: MarketWatch European and Asian banks have revealed billion of dollars of exposure to Bernard Madoff and his alleged ponzi scheme, with customers of Spain's Santander potentially facing some of the biggest losses. December 13, 2008 In crisis, mutual funds fail to speak upSource: Reuters Lawmakers are angry and individual investors are livid. But if mutual funds are mad, they sure aren't showing it. The $9.6 trillion U.S. funds industry is keeping almost stoically silent through the worst financial crisis in 80... |
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