Topix SEC NewsThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s long-awaited plan to make its Internet site more user-friendly by employing interactive, computer-readable digital tags is getting good reviews from Maryland …Read full story
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The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the settlement with the the Norwood, Mass.-based technology firm and Chief Executive Jerald Fishman for allegedly failing to properly disclose $30.7 million in …Read full story
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Topix SEC NewsBrink’s Home Security Holdings Inc. on Friday filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission related to its anticipated spin-off from Brink’s Co.Read full story
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‘ Specifics about the Severstal tender offer for Esmark Inc., parent of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp., were included in a filing Friday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.Read full story
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Saturday, May 31, 2008 CA grants Meralco’s petition vs SEC MANILA — The Court of Appeals granted Friday Manila Electric Company’s petition for a temporary restraining order against the Securities and Exchange …Read full story
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Topix SEC NewsThe U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission has begun looking into possible computer glitches at credit rating agency Moody’s , SEC Chairman Christopher Cox told Reuters on Monday.Read full story
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Topix SEC NewsChesapeake Energy Corporation today announced that it has priced its previously announced public offering of $800 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2018, which will carry an interest rate …Read full story
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DISH Network Corporation today announced that its subsidiary, EchoStar DBS Corporation, is offering approximately $500 million aggregate principal amount of debt securities in accordance with Securities and …Read full story
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Topix SEC News‘ The Securities and Exchange Commission, shifting its position, has told companies they must allow shareholders to vote on a proposal for universal health insurance coverage.Read full story
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Topix SEC NewsWhat keeps executives at large U.S. technology companies awake at night? According to research findings released Monday by BDO Seidman, LLP, a professional services firm, not surprisingly, “competition and …Read full story
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will be holding an open meeting today to consider a rule proposal requiring mandatory filing of SEC reports in interactive data format for certain public company …Read full story
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Acxiom announced Tuesday that it will restate its earnings about $8 million downward because it miscalculated the value of certain contracts over the past four fiscal years.Read full story
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Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, former chief executive of American International Group Inc , may face civil charges for his alleged role in an effort to improperly boost the insurer’s financials, the Wall Street …Read full story
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Kroger Co. Chairman and Chief Executive David B. Dillon received a 22 percent compensation hike in 2007, a year when the nation’s largest traditional grocer saw its profits edge higher despite fierce …Read full story
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“We can’t look too much in the future. The plan at this point has to be survival and getting the financial house in order” Beachwood investor Richard A. Barone is pressing ahead with a plan to determine the future of troubled Journal Register Co., publisher of The News-Herald and The Morning Journal in Lorain. […]
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Topix SEC News Posted: Saturday, May 17, 2008 ; Updated: 1:23 AM on Saturday, May 17, 2008 ASK THE FOOL The Board of Directors Q: How can I find out who’s on a company’s board of directors? — V.E., Amarillo, Texas A: You can … via St. Augustine Record Read full story
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“The SEC’s proposal will increase the chances that investors will actually use funds’ key investment information.” Mutual fund investors just need to grab a prospectus, which describes the rules and strategies for the fund, to find out just how confusing it is to find information. via Sunherald.com Read full story
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Topix SEC News EV Energy Partners, L.P. today announced it has closed its previously announced acquisition of oil properties in South Central Texas for an adjusted purchase price of $17.8 million subject to customary … via Earth Times Read full story
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Hyperdynamics Corporation today announced that it has agreed to sell 2,424,243 shares of the Company ‘ s Common stock in a registered offering for a per share purchase price of $1.65 and warrants to purchase up … via Earth Times Read full story
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“When things are going well, no one wants to be regulated” Investment banks should be regulated more like commercial banks if they’re going to get the same kind of help from Washington, former U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker said Wednesday. via CFRB Read full story
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The vice president of marketing at Power Integrations Inc., which makes high-voltage analog integrated circuits, exercised options for 13,615 shares of common stock under a prearranged trading plan, according … via Canadian Business Magazine Read full story
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Berkshire Hathaway Inc , billionaire Warren Buffett’s investment company, no longer held any Ameriprise Financial Inc stock as of March 31, according to a U.S. regulatory filing on Thursday. via MSN Money Read full story
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Presstek’s stock price continued to climb in wake of last week’s news that the company managed to make a slight profit despite a sharp drop in sales. via New Hampshire Business Review Read full story
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Topix SEC News“The company is pleased to resolve the matter, which relates to old conduct by people who are no longer at the company and which the company self-reported to the Department of Justice and the SEC” RESOURCES HEAT’S ON The federal government has increased enforcement actions under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which […]
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“If the drought continues, TVA may have to take similar actions in the summer of 2008″ The Tennessee Valley Authority says the Southern drought has forced it to reduce hydroelectric power generation and buy costly power from others, resulting in reduced net income. via The Macon Telegraph Read full story
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Topix SEC News A Securities and Exchange Commission filing says casino owner Pinnacle Entertainment has settled with two insurance companies over Hurricane Katrina damage at its former casino in Mississippi. via The Clarion-Ledger Read full story
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Topix SEC News Henry C. Yuen, the former chairman and chief executive of Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc., was charged by the Justice Department with obstructing an investigation into accounting irregularities. via Los Angeles Times Read full story
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The US regulator is expected to announce new regulation today mandating the filing of reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission in XBRL. via Accountancy Age Read full story
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“Management welcomes the perspectives and insights of our new directors.” Great Wolf Resorts - parent company of Sheboygan’s Blue Harbor Resort and Conference Center - has reached an agreement with a disgruntled stockholder, staving off a proxy showdown that would have occurred later … via WisInfo Read full story
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Topix SEC News Two paper companies with operations in Maine, NewPage and Verso, have filed for public ownership. via WLBZ Read full story
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Topix SEC News Production delays on the 787 Dreamliner could cost Chicago’s Boeing Co. billions in late fees, industry analysts said. via The Post Chronicle Read full story
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The Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle today announced financial results for the first quarter of 2008 and the filing of its first-quarter 2008 Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission . via Earth Times Read full story
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“I find it hard to believe that he would actually be willingly involved in something like that” Stan Grmovsek and Gil Cornblum have been close friends ever since they met at Osgoode Hall Law School 17 years ago. via Globeinvestor.com Read full story
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Wachovia Securities has received subpoenas and inquiries from the Securities and Exchange Commission and regulators in several states requesting information on auction-rate securities, according to a Wachovia … via Atlanta Business Chronicle Read full story
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Topix SEC News“The company is surprised and disappointed that ArcelorMittal would file such a frivolous lawsuit.” ArcelorMittal has sued Esmark Inc., the parent company of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp., and a joint venture that was trying to buy a Maryland steel plant for $540 million, alleging breach of contract. via The Intelligencer Read full story
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Topix SEC News A vice president of hospital operator Community Health Systems Inc. sold 12,000 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. via Canadian Business Magazine Read full story
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Santa Clara-based Marvell Technology will pay ten million dollars to settle allegations of improper backdating of stock options. via KCBS Read full story
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“In fact, McKnight’s Legisi program was just that, a scam from beginning to end” The Securities and Exchange Commission obtained an emergency court order freezing the assets of an alleged perpetrator of an Internet Ponzi scheme that reaped $72 million from 3,000 investors in the United … via InvestmentNews Read full story
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“He’s clearly someone who’s very calm, willing to listen and effective in meetings” The Washington University law professor nominated by President George W. Bush to the Securities and Exchange Commission is described as “a brilliant scholar” who will make significant contributions to SEC … via STLtoday Read full story
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Topix SEC News“Our understanding is that the respective employee, who has not been charged with any wrongdoing by the U.S. government, will remain in the United States pending discussions with the U.S. authorities regarding resolution of his status as a witness” UBS AG said Wednesday that a senior manager was briefly detained in the […]
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Topix SEC News Icahn ups Motorola holding further Activist investor and billionaire corporate raider, Carl Icahn, tightened his grip on struggling vendor Motorola this week, increasing his stake in the company from 6.4 per … via Telecoms.com Read full story
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Topix SEC News The Securities and Exchange Commission, caught seemingly unaware by the collapse of Bear Stearns, is mandating that all investment banks disclose their capital and liquidity levels . via Houston Chronicle Read full story
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Topix SEC News“We’ve got a good solid company now — integrated and ready to move forward” The area’s largest employer is gambling on a stronger future in the paper industry. via Stevens Point Journal Read full story
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Steelmaker and distributor Esmark Inc. has agreed to pay India’s Essar Steel Holdings a $20.5 million fee if Essar’s proposed $670 million buyout offer fails. via Manufacturing.net Read full story
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“We thought it was an appropriate time to comment in the post-Reg NMS world and with the collateral changes it has ignited” The Security Traders Association has released a special report on U.S. market structure to the Securities and Exchange Commission. via Financetech Read full story
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Paul Atkins, one of three Republican members of the Securities and Exchange Commission, announced Monday that he will leave the agency following the end of his term on June 5. Atkins, widely considered the most … via Chicago Sun-Times Read full story
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Topix SEC News HITB Search: Source: Information Week Three former Nortel Networks executives have agreed to each pay $75,000 plus disgorgements to settle financial fraud charges with the U.S. Securities and Exchange … via Hackinthebox.org Read full story
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Topix SEC News“If multiple participants use the same algorithmic trading strategies, particularly in a low volume security, the result can create a short-term price dislocation.” Hedge funds, powered by an increasing amount of capital that pension funds and other institutions pour into them, are playing a major role in the unusually high market volatility […]
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President Bush plans to nominate Troy Paredes, a Washington University Law School professor, to replace Securities and Exchange Commission’s outgoing commissioner Paul Atkins, The Wall Street Journal reported … via Market Watch Read full story
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The Boston Options Exchange, the second-smallest of seven U.S. options markets, will seek to become the third market since November to be granted official status as a U.S. securities exchange. via Bloomberg.com Read full story
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“BAISI’s selection of mutual funds for wrap fee clients was compromised when it favored its own proprietary funds over non-affiliated funds” The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed a settled enforcement action against Banc of America Investment Services Inc. via InvestmentNews Read full story
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East Bay Business Times - by Steven E.F. Brown San Francisco Business Times Hong Liang Lu, CEO of UTStarcom Inc. via East Bay Business Times Read full story
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By BRENDAN M. CASE / The Dallas Morning News bcase@dallasnews.com The parent company of Plano-based Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. via Quick Read full story
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Topix SEC News The head of Lamar Advertising, a major outdoor advertising operator, received 14% more in compensation in 2007 than in the previous year. via KLFY-TV Lafayette Read full story
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A former director of Community Bancorp and his son have agreed to pay more than $73,000 to settle charges with the SEC that they profited from inside information. via InvestmentNews Read full story
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“We are very pleased to have settled with the SEC and we believe this matter is now behind us” Interpublic Group of Cos. and its global agency network McCann Erickson Worldwide on Thursday said they will pay $12 million to end a longtime accounting probe by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. via Crain’s […]
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The advisory director of financial services company Synovus Financial Corp. sold 33,807 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. via Canadian Business Magazine Read full story
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The Securities and Exchange Commission has ordered Banc of America Investment Services Inc. via The Birmingham News Read full story
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Topix SEC News Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang added the chief executive’s job to his workload last year, but his salary remained unchanged at $1 - a token payment he has accepted for years because the Internet company already … via SiliconValley.com Read full story
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By MATTHEW BARAKAT The Associated Press Tuesday, April 29, 2008; 6:17 PM McLEAN, Va. via The Washington Post Read full story
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Topix SEC News It appears that one of Google’s board members is in hot water with the Securities and Exchange Commission. via Marketing Pilgrim Read full story
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The chairman, president and chief executive of homebuilder Ryland Group Inc. exercised options for 80,000 shares of common stock under a prearranged trading plan, according to a Securities and Exchange … via International Business Times Read full story
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The Securities and Exchange Commission filed suit against Mayor Larry Langford on Wednesday, accusing him of taking more than $156,000 from a friend whose financial firm handled bond transactions that have … via WAAY-TV Huntsville Read full story
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“With the benefit of hindsight, Treacy created an opportunity for himself and others at Monster to reap substantial benefits by awarding backdated option grants with particularly advantageous exercise prices” The former chief operating officer of Monster Worldwide was arrested Wednesday, charged with backdating stock option grants to employees between 1997 and 2003. via New […]
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