Investors, Advocates Worry About  U.S. Position on Fraud Recovery
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Labor groups and plaintiffs' lawyers sounded alarms yesterday over upcoming court filings in a case that could determine whether investors in Enron and other fraud-ridden companies can recover money from investment banks.
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Just days after Americaâs three largest banks announced a $75 billion effort to rescue troubled securities, the plan has struggled to get off the ground.
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The US Department of Justice is considering whether to conduct a criminal investigation into accounting fraud at Fannie Mae, the biggest US mortgage finance company, and has yet to
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NEW YORK, Dec. 9 -- Opponents of creating private accounts under Social Security often argue that the primary beneficiaries would be Wall Street investment firms. Wall Street's main trade group on Thursday said it isn't so.
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Fear of bond insurers losing their  investment-grade credit ratings is rattling investors as  estimates mount for the cost of paying for the latest chapter  in the widening U.S. credit crisis.
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WASHINGTON -- All five members of the Securities and Exchange Commission are being asked by Congress to defend the watchdog agency against accusations that it may be tilting toward business interests and away from investors.
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While the &quot;vice mail&quot; stock fraud scheme was captivating investors recently, the big story from this mess will be played out in the coming months.
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The City watchdog asks insurers and brokers to inform on firms that they think are committing fraud.
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When Wall Street&#39;s biggest firms settled with regulators in April 2003 over charges of fraudulent stock research, the industry promised a new era of independence.
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U.S. lawmakers wrote to regulators on Monday expressing concern that some banks are processing unsigned checks used by fraudsters seeking to drain money from the accounts of vulnerable people like the elderly.
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The fight against identity theft in the U.S. isn't going so well, according to new research released by Gartner Inc. And it doesn't look like it's going to get better anytime soon.
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A year after the mutual fund industry's biggest scandal, investors remain surprisingly ignorant of regulatory probes into trading schemes that bilked hundreds of millions of dollars from their portfolios, a survey said yesterday.
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American investors and European companies are opposing a proposal to allow foreign companies to use international accounting standards in filings with United States regulators.
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American International Group Inc.  AIG.N, which faces a possible lawsuit by U.S. securities  regulators over helping a major banking client hide bad loans,  said on Monday regulators may also sue it for what they called  "false and misleading" statements made to investors.
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission pushed ahead on Wednesday with reforms of the $7.5-trillion mutual fund industry amid scandals that have shaken fund investors&#39; confidence.
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In a lawsuit that harks back to the Enron scandal, the Bush administration is at odds with the federal agency that oversees securities markets as well as with state attorneys general and consumer and investor advocates.
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Incidents of identity theft are decreasing, and the average loss as a result of fraud has dropped, a new study suggests. The improvement may reflect a higher awareness of the problem by consumers and businesses, say experts.