Chiron Says SEC Launches Investigation
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange  Commission has launched a formal investigation into whether flu  vaccine maker Chiron Corp. CHIR.O violated securities laws,  the company said on Friday.
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange  Commission is looking into possible accounting abuses involving  companies' assumptions about employee pension funds, the SEC's  top enforcement official said on Thursday.
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The Securities and Commission is conducting an investigation into circulation reporting in the newspaper industry following several disclosures of fraudulent practices in recent months.
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Bisys Group Inc. said Monday that the Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating its fund services unit over certain expense payments.
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Federal prosecutors and the Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating Merck &amp; Co. in connection with Vioxx, the painkiller that was pulled from the market in September
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U.S securities regulators have launched an informal civil investigation into whether Chiron Corp. failed to adequately disclose the extent of problems at its flu-vaccine production plant in England, according to the online edition of the Wall Street Journal.
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Accounting problems at Fannie Mae, the giant mortgage company, have prompted an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Bear Stearns Cos  is being  investigated by Massachusetts securities regulators over  whether the bank improperly traded with two in-house hedge  funds that collapsed last summer, the Wall Street Journal  reported on Friday.
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange  Commission has launched an informal probe into the online  postings of Whole Foods Markets Inc. Chief Executive John  Mackey, the Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition  on Friday.
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Chiron Corp. CHIR.O is being  investigated by a federal grand jury after failing to deliver  its flu vaccine this year because regulators did not consider  it safe.
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A drug company executive who spoke out in support of Montgomery County's proposal to import drugs from Canada and similar legislation before Congress said that his company has launched an investigation into his political activities.
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WR Grace &amp; Co., a Columbia-based supplier of silica products, alerted shareholders Friday it received a letter saying it is the subject of a federal grand jury investigation.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission has opened a formal investigation into Sunrise Senior Living after previously requesting information from the McLean company about insider stock sales, the timing of stock-option grants and its accounting practices.
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THE REGION Sapient Corp., a technology consulting company, said the Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating the company's stock options granting practices. Sapient will cooperate fully with the commission, the Cambridge company said in a regulatory filing. Sapient said last month that an internal review of the practices had ended and found no misconduct.
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The S.E.C. has launched an informal inquiry into how Chiron handled the disclosure of vaccine-manufacturing problems that caused the nation's flu shot crisis.
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Four big banks face a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission probe of their auction-rate bond operations, a securities filing shows.
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Investigation-raised questions lead computer maker to hold up regulatory filing; federal prosecutor begins a related probe.