Germany’s biggest bank – Deutsche Bank – is being investigated on suspicion it may have manipulated its balance sheet.
The investigation is in connection to a long-running legal dispute with the now-defunct Kirch media group. Deutsche Bank is alleged not to have set aside provisions to cover damages and compensation that a court ordered it to pay to Kirch
Shares of Fannie Mae fell again on Friday, capping a three-day slide of more than 13 percent, as investor concerns widened after a government regulator accused top executives of the mortgage giant of mismanagement and serious accounting misdeeds.
Regulators at the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight who investigated Fannie Mae’s books said the problems they found, at least in a key area of accounting, were more serious, far more complex and wider in scope than previously thought.
The fallout could eventually reach millions of Americans if they have to pay higher rates for new mortgages for home purchases or refinancings, analysts say
US drugs firm Bristol-Myers Squibb will pay $150m (£82m) to settle civil fraud charges in one of the biggest settlements in US corporate history.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged the firm with improperly booking $1.5m in revenue
US oil services group Halliburton is to pay $7.5m (£4.2m) to settle charges that it failed to disclose a change in its accounting practices during 1998
Bank of China has suspended two deputy chief executives of its Hong Kong arm over corruption allegations. Bank of China (Hong Kong) floated in 2002, making it the group’s showcase. It was formed by pulling together and reshaping several Hong Kong subsidiaries ahead of its listing
Oil giant Shell has agreed to pay more than £80m in penalties to settle inquiries by US and UK regulators into the firm’s restatement of reserves.
The company slashed its reserves by 20% in January, a move which cost three top executives their jobs.
News of the settlement came as the company unveiled second-quarter net income of $4bn (£2
Russian oil giant Yukos faced being torn apart after bailiffs said they would sell off its main operating arm to settle a $3.4bn bill for back taxes.
Analysts said it was the worst-case scenario for the firm, which has been trying to agree a deal with the authorities over payment of the bill
Celebrity lifestyle guru Martha Stewart has been sentenced to five months in jail by a New York courtroom over charges of conspiracy and obstruction.
The US trendsetter was convicted in March for lying about a stock sale during a government investigation.
She was given two years supervised release, during which time she will have to wear a monitoring bracelet
US cable TV millionaire John Rigas and his son Timothy have been found guilty of 18 counts of fraud and conspiracy.
The elder Mr Rigas co-founded Adelphia Communications in 1952 and grew it into the fifth biggest US cable TV operator.
Adelphia went bust in 2002 with debts of $7bn (£3
US cable TV millionaire John Rigas and his son Timothy have been found guilty of 18 counts of fraud and conspiracy.
The elder Mr Rigas co-founded Adelphia Communications in 1952 and grew it into the fifth biggest US cable TV operator.
Adelphia went bust in 2002 with debts of $7bn (£3