The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission’s report concludes that ineffective regulators and big banks were the primary causes of the financial meltdown. Next stop: Government and class action lawsuits to recoup some of what we a…
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday approved a measure that gives institutional shareholders a vote on executive pay at large corporations, part of regulators’ efforts to give investors greater say over top-level …
On Monday, a group of institutional investors sued Countrywide and Bank of America over Countrywide’s mortgages practices. The bank is accused of issuing vast numbers of loans using methods that went beyond lax standards and in…
Facebook expects its investor base will exceed 500 this year, a level at which the SEC will require it to disclose its financial results to the public. That may be enough to push the social networking giant into an IPO in 2012 …
Facebook and many other tech startups have realized that the hassles and headaches of an IPO in the U.S. aren’t always worthwhile. Thanks to willing venture capitalists and private investors, it’s easier than ever for tech comp…