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Washington, D.C., Feb 1, 2012 – The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged four former veteran investment bankers and traders at Credit Suisse Group for engaging in a complex scheme to fraudulently overstate t...

Avon Vice Chairman Charles Cramb has been fired amidst an investigation into allegations that company officials bribed foreign officials and made improper disclosures.

ISS has opted for a "case-by-case" approach on political spending disclosure voting recommendations.

A shareholder accusing Ladish directors of breaking the law by failing to disclose material facts to investors before selling the corporation will not receive damages.

The U.S. Senate has voted to back a bill excluding members of Congress from trading stocks and other securities using confidential information they receive as lawmakers.

Japan's Yazaki Corp. has been charged the second-highest fine, $470 million, imposed on a company for price-fixing in history.

Eastman Kodak employee Mark Gedek has filed a civil suit against the company's board and fiduciaries of the retirement plans accusing them of breaching duties as the company neared bankruptcy.

Rajat Gupta's insider-trading case has expanded with a new criminal indictment increasing the number of illegal tips he is charged with.

The European Commission has blocked the Deutsche Borse/NYSE Euronext merger on the grounds that a united entity would impede effective competition.

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Takeda, Japan's biggest drug maker, cut its earnings outlook on streamlining costs after last year's $13.7 billion acquisition of Swiss drug maker Nycomed, while rival Astellas appears headed toward a new growth phase.

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Facebook is expected to file their IPO paperwork tomorrow with authorities for a $5 billion initial public offering.

Roche Holdings nominated four candidates for Illumina's board on Tuesday, seeking to add pressure on the genetic-analysis company as part of its $5.7 billion hostile bid.

Among U.K. directors, 83 percent believed their company is "serious" about energy management, but 27 percent were unaware of the cost of their company's energy, finds a newly released Siemens Green League report.

Hewlett-Packard Director Lawrence Babbio will step down after the company's shareholder meeting in March.

Research in Motion has issued its long-promised governance report, in which it recommends separating the chairman and CEO roles.

Commerzbank CEO Martin Blessing is defending the refusal of bonuses to 104 bankers in 2008, now the subject of a lawsuit claiming they are owed 51 million euros in bonuses.