Corporate and Securities

Ontario securities regulator accuses Sino-Forest and execs of fraud

22 May 2012

TORONTO - The Ontario Securities Commission is accusing troubled Chinese timberland company Sino-Forest Corp. (TSX:TRE) of lying to investors and attempting to mislead investigators. The regulator launched the fraud allegations against the company as well as founder and former chief executive Allen

Veteran Corporate Attorney to Join Cadwalader's Beijing Office

22 May 2012

NEW YORK, May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP (Cadwalader), a leading counselor to global financial institutions and corporations, today announced a strengthening of its Beijing ...

Securities Industry Examines Faster Payment for Stock and Bond Trades

22 May 2012

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation , with the guidance of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association , has awarded a research contract to The Boston Consulting Group to undertake a business case study of the impacts of shortening the trade settlement cycle in the U.S.