Estonian pair agreed to forfeit over US$400 million in assets for duping investors
Advocate's shutdown would ease legal and compliance costs, DBRS says
Surging markets highlight risk of decoupling from economic reality
Compliance review uncovered weaknesses in firm's compliance procedures
Jobless rates unchanged in December, remaining low for the year
Companies will have more freedom to reject shareholder issues
Regulator cites competitive concerns in pausing Basel III reforms
Underlying outlook is positive, but tariffs a dark cloud for housing
Supreme Court rules that the charges don't meet the test for extradition
Woman sought to have large inheritance placed in fully discretionary trust to avoid losing disability benefits