A split Securities and Exchange Commission Wednesday approved a rule to limit the use of derivatives in investment funds that drew dissent from Democratic members who said it does not adequately ...

(CBS/AP) WASHINGTON — Federal regulators are softening a plan to oversee companies that trade financial derivatives, the complex investments that played a central role in the 2008 financial crisis.

The predominant approach in most jurisdictions to determine whether the dismissal of a derivative action based on the failure to adequately plead demand futility bars re-litigation of this issue in a ...

On Nov. 25, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 5-0 to propose or repropose new rules revamping the framework for permissible use of derivatives and short sales by investment companies ...

After years of delay, former stockholders of Massey Energy Co. have lost standing to bring a derivative suit against company executives over a 2010 mine explosion that killed 29 workers, the Delaware ...

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) will take into consideration the industry’s request to ease the regulations for currency derivatives trade in order to facilitate a complete hedge of ...