The agreement, stemming from its takeover of Merrill Lynch, resolved accusations that the bank misled investors about Merrill's health.
The United Nations high commissioner for human rights, Navi Pillay, left, called on the authorities to allow criminal and forensic experts to help resolve accusations of wartime crimes.
In late June, Barclays agreed to pay $450 million to resolve accusations that it had tried to manipulate rates to benefit its bottom line.
On Wednesday, Barclays agreed to pay $450 million to resolve accusations that it had tried to manipulate rates to benefit the bank's own bottom line.
Last month, MacAndrews & Forbes agreed to pay a $720,000 civil penalty to resolve accusations that the company violated reporting requirements related to acquiring shares in the Scientific Games Corporation.
In June, the Providian Financial Corporation agreed to pay more than $300 million to resolve accusations that it had deceived card holders about rates and fees.
The settlement resolves accusations that Apollo misled its investors — about two different issues — and separately failed to supervise a senior executive suspected of misconduct.
The Securities and Exchange Commission said Suzanne Brown, the former corporate controller, agreed to pay a $100,000 civil penalty to resolve accusations that she helped inflate revenue by $700 million from 2000 to 2003.
An additional $11.6 billion went to resolve accusations from the mortgage finance company Fannie Mae that the bank had improperly sold mortgages that later soured, and to resolve questions about foreclosure delays.
On Thursday morning, a judge is set to consider the $616 million deal that SAC recently reached with the government to resolve accusations of illegal trading, though Mr. Cohen is not expected to attend the hearing.
Kris Chellam, a former executive at Mr. Rajaratnam's hedge fund, the Galleon Group, resolved accusations that he shared confidential information about the financial results of the chipmaker Xilinx with Mr. Rajaratnam in December 2006.
