Sentence examples for settlement of securities from inspiring English sources

In drafting a settlement of securities fraud charges, companies frequently seek the "neither admit nor deny" language for fear that their acknowledgment of the conduct could be used against them in shareholder lawsuits seeking damages.

Last November, Judge Jed S. Rakoff of Federal District Court in New York rejected a proposed $285 million settlement of securities fraud charges for the same reason: without an admission of guilt or agreed-upon facts there was no basis for an approval.

The pressure on Andersen has risen throughout this week, as lawyers for the firm and for Enron creditors and shareholders have tried to agree on a settlement of securities class-action lawsuits against the accounting firm for its role in Enron's collapse.

The BM&F segment covers the main steps of the cycles of trading and settlement of securities and contracts.

Settlement of securities involves not just the clearing house but the local and international central securities depositories and the settlement agents of various participants.

Window Either the cashier department of a brokerage firm where delivery and settlement of securities transactions take place, or a limited time during which an opportunity should be exercised or it will be lost (often referred to as a window of opportunity).

The number of court-approved settlements of securities class-action lawsuits tumbled 25 percent last year, to 65, according to a new study published on Wednesday by Cornerstone Research.

The Trade »   Class-Action Settlements at Decade Low in 2011  |  The number of court-approved settlements of securities class-action lawsuits tumbled 25 percent last year, according to a new study by Cornerstone Research.

Cornerstone Research recently found that the number of court-approved settlements of securities class-action suits fell 25 percent in 2011, to 65 — the lowest level in more than a decade.

AZAM AHMED and JACKIE CALMES STEEP DROP The number of court-approved settlements of securities class-action lawsuits tumbled 25 percent last year, to 65, according to a study published on Wednesday by Cornerstone Research.

E1 BUSINESS DAY C1-16 Suits Against Mutual Funds A number of lawsuits have been filed against mutual funds, contending that they did not claim money due their investors from settlements of securities class-action lawsuits.