On January 25, after a record-breaking 35-day shutdown, a deal was finally struck to fund US government activity until February 15, but without another agreement, state agencies will again close down on that day.

Harsher-than-expected 100% coverage deadlines; no ‘significant’ impact on capital, insist banks.

Equity capital markets bankers are having to get more creative with their advice to flotation candidates as the US government shutdown drags on.

A new strong customer authentication (SCA) regulation being introduced in September will change the payments landscape for online merchants amid a race for the most frictionless customer experience.

Companies waiting to complete securities offerings while Washington remains deadlocked have few options – and more risk.

New penalties from China’s bank regulator suggest a firmer stance on trying to bury bad debts, but it’s not just a bludgeoning.

The deadline looms for SEC-regulated investors to report on the liquidity of individual bond positions, but the more pressing question is the accuracy of fund valuations.

The regulator's conclusions could be announced within the next two weeks.

Aggressive accounting is as old as balance sheets, so why are we always surprised when inaccurate or bad-faith accounting causes companies to falter or even fail? Why is the dark side of accounting so hard to illuminate?

Resignations of directors after shareholders failed to approve a capital increase prompt an early intervention