On 5 February 2010 an agreement was reached between the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and BAE Systems arising from the criminal offence of improper book-keeping, which BAE Systems admitted in connection with the sale of a military air traffic control system to the Government of Tanzania.

On 5 April 2011, the European Commission adopted a Green Paper and launched a wide-ranging public consultation on the EU corporate governance framework. This feedback statement presents a broad summary of responses to each of the 25 specific questions raised in the green paper.

The Financial Services Authority has released a consultation which assessed seven major providers of structured products between November 2010 and May 2011.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved new rules of NASDAQ, NYSE, and NYSE Amex that toughen the standards that companies going public through a reverse merger must meet to become listed on those exchanges.