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Prosecutors raid Olympus over accounting scandal

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese prosecutors raided Olympus Corp and the homes of former executives on Wednesday over a $1.7 billion accounting scandal that has threatened the survival of the once-proud camera and medical equipment maker.Tokyo prosecutors, police and financial regulators have joined ...

Olympus units raided over accounting scandal: media

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese prosecutors raided Olympus Corp units on Wednesday in connection with a huge accounting scandal that has threatened the existence of the 92-year-old maker of cameras and medical equipment, Japanese media reported.A spokeswoman for the Tokyo district prosecutors office ...

Japan aims to bolster M&A disclosure after Olympus scandal

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan signaled plans to strengthen disclosure rules on mergers and acquisitions after a $1.7 billion accounting fraud at Olympus Corp, one of the nation's worst corporate scandals, which involved a series of shady deals.Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi told ...

Japan aims to bolster M&A disclosure after Olympus

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan signaled plans to strengthen disclosure rules on mergers and acquisitions after a $1.7 billion accounting fraud at Olympus Corp, one of the nation's worst corporate scandals, which involved a series of shady deals.Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi told ...

Woodford says would recapitalize Olympus within few months

TOKYO (Reuters) - Olympus Corp's ousted CEO Michael Woodford said on Wednesday he would recapitalize the camera and medical equipment maker within a few months if he returned and would favor investment by private equity or a rights issue to raise cash.He ...

Olympus ex-CEO to meet MPs, push for Japan reform: source

TOKYO (Reuters) - The whistleblower in a $1.7 billion accounting scandal at Japan's Olympus Corp, ex-CEO Michael Woodford, plans to meet ruling-party lawmakers in Tokyo this week as he lobbies for reforms to Japanese boardrooms, a source said on Monday.Woodford, an Englishman ...

Olympus ex-CEO to meet MPs, push for Japan reform: souce

TOKYO (Reuters) - The whistleblower in a $1.7 billion accounting scandal at Japan's Olympus Corp, ex-CEO Michael Woodford, plans to meet ruling-party lawmakers in Tokyo this week as he lobbies for reforms to Japanese boardrooms, a source said on Monday.Woodford, an Englishman ...

Olympus ex-CEO Woodford to meet MPs in push for Japan reform

TOKYO (Reuters) - The whistleblower in Japan's Olympus Corp scandal, former chief executive Michael Woodford, plans to meet ruling-party lawmakers in Tokyo this week as he lobbies for reforms to Japanese boardrooms, a source said on Monday.Woodford, an Englishman who was sacked ...

Olympus ex-CEO Woodford to meet MPs in push for Japan

TOKYO (Reuters) - The whistleblower in Japan's Olympus Corp scandal, former chief executive Michael Woodford, plans to meet ruling-party lawmakers in Tokyo this week as he lobbies for reforms to Japanese boardrooms, a source said on Monday.Woodford, an Englishman who was sacked ...

Olympus preparing to file earnings by Wednesday

TOKYO (Reuters) - Olympus said it was preparing to file its July-September earnings by Wednesday, a necessary step for the disgraced 92-year-old firm to remain listed.The Japanese maker of cameras and endoscopes also said it would hold a briefing on Thursday to ...
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