Scott London and jeweler Bryan Shaw charged in connection with alleged insider trading in shares of five companies, prosecutors say.

Nutritional products company Herbalife and shoemaker Sketchers say they are the two companies from which KPMG had resigned as auditor after one of the firm's senior partners engaged in insider trading.

Forestalling further litigation should mean customers of failed futures brokerage may get more of their money back.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has charged the Chinese affiliates of five leading accounting firms with violating securities laws.