Securities Docket News Wire for Dec. 10, 2008

Australia: Litigation funder IMF plans to fund litigation against Oz Minerals re: disclosure of refinancing obligations. http://is.gd/b6j0 #
Shareholders sue mining co. Crystallex after Venezuelan govt. rejects environmental permit, prompting huge sell-off. http://is.gd/b3B9 #
S. Korea: Prosecutors question Park Yeon-cha, chairman of Taekwang Industrial, re: possible insider trading, bribery. http://is.gd/b2zK #
SEC filing: Sworn declaration of Dreier LLP Controller John Provenzano. http://is.gd/b0vF #
SEC posts Corp. Fin.’s internal Financial Reporting Manual online for first time. http://is.gd/b04g #
SEC: Dreier LLP escrow acct had only half of $38 million owed to clients; Dreier wanted to sell art collection to cover. http://is.gd/aZUf #
Ernst & Young’s Global IPO update: IPO activity at the lowest levels in 13 years. 298 IPOs postponed or w/drawn in ’08. http://is.gd/aZeY #
Caribbean Hotelier Accepts Stock as Payment — at July 1, 2008 Stock Values. http://is.gd/aYGZ #
Reddy Ice executives score big gains on Rule 10b5-1 trading plans. http://is.gd/aYxe #