*Sony option and share volume far above normal on Monday. May 14- A surge in option market bets on Sony Corp just before a large hedge fund investor announced a big stake and called for a major restructuring of the company has raised concerns that some traders may have had advance word of the news.
May 13- Michigan's biggest city is "clearly insolvent" and needs to restructure its debt and renegotiate its labor contracts to address its problems, Detroit's emergency financial manager said on Monday.
*Argentina could take its case to the Supreme Court. A U.S. judge ordered Argentina to pay the holdouts the full $1.33 billion owed them the next time it serviced restructured debt. Argentina appealed, and a ruling by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is expected in the coming weeks.
*Dubai Group says expects to sign debt deal in weeks. DUBAI, May 9- The Dubai Group investment firm said on Thursday it expected a $10- billion restructuring of its debt within weeks, sealing the Gulf emirate's recovery from a financial crisis that brought it to the brink of default.
*Dubai Group not expecting to sell assets in 2013. DUBAI, May 9- Dubai Group, an investment vehicle owned by the emirate's ruler, will become an independent company after its planned $10 billion debt restructuring, a top official said.
DUBAI, May 9- Dubai Group will become an independent company after its planned $10 billion debt restructuring, the chief executive of parent Dubai Holding said in an interview on Thursday.
JOHANNESBURG, May 9- Anglo American's platinum arm, under pressure from South Africa's government, could announce a restructuring plan as early as Thursday that will sharply scale back job losses as it tries to balance out cost cuts and the threat of labour unrest.
*Dubai Group not expecting to sell assets in 2013. DUBAI, May 9- Dubai Group, an investment vehicle owned by the emirate's ruler, will be spun off as an independent company with creditors owning an equity stake after its planned $10 billion debt restructuring, a top official said.
DUBAI, May 9- Dubai Group will be spun off as an independent company with creditors owning an equity stake after its planned $10 billion debt restructuring, the chief executive of parent Dubai Holding said in an interview on Thursday.
*Amplats overhaul vital to fortunes of Anglo American. JOHANNESBURG, May 9- Anglo American's platinum arm, under pressure from South Africa's government, is set to reveal a revised restructuring plan on Friday to sharply scale back planned job losses as it weighs the threat of labour unrest against cost savings.
JOHANNESBURG, May 9- Anglo American's platinum arm, under pressure from South Africa's government, could announce a restructuring plan as early as Thursday that will sharply scale back job losses as it tries to balance out cost cuts and the threat of labour unrest.
NEW YORK, May 8- MBIA Inc agreed to pay Societe Generale $350 million to settle litigation over the bond insurer's restructuring, a person familiar with the case told Reuters on Wednesday.
*Last big debt restructuring related to Dubai's crisis. DUBAI, May 8- Dubai Group, an investment vehicle owned by the emirate's ruler, aims to secure a final agreement with creditors on its $10 billion debt restructuring by June 6, potentially ending marathon negotiations that have dragged on nearly three years.
DUBAI, May 8- Dubai Group, an investment vehicle owned by the emirate's ruler, aims to secure a final agreement with creditors on its $10 billion debt restructuring by June 6, potentially ending marathon negotiations that have dragged on nearly three years.
LONDON, May 7- HSBC is saving $4 billion a year on an annualised basis due to measures introduced in its restructuring plan in early 2011, the bank's Finance Director Iain Mackay said on Tuesday.