Only five years after the US government bailed out General Motors, the company is back in court trying to fend of billion-dollar lawsuits from car owners claiming damages on recalled cars

World Finance looks at some of the biggest criminal masterminds behind the worst cases of financial fraud the world has ever seen

Under new rules, the eight biggest US banks have until 2018 to boost their capital by $68bn, say US regulators, who are still tightening policy in the wake of the financial crisis

Mary Barra attempted to calm safety concerns voiced by the public, though admitted that the underlying reasons for the late recall are yet to emerge

The WTO has ruled against China for imposing restrictive rare earth export quotas that sent prices soaring and distorted the market

The world’s biggest retailer has sued Visa for $5bn in damages after it says that the credit card company hiked charges

“JPMorgan – as an institution – failed and failed miserably,” said Preet Bharara, US Attorney for the Southern District of New York of JPMorgan’s involvement in Bernie Madoff’s $65bn Ponzi scheme

The Japanese Health Ministry has filed a criminal complaint against the world’s second biggest pharmaceutical company Novartis following exaggerated advertising claims

World Finance interviews Luis Gerardo Del Valle Torres and Alejandro Aceves Perez, Managing Partner and Tax Partner of law firm Jauregui and Del Valle, on Mexico’s imminent tax reforms

Even political controversies in Turkey cannot stop its growing FDI market

Gregory Joseph of Joseph Hage Aaronson advises on how legal professionals can keep abreast of industry changes

Jáuregui and Del Valle, SC has decades of experience in Mexican tax consulting, as well as tax and administrative litigation. World Finance spoke to the company’s Managing Partner, Luis Gerardo Del Valle, about how it will handle forthcoming tax reforms

A recent dispute between the US and Mexico over the bankruptcy of a leading Mexican-based firm shows that the country urgently needs to update its insolvency laws

Al-Twaijri Law Firm has been working since the late ’80s to help build and protect Kuwait’s economy. Managing Partner Mohammed Al-Twaijri looks ahead to what the future holds

French food group Danone intends to sue its primary dairy supplier Fonterra after a false alarm that instigated product recalls across multiple Asian countries, including China