A decision in proceedings taken by a US bankruptcy trustee involving Anglo Irish Bank chief executive David Drumm was adjourned yesterday to allow the judge time to consider matters, the Irish Times reported. Ms Justice Elizabeth Dunne reserved her decision on an application on behalf of Massachusetts trustee Kathleen Dwyer for an “order in aid” from the High Court to assist her in administering Mr Drumm’s bankruptcy. The judge said she needed time to consider the case. Mr Drumm filed for bankruptcy in Massachusetts on October 14th.

Insolvent Nortel Networks Corp. has reported a net loss of $649 million in the third quarter, compared to a $508 million loss a year earlier, as it booked numerous charges, the Canadian Press reported. The former Canadian high-tech giant said it booked $529 million in reorganization costs in the three months ended Sept. 30. The results also included $490 million in non-cash charges related to liabilities for its Canadian defined benefit pension plans.

China's biggest auto maker is close to finalizing a plan to buy a stake in General Motors Co., which is preparing for an initial public offering next week, according to people familiar with the discussions, Dow Jones Daily Bankruptcy Review reported. SAIC Motor Corp., which has built cars with GM in China since the 1990s, is among foreign entities that will become part owners of GM when the auto maker returns to the public markets, these people said. A final decision could come within the next couple of days.

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. is seeking court approval to sell its Brazil investment business, Libro Companhia Securitizadora de Creditos Financeiros, to a firm called Jive Investments Holding Ltd., Dow Jones Daily Bankruptcy Review reported. Jive, which is based in the British Virgin Islands, will buy Lehman's equity stake and notes in Libro, which maintains portfolios of fixed income, distressed and loan assets. The sale price is nearly $15.9 million, after Jive outbid an unidentified competitor. Lehman is asking Judge James Peck of the U.S.

Most big Asian banks will be exempted from a global regulatory regime under the latest proposal for the industry from the world’s leading economies, which aims to prevent another financial crisis, the Financial Times reported. People briefed on the agenda for the G20 summit, which begins in Seoul on Thursday, said officials had concluded that global regulators should focus on big banks with global businesses, stripping out domestically focused institutions without the reach of the industry’s cross-border companies.

Compania Mexicana de Aviacion SA, Mexico’s biggest airline by passengers, won its request for bankruptcy protection from U.S. creditors, after disputes were resolved with a bank and a group of airports, Bloomberg reported. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Martin Glenn in Manhattan court today approved Mexicana’s request for protection under Chapter 15 of the U.S. bankruptcy code. The ruling will help the 87-year-old company reorganize in its main bankruptcy in Mexico by giving it a legal shield from U.S. creditors.

The Group of 20 is beginning to look more like the G19 plus 1 as emerging and rich countries alike accuse the United States of breaking a vow of unity, Reuters reported. This week's G20 summit will require every bit of President Barack Obama's diplomacy skills after the Federal Reserve embarked on a new $600 billion bond-buying spree, sparking criticism from four continents that the U.S. central bank was ignoring the global repercussions.

Mexican glass maker Vitro SAB said Monday it has launched two offers--a proposed swap and partial buyback--of three series of defaulted notes for $1.22 billion as it seeks to restructure its debt, Dow Jones reported.In a filing with the Mexican stock exchange, Vitro said the offers are aimed as a step toward achieving a debt restructuring which would be carried out under the Mexican equivalent of Chapter 11. Vitro, which has seen several previous restructuring offers rejected by creditors, said its largest single creditor, Fintech Advisory Ltd., has agreed to support the latest proposal.

The London-based administrator for Bahrain's Awal Bank BSC said it needs more time to talk with creditors before determining whether to continue the Chapter 11 case it filed last month with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan, Dow Jones Daily Bankruptcy Review reported. In court papers filed in New York Thursday, Awal asked Judge Allan L. Gropper for an extension to file financial statements required under the U.S. bankruptcy law. The bank has so far been hesitant to publicly disclose specifics on its finances.

ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet declined to inject new stimulus into the euro zone despite signs of fragility in the currency bloc, further distancing the European Central Bank from other big central banks such as the Federal Reserve that are taking aggressive action to safeguard growth, The Wall Street Journal reported. Mr. Trichet provided some verbal support to European trouble spots—such as Ireland, Greece and Portugal—that face crippling borrowing costs, saying that despite three weeks without purchases, the ECB's government-bond buying program remains active.