(Editor’s note: This is the second in a three-part series on tax-planning considerations and strategies for tax year 2012.) more

BOSTON – FIL Ltd., the holding firm of the Fidelity group of companies that manages $233 billion of assets, sued Singapore and Hong Kong companies for using the Fidelity name without its permission, Bloomberg News reported last week. more

BOSTON – A total of $4 million in HomeCorps grants were awarded to 18 organizations across Massachusetts to help address the foreclosure crisis, Attorney General Martha Coakley announced last week. According to a news release, the grant funding will assist homeowners and renters impacted by the foreclosure crisis, revitalize distressed and blighted neighborhoods, and guard against future financial harm. more

Ryan Stichel checks the quality of video cards in each 38 Studios computer up for auction on Oct. 23 at the bankrupt company’s former Providence headquarters. An estimated 400 people attended the auction and another 600 registered to bid online. They included video game developers, graphic designers, filmmakers, animators, bargain hunters and the curious. See the story on Page 6. more

Someone once said that, “Home is the place that you go where they have to take you in.” more

BOSTON – TD Bank told Attorney General Martha Coakley’s office this month that it lost unencrypted backup tapes containing personal information, including account information and Social Security numbers, for more than 73,000 Massachusetts customers. more

BOSTON – Two female members of Attorney General Martha Coakley’s team have been recognized for making “meaningful and inspiring contributions in the fields of social justice and advocacy.” more

(Editor’s note: This is the first in a three-part series on tax-planning considerations and strategies for tax year 2012.) more

Robert Vennerbeck, a technician at the Rhode Island School of Design has filed federal charges against the Rhode Island School of Design Technical Association union for violating his right to opt out of the union. more

BOSTON – Ruby Tuesday will pay $158,000 to settle allegations that it failed to comply with the state’s child-labor and meal-break laws at multiple locations throughout Massachusetts, Attorney General Martha Coakley announced last week. more