Briefly

The Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking to halt a $3.6-billion initial public offering by a Canadian publisher that claims “Al Greenspan” as an auditor and seeks to unite the world using one language and one postage stamp.

Apollo Publication Corp. said in its IPO filing that former Presidents George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter served as directors, the SEC said Tuesday, and also falsely claimed that Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce was leading the stock sale, the SEC said.

“When God created the universe, her children have lived on the planets and stars like Earth all over the universe,” Apollo says in its company overview.

Apollo declined to comment.