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A closer look at the revised FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy
The Department of Justice in recent months has made several notable revisions to its FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy surrounding M&A, messaging apps, and much more.
U.S. Chamber ponders quarterly reporting, pitches ‘company files’
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness has entered the fray over potential reforms to the timing and substance of corporate disclosures. Its pitch: a centralized “company file” to replace the current process for delivering investor information.
SEC awards $50M to two whistleblowers
The Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26 announced awards totaling $50 million to two whistleblowers whose high-quality information assisted the agency in bringing a successful enforcement action. One whistleblower received an award of $37 million and the other received an award of $13 million.
FASB revises proposed changes to income tax disclosure
FASB has revised its proposed changes on tax disclosures to respond to feedback to an earlier proposal and to reflect changes under tax reform.
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Preparing for new credit loss rules
Banks and other financial institutions have a lot of work ahead of them as they prepare to adopt the new standard on reflecting credit losses in financial instruments (the so-called CECL standard).
Avenatti arrest fallout: don’t confuse whistleblowing with extortion
A high-profile arrest of Michael Avenatti for an alleged extortion scheme against Nike raises difficult questions of corporate responsibility regarding whistleblower initiatives.
Kim Yapchai on engaging compliance training
Kim Yapchai, chief ethics and compliance officer at Tenneco, explains to columnist Tom Fox her approach of using interactive games in compliance training.
Merrill Lynch to pay $8M for improper handling of ADRs
The Securities and Exchange Commission on March 22 announced that Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith will pay over $8 million to settle charges of improper handling of “pre-released” American Depositary Receipts.
Banks, central banks warned of crypto-currency risks and pitfalls
Despite failures, plummeting prices, and a plethora of risks, financial institutions and central banks are cautiously looking at ways to use virtual currencies. International regulators are warning them that doing so haphazardly could be disastrous.