Bills working through Congress would make it harder for tech companies to profit from consumer data and force them to better secure networked devices.
Regulatory Policy
Posted inRegulatory Enforcement
Senate approves Lee nomination to SEC
The Senate has approved President Trump’s nomination of Allison Herren Lee, a former aide to Kara Stein, to a seat on the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Posted inRegulatory Policy
SEC seeking comment on ways to harmonize private securities offering exemptions
The SEC is requesting public comment on ways to simplify, harmonize, and improve the exempt offering framework to expand investment opportunities while maintaining appropriate investor protections.
Posted inRegulatory Enforcement
Congress shows new resolve to combat shell companies
The United States seems poised to finally tackle issues surrounding shell companies and their often-opaque beneficial ownership structures.
Posted inTechnology
Breaking up is dumb to do
Is splitting up big tech companies a cure for their outsized influence? Probably not.
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Global Regulatory Outlook – Are We There Yet?
Following the 2008 financial crisis, regulatory compliance has come to play an ever-larger role in the lives of financial institutions. Regulatory requirements have become more complex and enforcement scrutiny has increased.
Posted inTechnology
Antitrust argument the latest attempt to regulate Big Tech
Congress and presidential candidates alike are escalating their efforts to thwart the dominance of the tech giants.
Posted inData Privacy
States continue to fill federal data privacy void
While Congress largely remains mired in hearings and pre-election posturing, states are increasingly putting their own scrutiny on large tech companies and their data collection policies.
Posted inAML
Bill demands ownership reveals for shell companies
The newly proposed ILLICIT CASH Act would, for the first time, require shell companies to disclose their true owners to the U.S. Department of Treasury.
Posted inAccounting & Auditing
Regulators globally still call for better audits
While encouraged by the trend in audit inspection results, global audit regulators report they are still seeing levels of audit deficiency that command continued focus on improvement. According to a report by the International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators, 37 percent of audits inspected globally across the six largest network firms contained at least one […]