As the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation celebrates its first “birthday,” an expert panel met at Compliance Week 2019 to share their experiences in prepping, implementing, and following up.
Regulatory Policy
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Claire McCusker Murray: Incentivizing corporate compliance at the DOJ
Justice Department Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General Claire McCusker Murray spoke at CW’s annual conference on how the agency’s Civil Division seeks to motivate compliance.
Posted inEurope
Companies House reforms to better protect U.K. companies from criminal activity
Companies House recently unveiled a substantial package of reforms that will do more to safeguard the personal data of business owners in an effort to offer U.K. companies greater protection from fraud.
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GAO suggests supervisory improvements for bank regulators
Is there a better way for bank regulators to conduct their supervisory and remediation processes? Congress’ GAO developed a rundown of suggestions and best practices in a report released this week.
Posted inData Privacy
Major changes to California privacy law likely scuttled
An initiative to strengthen and enhance the California Consumer Privacy Act was basically left for dead in that state’s legislature.
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SEC approves ‘long-term’ stock exchange
The SEC has approved a new national securities exchange committed to long-term investing.
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California groups sue CFPB for shirking Dodd-Frank data collections
Two advocacy groups are suing the Trump administration and CFPB for failing to disclose data on lending to women-owned, minority-owned, and small businesses.
Posted inRisk Management
FinCEN elaborates on virtual currency risk, obligations
SARs and due diligence are cited as effective tools for avoiding virtual currency malfeasance, says the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.
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SEC proposes actions to bolster cross-border swap rules
The SEC has proposed a package of rule amendments and guidance for improving the regulation of cross-border swaps transactions.
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SEC amendments could tailor accelerated filer definitions
The Securities and Exchange Commission has voted to propose amendments to the accelerated filer and large accelerated filer definitions.