Advisor Resource Council agreed to pay a $300,000 penalty to resolve charges levied by the Securities and Exchange Commission of compliance failures exacerbated by staffing woes.
Risk Management
Posted inAccounting & Auditing
Equinix probing short seller accusations amid DOJ scrutiny
Data center owner Equinix disclosed it launched an independent investigation to review matters referenced in a recent short seller report that also caught the attention of the Department of Justice.
Posted inEurope
ICO primed for enforcement increase behind new fining guidance?
The Information Commissioner’s Office updated its data protection fining guidance to provide companies with greater transparency and clarity about how and why it would issue penalties for a breach of the U.K. General Data Protection Regulation or Data Protection Act 2018.
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FDIC proposes strengthening, modernizing bank merger reviews
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation proposed to strengthen its approach to evaluating bank mergers under the Bank Merger Act, particularly how it would address factors like competition, financial resources, the convenience and needs of communities, financial stability, and money laundering.
Posted inData Privacy
DOT launches first data privacy review of 10 biggest airlines
The U.S. Department of Transportation is looking to thwart the nation’s 10 largest airlines from monetizing passenger data or selling it to third parties.
Posted inRisk Management
BIS rule expands export control restrictions on OFAC sanctioned entities
The Bureau of Industry and Security adopted a final rule to extend its export restrictions across more entities and individuals designated under certain sanctions programs maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Posted inAnti-Bribery
Adani Group on defense over reports of FCPA probe
Indian conglomerate Adani Group said it is aware of an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice into bribery allegations against a “third party” but denied a relationship with it.
Posted inEthics & Culture
Chapter 4: Investigations into misconduct: What banks can do
Both JPMorgan Chase and Deutsche Bank retained their respective Jeffrey Epstein relationships for too long. Yet, there is a case to be made for why exiting a high-risk relationship too soon can become an inverse form of recklessness.
Posted inAccounting & Auditing
Short seller accuses Equinix of ‘selling AI pipe dream,’ accounting manipulation
Data center owner Equinix boasts artificial intelligence as a boon to business when power consumption costs related to implementing AI could be detrimental to its profitability, according to short seller Hindenburg Research.
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Experts: Legal noise around SEC climate disclosure rule no excuse for standing still
Legal experts are advising their public company clients to move forward with plans to comply with the SEC’s climate-related disclosure rule, despite lawsuits and other challenges being brought against the controversial policy in the aftermath of its approval.
