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SEC adopts rule to ease clearing of Treasury transactions
The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted a rule change aimed at reducing the threat of systemic risk to U.S. Treasury securities by facilitating additional central clearing in the market.
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DOJ sets expectations for SEC cyber incident disclosure delays
Companies won’t have an easy path toward earning additional time from the Department of Justice regarding the disclosure of a material cybersecurity incident to the Securities and Exchange Commission as required under a new rule.
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New U.K. office eyeing 2024 to enforce trade sanctions
The U.K. government is set to establish a new agency to enforce trade sanctions and provide compliance guidance to businesses regarding the country’s sanctions regimes.
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AI Act moves toward final approval
The European Union’s landmark legal framework to regulate artificial intelligence received political agreement, moving one step closer to official adoption.
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FBI guidance: How to earn delay on SEC cyber incident disclosures
Businesses seeking additional time before disclosing to the Securities and Exchange Commission the occurrence of a material cybersecurity incident must be prepared to provide detailed information on the matter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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DOJ official: Agency to ‘double down’ on data analytics efforts
The Department of Justice is upping its game regarding its use of data analytics to identify potential misconduct, and it expects companies to be doing the same.
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SEC fall regulatory agenda: Climate disclosure rule targeted for 2024
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s latest regulatory agenda remains packed with proposals in the final rule stage, most notably the agency’s climate-related disclosure package.
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CFTC’s Pham: ‘There will likely be more’ CCOs charged with individual liability
Caroline Pham of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission said she expects the regulator to pursue more individual liability cases against chief compliance officers, in the aftermath of landmark charges laid against the former CCO at Binance.
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CFTC proposes guidance for voluntary carbon credits
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission promoted the need for developing high-integrity voluntary carbon markets in publishing proposed guidance for the listing of voluntary carbon credit derivative contracts.
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DOJ announces international anti-bribery initiative
The Department of Justice will increase its efforts to build relationships and foster collaboration with its global counterparts to thwart bribery and corruption under a new strategy.
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FinCEN adopts beneficial ownership reporting extension for 2024 companies
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network finalized a rule to extend the deadline for companies created or registered in 2024 to file their initial beneficial ownership information reports.
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Australia seeks help from businesses under ‘bold and ambitious’ cyber strategy
Australia released an updated cybersecurity strategy that will rely more heavily on public-private partnerships to support the country’s cyber defense efforts.
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All eyes on Companies House in U.K. corporate transparency efforts
The success of the U.K.’s latest legislative efforts to tackle financial crime depends on the capability of transforming what is often regarded as one of the country’s most passive regulators into a proactive—even aggressive—prosecuting authority.
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FTC eases AI use investigation process
The Federal Trade Commission approved a measure streamlining its ability to issue civil investigative demands in investigations relating to artificial intelligence use.
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Maryland tabs first chief sustainability officer
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced the appointment of Meghan Conklin as the state’s first chief sustainability officer.
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SEC lauds cooperators, whistleblowers in FY23 enforcement results
A big year for disgorgement helped the Securities and Exchange Commission to its second highest total of financial remedies ordered in a single year in fiscal year 2023.
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Millennium Challenge Corporation appoints general counsel
The Millennium Challenge Corporation, an independent government agency, announced the hiring of Peter Jaffe as vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary.
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FCPA opinion tackles government-authorized payments
A new Foreign Corrupt Practices Act review by the Department of Justice offers an example of when stipends paid to foreign government personnel would not be considered a violation of the anti-bribery provisions of the law.
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Biden AI executive order tips hand on areas of regulation focus
It’s all hands on deck at the White House to put into motion the dozens of directives in President Joe Biden’s executive order on artificial intelligence, according to Nik Marda, chief of staff for the Technology Division in the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
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SEC’s Grewal calls for more self-policing in reflecting on FY23 cases
Businesses must step up their internal policing and do a better job of reporting violations to the Securities and Exchange Commission, according to Gurbir Grewal, director of the agency’s Enforcement Division.