By CW Staff2019-12-17T21:53:00
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board announced Kenneth Lench has been named general counsel.
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2020-03-23T19:43:00Z By Jaclyn Jaeger
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board announced Mark Adler, former acting director of its Division of Enforcement and Investigations, is leaving after more than nine years with the agency.
2026-02-05T00:55:00Z By Ruth Prickett
Major accountancy firms in France are under investigation for anti-competitive practices. The French competition watchdog embarked on a series of “unannounced inspections” and removed documents relating to audit and reporting on Jan. 13.
2026-01-29T10:27:00Z By Thad McBride and Jamie Parkinson CW guest columnists
In the current business environment, companies must have a documented plan for responding to government investigations. Shifts in tariffs, dynamic export controls, and a potentially less strict enforcement environment around international bribery all increase the risk that an employee or representative could violate the law – inadvertently or intentionally.
2025-03-31T19:50:00Z By Oscar Gonzalez
Two former Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission–Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter–filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump and the remaining commissioners, claiming their recent termination was without cause and that the courts should rule their dismissals as “unlawful and ineffective.”
2025-03-19T19:15:00Z By Oscar Gonzalez
President Donald Trump fired two Democratic commissioners serving on the Federal Trade Commission, the regulatory agency overseeing antitrust and consumer protection laws and which has been traditionally independent and staffed by members of both political parties.
2025-01-28T15:06:00Z By CW Staff
Scintilla, a cryptocurrency solutions provider based in the United Arab Emirates, announced the appointment of Janey Schueller as its new chief compliance officer.
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