All articles by Joe Mont – Page 3
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ArticleHeritage Pharmaceuticals admits to price fixing, antitrust violations
Heritage Pharmaceuticals, a generic pharmaceutical company headquartered in New Jersey, was charged with conspiring with competitors to fix prices, rig bids, and allocate customers.
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ArticleNot just blowing smoke: Time to take cannabis compliance seriously
As cannabis legalization spreads, so too do the risks and challenges for businesses.
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ArticleReps urge White House to support blockchain
Bipartisan members of Congress are urging the Trump administration to throw its tech focus onto blockchain.
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ArticleU.S., U.K. launch Financial Innovation Partnership
A newly formalized partnership between the United States and United Kingdom aims to embolden innovation in financial services.
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ArticleSEC to hold roundtable on public marketplace
Coming this summer: An SEC roundtable for the public and SEC staff to discuss short-term and long-term management, the periodic reporting system, and SEC regulations.
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Commerce unveils new attack on ‘currency manipulation’
The Department of Commerce has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to impose countervailing duties on countries that act to undervalue their currency relative to the dollar.
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ArticleFSB continues push for Legal Entity Identifiers
The United States is among the laggards when it comes to international identifying codes for financial entities.
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ArticleCompanies prioritize director experience
New research from the Conference Board says that despite a desire for diverse skillsets, companies continue to value prior board experience in their director selection.
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ArticleGAO 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.
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ArticleMajor 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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ArticleA new CCO’s Herculean task at Wells Fargo
Compliance Week chats with Wells Fargo CCO Mike Roemer about the challenge of rebuilding trust at a company that’s been the poster child of compliance and risk management gone wrong.
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Inside Wells Fargo’s plan to restore trust
Compliance Week looks at highlights from Wells Fargo’s plan to transform the future.
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U.S. could ban all Huawei products
New moves from the Commerce Department suggest a full domestic ban on products from the Chinese telecom giant Huawei are forthcoming.
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ArticleSEC approves ‘long-term’ stock exchange
The SEC has approved a new national securities exchange committed to long-term investing.
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ArticleOCIE’s Driscoll on importance of CCOs
Peter Driscoll, director of the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, recently spoke on the role of compliance officers in protecting retail investors.
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ArticleCalifornia 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.
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ArticleHow to determine when enhanced due diligence is warranted
It can cost time and money and could even drown a deal. So when do the challenges and costs associated with this step outweigh the risks of not doing it?
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ArticleIdentifying high-risk third parties a nuanced exercise
Determining which business partners to flag for enhanced due diligence all depends on the quality, and sources, of your data.
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ArticleDark Web grows as an investigative tool
A telling detail uncovered in the 2019 Survey on Anti-Bribery & Corruption was that about 6 percent of respondents said they extend their data searches into the “Dark Web.”
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ArticleFinCEN 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.