All Regulatory Enforcement articles – Page 117
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ArticleSenate confirms Jeffrey Rosen as deputy attorney general
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Jeffrey Rosen to be the next deputy attorney general, replacing Rod Rosenstein.
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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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ArticleEuropean Commission fines five banks €1B over foreign exchange cartel
In two separate settlements, the European Commission fined five banking giants for colluding in the trade of significant sums of foreign currency.
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Former Autonomy CFO sentenced to 60 months in prison
Sushovan Hussain, the former chief financial officer of U.K. software firm Autonomy, has been sentenced to 60 months in prison for his role in falsifying the company’s revenues prior to its acquisition by Hewlett-Packard.
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ArticleDOJ's Claire McCusker Murray to deliver keynote at CW2019
Newly appointed Department of Justice Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General Claire McCusker Murray will deliver a keynote at the upcoming CW annual conference at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington D.C.
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World Bank Group debars Sieyuan Electric
The World Bank Group has placed a 15-month debarment on Shanghai-based Sieyuan Electric relating to fraudulent practices under the Inter-Zonal Transmission Hub Project.
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ArticleSOX did not end audit opinion shopping, study says
Despite regulatory efforts to make auditors more independent and more skeptical, companies have been able to shop for audit opinions, a new study says.
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SEC fines Telefônica Brasil $4.13M in World Cup ticket case
Spanish telecom provider Telefônica Brasil received a civil penalty for improperly accounting for tickets and hospitality given to government officials.
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France Telecom execs on trial over employee suicides
The trial has begun for seven former France Telecom executives, who stand accused of implementing a severe cost-cutting regime that resulted in the suicides of dozens of employees.
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ArticleCFPB proposes debt collection rule changes
Proposed regulations to renew the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act include unlimited texting and e-mail in collection efforts.
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Commerce slices into Mexican tomato imports
The U.S., mired in a countdown to additional Chinese tariffs, will impose a 17.5 percent tariff on Mexican tomato imports beginning Tuesday. Shortages and spiking prices are predicted.
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Senators chide slow-acting FTC over Facebook fine
With reports that the FTC is still negotiating penalties for Facebook’s breach of a privacy-related consent order, Senators Josh Hawley and Richard Blumenthal urged the agency to “act swiftly to conclude its investigation.”
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FTC cracks down on Ukrainian dating apps
The FTC has removed dating apps from Apple’s App Store and Google’s Google Play Store following allegations they allowed children as young as 12 to access them.
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ArticleSEC charges GT Advanced Technologies with fraud
GT Advanced Technologies is in trouble with the SEC for misleading shareholders about its ability to provide sapphire glass to Apple for its iPhones.
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New compromise in SEC, Elon Musk battle
A new proposal to combat Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s bad behavior has some at the SEC shaking their heads after Musk breached last year’s SEC agreement.
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ArticlePreet Bharara to deliver keynote at CW2019
Former federal prosecutor and best-selling author Preet Bharara will deliver a keynote at the upcoming CW annual conference at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington D.C.
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ArticleEU data supervisor warns online providers about Ts & Cs
The European Data Protection Supervisor is warning social media and tech companies that their consumer terms and conditions may soon come under increased scrutiny if they fail to comply with the agency’s rules.
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ResourceThe Compliance Officer’s Ultimate Compliance Guide
The job of compliance officer has become increasingly dominated by technology and automation. And one under constant pressure from changing regulation globally.
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ArticleSEC suspends trading for Bitcoin Generation
The Securities and Exchange Commission has temporarily suspended trading for cryto currency market operator Bitcoin Generation while it looks into concerns about information on the marketplace on which investors are relying.
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ArticleEnforcement actions against accountants on the decline
Accountants and auditors are getting a lighter touch from enforcement authorities, according to an analysis that shows actions dropped significantly from 2017 to 2018.