All Regulatory Enforcement articles – Page 143
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Of soccer, cheating, and Sam Allardyce
The sacking of English football manager Sam Allardyce for explaining how to cheat at football to an undercover sting newspaper operation is an important reminder why the top of an organization sets the tone, says The Man From FCPA Tom Fox.
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Time for ‘Le Journal de Jérôme Kerviel, part deux?’
In 2008, Bruce Carton wrote about the saga of Jérôme Kerviel—a comic book that told the story of the then-31-year old junior trader who nearly brought down French bank, Société Générale, with his rogue trading. In light of more Kerviel-related events since 2008, is a sequel in order?
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California Treasurer suspends state's business with Wells Fargo
California State Treasurer John Chiang has suspended his state's financial relationships with Wells Fargo and, with a threat to blacklist the bank permanently, is demanding corporate governance reforms.
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Jane Norberg named chief of SEC's Office of Whistleblower
Yesterday, the SEC named Jane Norberg as the new Chief of the SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower. Norberg, previously the Acting Chief, fills the position left vacant when Sean McKessy left the agency this summer.
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The DoJ's view on what does—and doesn't—constitute meaningful cooperation
The Department of Justice’s Bill Baer provides the perspective needed to answer: What does, and what does not, constitute meaningful cooperation? Joe Mont reports.
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BlogWells Fargo CEO forfeits $41M; DOL launches labor law investigations
The latest developments in the ongoing Wells Fargo scandal: clawbacks, including a $41M hit for CEO John Stumpf; a Department of Labor investigation; and a new class-action lawsuit. Joe Mont has more.
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Worried the SEC might come after you personally? You should be
Jaclyn Jaeger looks at yet another case brought by the SEC spotlighting the sort of conduct that can result in a personal liability claim against legal and compliance officers.
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Poll: When will Fairfax and Peirce be confirmed as SEC commissioners???
Bruce Carton asks: Does anyone remember waaaaaaaaaaaay back in October 2015 when President Obama nominated Lisa Fairfax and Hester Peirce as SEC Commissioners? Please take a CW poll on when these nominees will be confirmed.
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BlogMind the pay gap, especially if you are older and a mother
New rules from the U.K. government requiring firms with 250 or more employees to publish specific details on pay, including compensation differences between the sexes, should put a dent in the male/female wage gap. Paul Hodgson reports.
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Whistleblower awards and new scrutiny of SEC enforcement
The SEC’s successful whistleblower bounty program is raising some very interesting questions about the future of whistleblowing in general. Tom Fox reports on the agency’s recent enforcement actions.
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2016 SEC trial scorecard update: agency now 4-1-1 after City of Miami trial
The SEC has prevailed in a jury trial against the City of Miami (which it labeled “a recidivist violator of the federal securities laws”) and Michael Boudreaux, the city’s former budget director. Bruce Carton has more enforcement hits and misses.
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Sen. Warren demands investigation into lack of post-crisis prosecutions
In letters this week to the Department of Justice’s inspector general and FBI Director James Comey, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is demanding answers as to why the government failed to pursue criminal prosecutions for activities associated with the Great Recession of 2008. Joe Mont parses the contents of those scathing ...
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The (non) myth of the 5,300 rogue employees
The Man From FCPA, Tom Fox, asks why it is always the employee’s fault when a corporation engages in fraudulent activity leading to regulatory fallout. Perhaps the CEO of Wells Fargo, responsible for the firing of 5,300 “rogue” employees for fraudulent activity, has the answer.
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'You don't want to mess with Mary Jo,' baseball edition
When President Obama introduced Mary Jo White to be his pick to be the new SEC Chair, he famously warned that "You don't want to mess with Mary Jo!" Everyone logically assumed that he was referring to would-be securities fraudsters not wanting to mess with Mary Jo, but perhaps he ...
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SFO brings charges in Tesco accounting scandal
Tom Fox examines the Serious Fraud Office’s recent indictments against three individuals from the October 2014 Tesco scandal in which the British grocery chain overstated earnings by fraudulently accounting certain revenues received back from suppliers.
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Stuart Delery joins Gibson Dunn
Stuart Delery, former Acting Associate Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice—the third highest ranking position—will join international law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher as a partner.
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Visibility into T&E fraud with Insights On Demand
Oversight Systems, an operational expense analysis company, has released the newest version of Insights On Demand with scalable capability to reduce fraud, waste, and abuse related to corporate travel and expense transactions.
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Senators will grill Wells Fargo CEO about illegal accounts
Wells Fargo executives will testify before Congress this week amid revelations that employees opened unauthorized deposit and credit card accounts in their pursuit of sales targets and bonuses. Joe Mont reports.
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FIFA opens formal proceeding against Sepp Blatter
The ethics committee of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association, the international governing body of professional soccer, has opened formal proceedings against Sepp Blatter, the disgraced former head of FIFA, for engaging in bribery and corruption. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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SEC charges two firms with compliance failures in wrap fee programs
Two investment advisory firm—Raymond James & Associates and Robert W. Baird & Co.—settled charges with the SEC related to compliance failures within their wrap fee programs. Jaclyn Jaeger has more.