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“For tracking litigation, enforcement, and regulatory developments, Compliance Week
should be your prime source.”- Chief Compliance Officer and VP of Legal Affairs, Arrow Electronics
- Chief Compliance Officer and VP of Legal Affairs, Arrow Electronics
By Adrianne Appel2022-08-29T19:44:00
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ordered a former principal accounting officer and controller at PPG to pay $100,000 for accounting improprieties aimed at inflating the Pittsburgh-based painting supply company’s earnings per share.
Mark Kelly, who was terminated by PPG in 2018 after an internal investigation into his alleged actions, was barred from practicing as an accountant at any public firm without the right to apply for reinstatement, according to the SEC’s order published Friday. Kelly did not admit nor deny the agency’s findings in reaching settlement.
Kelly inflated earnings during the years 2016-18, according to the SEC.
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2019-09-30T17:23:00Z By Jaclyn Jaeger
PPG announced the SEC and Department of Justice have ended their investigation into alleged accounting irregularities by the company and will not be issuing a financial or any other penalty.
2025-06-05T14:57:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
If you’re in third-party risk management, handling the latest disruptions brought on by wild gyrations in tariff rates and export control rules by Republican leadership ought to be child’s play.
2025-06-04T20:56:00Z By Ian Sherr
Compliance is increasingly in the spotlight as companies are tackling everything from artificial intelligence and other new technologies to risk management and mitigation. But it’s soft skills of communication and relationship building that are becoming the most critical tools for success.
2025-06-04T15:24:00Z By Ruth Prickett
Up to 25,000 people a year in the U.K. are illegally promoting financial products or offering financial advice on social media, but none have yet appeared in court, according to the first Treasury Select Committee meeting on the subject of so-called “finfluencers.” Regulated financial services firms must comply with strict ...
2025-05-30T17:14:00Z By Adrianne Appel
The Securities and Exchange Commission dropped its case against cryptocurrency exchange Binance, just the latest in a string of dismissals that highlight the SEC’s change of course under the crypto-friendly Trump administration.
2025-05-29T13:25:00Z By Neil Hodge
To both clean up corporate behaviour and rack up its own enforcement record, the UK’s anti-bribery agency has seemingly largely guaranteed companies a pass from prosecution if they spill the beans on their misconduct. There’s only one problem: experts believe businesses may still stand a better outcome if they front ...
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