All United States articles – Page 253
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ArticleFestivus, Fortnite, and the SEC’s relationship with institutional investors
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce’s speech before the Council of Institutional Investors spring conference used two pop culture touchpoints as a means to clarify her relationship with the audience the group represents.
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ArticleLeases 2.0: Is your company ready for ongoing compliance?
With leases about to hit corporate balance sheets, companies need to shift gears to focus on the ongoing implications of new lease accounting rules.
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Dems pitch new bill to impose stock transaction tax
Congressional Democrats have introduced legislation to create a new tax on stock transactions that they say “would generate billions in revenue” while addressing economic inequality and volatility in the market.
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Waters urges CFPB employees to be whistleblowers
Rep. Maxine Waters, chair of the House Financial Services Committee, has written an open letter to CFPB employees urging them to be proud of their work and use a whistleblower hotline to report anything undermining those efforts.
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PodcastAlison Taylor on CEO activism, social responsibility
Alison Taylor, managing director at Business for Social Responsibility, discusses with columnist Tom Fox the importance and implications of CEO activism in today’s political environment.
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PodcastHilary Wandall on U.S. data privacy priorities
Hilary Wandall, senior vice president, general counsel, and chief data governance officer at TrustArc, explains to columnist Tom Fox why U.S. companies should address data privacy now, regardless of their motivations.
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ArticleSEC once again dragged into fight over mandatory arbitration
The SEC was spared setting mandatory arbitration policy when New Jersey’s attorney general argued a shareholder initiative proposed for Johnson & Johnson would be illegal.
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PodcastMary Gentile on values-driven leadership
Mary Gentile, director and creator of Giving Voice to Values, joins columnist Tom Fox to discuss the benefits of a values-driven approach to leadership development.
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ArticleNYDFS: Implementation deadline for cyber-security regulation approaching
The final implementation period for the New York Department of Financial Services’ landmark cyber-security regulation ends March 1, meaning that DFS-regulated entities and licensed persons covered by the regulation must be in full compliance by that time.
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An inside look at False Claims Act enforcement
Deputy Associate Attorney General Stephen Cox in remarks this week offered some key insight into the Department of Justice’s enforcement principles, policies, and perspectives that guide its False Claims Act enforcement.
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U.S. Treasury sanctions Petroleos de Venezuela
The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has designated Venezuelan state-owned oil company Petroleos de Venezuela under Executive Order 13850 for operating in the oil sector of the Venezuelan economy.
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BlogTreasury lifts sanctions on Rusal, En+, ESE
The U.S. Department of Treasury announced that it has lifted sanctions on three companies controlled by Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska: power company EuroSibEnergo, aluminum producer UC Rusal, and Rusal’s parent company, En+ Group. Following this news, En+ Group announced an overhaul of its board of directors.
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Huawei Technologies and U.S. affiliate indicted for theft of trade secrets, wire fraud
In court documents unsealed Jan. 28, a grand jury this month returned a 10-count indictment by two affiliates of Chinese telecommunications conglomerate Huawei Technologies for theft of trade secrets, wire fraud, and obstruction of justice.
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ArticleFinding good in the government shutdown
With the longest government shutdown in U.S. history leaving many federal employees without a salary and a nationwide mess in its wake, many companies are stepping up and leading by example—demonstrating not just what they stand for, but what they stand up for.
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Waters builds new agenda for Financial Services Committee
With new leadership, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), the House Financial Services Committee is setting its agenda for the new session of Congress.
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Bezos fallout: Disclosure and divorce
When a CEO is in the midst of a divorce, as Amazon’s Jeff Bezos is, does that personal matter rise to the level of shareholder materiality? There are no easy answers, only slippery slopes.
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ArticleCounterpoint: Deregulation aids the majority
Stockton University Professor of Finance Dr. Michael Busler says regulating industry can be very costly to consumers.
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ArticlePoint: Regulation is a stabilizing force
Santa Clara University behavioral finance professor Hersh Shefrin says regulation is a remedy for a host of imperfections that interfere with well-functioning markets.
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ArticleQ&A: Five questions with a TPRM specialist
Abercrombie & Fitch Senior Compliance Counsel Rob Seibel, a specialist when it comes to the implementation of a third-party risk management program, discusses trends and challenges around managing risks with third parties.
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ArticleUnfinished business, lingering questions guide regulators into New Year
In 2019, regulators look to build on initiatives that began last year while tackling increased political tensions.