Compliance

Maybe Proxy Advisory Firms Have Too Much Clout

A major debate is opened, as the SEC convenes a roundtable. Is there something amiss when two entities – Institutional […]

European Commission Slaps U.S. Privacy Standards

The European Commission has made it clear it finds U.S. privacy standards inadequate and wants a revision of the mechanism […]

EU Regulators Stiffen, Fine Banks $2.3b For Rate Rigging

European Union regulators imposed a total of 1.7 billion Euros, or $2.3 billion, on eight financial institutions, including two U.S. […]

Supreme Court Refuses To Hear On-Line Sales Tax Case

Bricks-and-mortar retailers got some good news on Cyber-Monday when the Supreme Court announced it would not hear a challenge to […]

Coming Soon: Dodd-Frank Recording Requirements

By Dec. 21 swap dealers and major swap participants will need to record cell phone conversations related to trades under […]

Political Contribution Disclosure Gets A Pass From The SEC

Public interest groups are livid over the SEC’s failure to put a political contribution disclosure requirement on its rulemaking agenda […]

Regulators Set Dec. 10 Meeting To Give Volcker Rule Final Approval

Three of the five U.S. regulatory  agencies needed to approve the Volcker rule, which would place speculative trading restrictions on […]

Appeals Court Bans Political Ads From Public TV

An appeals court upheld a ban on airing for-profit ads on public television, and extended that ban to include political […]

Below-Cost Pricing Law In California

Below-cost pricing claims in California – the 12th largest economy in the world by some accounts – can be a […]

Sustainability Info Will Be Required in SEC Filings

An organization called the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board, or SASB (pronounced saz-bee), has been accredited to set standards for how […]

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