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Strict New Cybersecurity Requirements Looming For Federal Contractors

January 29, 2014

The Department of Defense and the General Services Administration have submitted a report to the President about security standards in […]

Don’t Miss The FCPA Forest For The Gifts, Meals And Entertainment Trees

January 28, 2014

Contrary to what’s been written in some recent articles, companies should not fear a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act crackdown on […]

Big R&D Tax Breaks Coming Under Obama

January 28, 2014

Major tax breaks for research and development were installed under Ronald Reagan, at a time when many feared the United […]

Tax Treatment of Fines and Penalties: The Elephant in the Room

January 24, 2014

The federal government has become more aggressive in extracting fines and penalties for alleged corporate malfeasance, with a few jaw-dropping […]

Fed To Make Foreign Banks Play By US Rules

January 23, 2014

U.S. regulators are poised to make a change to Dodd-Frank Act requirements that would make the U.S. operations of foreign […]

Banks, Retailers Face Off Over Debit Transactions

January 20, 2014

The Federal Reserve is appealing a court decision that struck down a 21-cent per swipe fee on debit card transactions. […]

SEC Enforcement Prognosis For 2014

January 16, 2014

A seasoned SEC observer looks ahead to 2014 and what the SEC’s enforcement priorities are likely to be, based on […]

Get Ready To Deal With Pay Ratio, Sustainability, Campaigns

January 16, 2014

Mandatory pay ratio disclosure is coming, with only the details remaining to be worked out, and they probably will be […]

WikiLeaks Reveals U.S. Compromise In Pacific Trade Talks

January 15, 2014

Documents obtained by WikiLeaks reveal that the United States is retreating on a number of environmental protection provisions during the […]

Financial Firms Hand-Wringing Over Volcker Implementation

January 15, 2014

The lack of clarity in interpretation and enforcement of the Volcker rule was the over-arching concern of several banking industry […]

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