Regulatory & compliance US companies advised to adopt ‘holistic strategy’ to mitigate threats Nov 11, 2022 By Noemi Distefano 4 min read Legal and compliance leaders at US companies are facing increasing pressure as strong political, social and economic headwinds... Read More
Regulatory & compliance What you need to know about the SEC’s clawback rules Nov 04, 2022 By Carina Antweil, Robin Melman and Gail Stewart 10 min read The SEC on October 26 adopted final recovery rules, commonly referred to as clawback rules, in a significant shift for executive... Read More
Regulatory & compliance The week in GRC: SEC accountant warns of fraud uptick amid economic fears and IRS clamping down on Russia sanctions evasion Nov 04, 2022 By Ben Maiden 6 min read – CNN reported that, according to a securities filing, Twitter’s board of directors was dissolved following Elon Musk’s takeover... Read More
Regulatory & compliance The week in GRC: Companies seeking guidance on corporate minimum tax and SEC’s Gensler defends clawback rule Oct 28, 2022 By Ben Maiden 7 min read – According to the Financial Times (paywall), executives at some US public companies will earn millions of dollars in equity-based... Read More
Regulatory & compliance DoJ enforcement memo draws attention to compliance and accountability Oct 26, 2022 By Ben Maiden 3 min read A memo the US Department of Justice (DoJ) released last month outlining what the department calls revisions to its corporate... Read More
Regulatory & compliance Pay versus performance: What public companies need to know Oct 25, 2022 2 AuthorsJean McLoughlinKyle Seifried 7 min read The SEC’s new pay-versus-performance rule changes will present myriad challenges – and potential opportunities – to public company... Read More
Regulatory & compliance The week in GRC: Democrats ask DoJ to publish corporate crime data and US law firm partner pay rises, survey finds Oct 21, 2022 By Ben Maiden 9 min read – Reuters reported that, according to the US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Apple retail workers voted to form a union at... Read More
Regulatory & compliance Are your ESG disclosures vulnerable to claims of ‘greenwashing’? Oct 18, 2022 2 AuthorsBrock Bosson Helene Banks 7 min read As corporations continuously seek to improve and set ever-higher standards for themselves, the hashtag-friendly term ‘greenwashing... Read More
Regulatory & compliance The week in GRC: SEC reopens comment periods after tech issue and FSB urges climate standard setters to avoid hardwired differences Oct 14, 2022 By Ben Maiden 5 min read – The Wall Street Journal (paywall) reported that many companies are delaying acquisitions because a combination of economic... Read More
Regulatory & compliance Shareholder Rights Group responds to critics of proposed 14a-8 changes Oct 12, 2022 By Ben Maiden 4 min read The Shareholder Rights Group has responded to critics of SEC plans to update the grounds on which companies may be allowed to... Read More