Regulatory & compliance OCC eyes banks’ preparations for T+2 Jun 13, 2017 By Ben Maiden 4 min read Regulators have laid out road markers for how banks can develop their plans for implementing quicker securities settlements, which... Read More
Regulatory & compliance State officials oppose GOP governance reforms Jun 12, 2017 By Ben Maiden 5 min read Republican efforts to water down corporate governance regulations – including those governing the ability of investors to file... Read More
Regulatory & compliance Unclaimed property and T+2 to feature at SSA conference Jun 11, 2017 By Ben Maiden 4 min read Unclaimed property, speedier settlements and virtual meetings are among the issues facing shareholder services professionals and... Read More
Regulatory & compliance The week in GRC: House passes roll-back legislation on Dodd-Frank and DoL fiduciary rule comes into effect Jun 08, 2017 By Ben Maiden 10 min read – According to the Financial Times, a new SEC team is expected to preside over a decline in both enforcement actions and penalties... Read More
Regulatory & compliance OCC presses bank boards on vendor scrutiny Jun 07, 2017 By Ben Maiden 4 min read Banks need to keep close tabs on key outside vendors – and their boards must devise other ways to do so if such vendors aren’t... Read More
Regulatory & compliance The week in GRC: Companies to defy Trump over leaving Paris accord, while Taubman wins proxy fight Jun 01, 2017 By Ben Maiden 10 min read – Business representatives and analysts have warned that China’s first cyber-security law will increase costs for multinationals... Read More
Regulatory & compliance OCC eyes communications with boards over violations May 30, 2017 By Ben Maiden 4 min read Bank in-house legal and governance professionals have been offered more consistency when dealing with regulators over potential... Read More
Regulatory & compliance Directors fear liability but fewer CCOs fret, study finds May 25, 2017 By Ben Maiden 4 min read Fewer chief compliance officers (CCOs) are living in fear of finding themselves on the wrong end of a lawsuit or regulatory probe... Read More
Regulatory & compliance The week in GRC: Court questions powers of SEC judges, while BlackRock and Vanguard said to consider climate vote May 25, 2017 By Ben Maiden 11 min read – The Wall Street Journal reported that Ford named Jim Hackett, a former head of Steelcase who has been chairing Ford’s Smart... Read More
Regulatory & compliance CFTC looks to encourage whistleblowing May 24, 2017 By Ben Maiden 4 min read Employees at broker-dealers and other firms in the derivatives industry are being given renewed encouragement to report to... Read More