SEC considers ways to improve financial reporting
Last week, the SEC approved the concept release for Regulation S-K, which sets guidelines and requirements for companies’...
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Justice Department reinforces carrot-and-stick approach to FCPA
This week’s news that prosecutors globally – including the US Department of Justice (DOJ) – have initiated probes into the Panama...
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New Treasury rules scuttle Pfizer-Allergan merger
The latest round of guidance from the US Treasury Department intended to put the kibosh on tax inversions has done just that. On...
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Big whistleblower award for Olympus' first compliance officer
Yet another former corporate governance officer has collected a hefty whistleblower award from the US government. On March 1, a...
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Gatekeepers in SEC’s crosshairs, Latham & Watkins alert reports
As US public companies continue to wrestle with the need to pursue dual-track internal investigations to comply with the SEC’s...
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Big jump in US senior managers’ culpability in internal crimes, new PwC survey finds
More than one in three US organizations report having been the victim of economic crime and cybercrime has risen to become the...
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Revised ‘joint-employer’ standard exposes firms to more labor demands
The National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) ruling last summer to refine the standard for determining joint-employer status could...
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Supreme Court cases may hit business law
The degree of protection companies have from consumer class actions and employee lawsuits could radically change as the result of...
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OTC Markets Group initiates new governance standards for US firms
OTC Markets Group, which operates the OTCQX trading venue, has upped its governance requirements for US companies and banks. From...
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NASDAQ to change rule on shareholder votes in takeovers
NASDAQ wants to eliminate or change a rule that requires a vote by shareholders in certain situations where a company is carrying...
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