Regulatory & compliance archive

The week in GRC: Fink says BlackRock not the ‘environmental police’ and SEC reopens cyber-security rules comment period

Mar 17, 2023

6 min read

– Reuters (paywall) reported that US authorities took emergency measures to protect confidence in the banking system after the...

Regulatory & compliance

Data collection for GRI Biodiversity Standard remains challenging, Norway’s SWF says

Mar 06, 2023

By Hemma Visavadia

2 min read

Norway’s huge sovereign wealth fund has welcomed revisions to the GRI Biodiversity Standard but says collecting data from...

Regulatory & compliance

Governance Matters podcast: Addressing social risks through governance

Mar 03, 2023

By Ben Maiden

3 min read

‘[Around] 40 mn to 50 mn people in the world are subject to modern slavery,’ says Yousuf Aftab, director of A2, a law firm that...

Regulatory & compliance

The week in GRC: Congress votes against DoL ESG rule and DoJ launches executive pay enforcement pilot program

Mar 03, 2023

By Ben Maiden

6 min read

– Reuters (paywall) reported that electronics materials maker Rogers Corp said it has reached an agreement with activist...

Regulatory & compliance

Opinion: DoJ’s revised enforcement policy leaves self-disclosure dilemma

Feb 27, 2023

By Colleen Lauerman, Meredith Aska McBride, Kamila Rivas and Daniel Rubinstein

9 min read

Since the beginning of the Biden administration, US Department of Justice (DoJ) officials have emphasized a renewed focus on...

Regulatory & compliance

ISSB announces sustainability standards issue date

Feb 22, 2023

By Noemi Distefano

2 min read

The International Sustainability Standards Board ( ISSB) has confirmed it will issue its first reporting standards at the end of...

Regulatory & compliance

How the EU’s new Foreign Subsidies Regulation impacts M&A

Feb 10, 2023

By Jérémie Jourdan, James Killick, Axel Schulz and Irina Trichkovska

8 min read

The EU recently adopted the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR), giving the European Commission (EC) powers to intervene to tackle...

Regulatory & compliance

Complying with the SEC’s insider trading reforms

Jan 23, 2023

2 Authors

John Ablan Laura Billiter

9 min read

The SEC last month adopted new rules and rule amendments intended to enhance investor protections against insider trading. The...

Regulatory & compliance

Managing regulatory compliance risks in 2023

Jan 19, 2023

By Noemi Distefano

3 min read

Some of the risks companies face in the coming year will arise from pending regulatory changes and keeping pace with new reporting...

Regulatory & compliance

Five disclosure trends to watch for this proxy season

Jan 12, 2023

By Hemma Visavadia

3 min read

With the 2023 proxy season approaching, governance professionals this week shared insights on emerging disclosure trends amid...