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Tag: COMPLIANCE

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DOJ Details New Approach for Enforcing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

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Following a four-month freeze on the enforcement of laws against bribing foreign officials, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on June 9 announced details of the Department of Justice’s overhauled guidelines for investigating and enforcin...

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By Extending Compliance Deadlines, is the SEC ‘Deregulating by Delay?’

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Recently, the Securities and Exchange Commission delayed the compliance date for a handful of regulations. It’s happened often enough lately that it could appear to some that the agency is engaging in “deregulation by delay.” For example, t...

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Corporate Strategies Evolve Amid DEI Policy Shifts

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In the wake of events like the protests that erupted in 2020 following the death of George Floyd, major corporations responded en masse by touting their commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion programs – commonly referred to as DEI....

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New Audit Standards Accompanied by Calls for Stronger Leadership

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The top accountant at the Securities and Exchange Commission has had enough with auditors behaving badly, and he’s taking aim at the leadership of their firms as regulators move to tighten up auditing standards. In a statement issued earlie...

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SEC’s Win in ‘Shadow Trading’ Case Shines Light on Corporate Trading Policies

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The circumstances of individual cases may differ, but we all know that insider trading involves using material, non-public information to buy and sell a company’s securities. But what if you possess inside information about one company that...

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