Category: Compliance Bricks and Mortar

These are some of the compliance-related stories that recently caught my attention. An Insider-Trading Ruling that Delights Prosecutors – And One Manhattan Judge by Roger Parloff in The New Yorker Last week, prosecutors rejoiced when the U.S. Supreme Court decided an insider-trading case called Salman v. United States, and in doing so clarified that leaking … Read more »

These are some of the compliance related stories that recently caught my attention. Luis Aguilar recalls harrowing times at SEC by Jeff Benjamin in Investment News Mr. Aguilar, who served as an SEC commissioner from July 2008 through December 2015, recalls his first year as being “the most active period with internal restructuring and changes … Read more »

These are some of the compliance related stories that recently caught my attention. Trump Risk Factors Begin to Appear in SEC Documents by Steve Quinlivan in Dodd-Frank.com Risk factors related to uncertainties resulting from possible policies that may be implemented by President-elect Trump have begun to appear in SEC filings: TPI Composites, Inc. Form 10-Q: … Read more »

These are some of the compliance-related stories that caught my attention this week. Four Companies to Watch for ‘Trump Risk’ by Matt Kelly in Radical Compliance Last week two companies became the first public filers to cite the incoming Trump Administration as a risk worth disclosing in the Risk Factors section of their quarterly reports. … Read more »

We have passed the Autumnal equinox and are heading into the dark nights of winter. Maybe some of these of compliance-related stories will keep you awake during the longer nights. Why Don’t General Counsels Stop Corporate Crime? by Sureyya Burcu Avci and H. Nejat Seyhun in the HLS Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation … Read more »

These are some of the compliance-related stories that recently caught my attention. Wells Fargo CEO Defends Bank Culture, Lays Blame With Bad Employees by Emily Glazer and Christina Rexrode in the Wall Street Journal He later said through a spokeswoman that when the bank falls short “I feel accountable and our leadership team feels accountable—and … Read more »

These are some of the compliance-related stories that recently caught my attention. Whistle-Blowing Insiders: ‘Game Changer’ for the S.E.C. by Peter Henning in DealB%k Since the program’s creation in 2011, the S.E.C. has received more than 14,000 tips, including almost 4,000 last year. That number falls well short of the original estimate of 30,000 submissions each … Read more »