Compliance Bricks and Mortar for November 20

These are some of the compliance-related stories that recently caught my attention. Attributes of a Great Ethics and Compliance Leader by Jean-Marc Levy in Corporate Compliance Insights The three most important qualities of a CECO are courage, a deep understanding of his/her business and emotional intelligence. These qualities go beyond the traditional role of an … Read more »

Compliance Bricks and Mortar for November 13

These are some of the compliance-related stories that recently caught my attention. Compliance Officers Think Regulators Are Targeting Them By Samuel Rubenfeld in the Wall Street Journal’s Risk & Compliance Journal Thomson Reuters, for its Personal Liability Report, found that 93% of compliance professionals expect their personal liability to increase over the next year, with … Read more »

Compliance Bricks and Mortar for November 6

These are some of the compliance-related stories that recently caught my attention. Definition of Materiality Depends Who You Ask by Emily Chasan in the Wall Street Journal As CFO Journal reported on Tuesday, at least half a dozen standard setters, including the accounting rule makers, Securities and Exchange Commission and stock exchanges, have some guidelines … Read more »

Compliance Bricks and Mortar for October 9

These are some of the compliance-related stories that recently caught my attention. The Unsophisticated Sophisticated: Old Age and the Accredited Investors Definition by Tao Guo, Michael S. Finke and Chris Browning in the CLS Blue Sky Blog Using two large nationally-representative data sets that include financial literacy tests, we find that financial literacy scores decline … Read more »

Compliance Bricks and Mortar for October 2

These are some of the compliance-related stories that recently caught my attention.   The Curious Incident of the ‘Life Coach’ and the Press Release by Bruce Carton in Compliance Week As I’ve observed before, the SEC loves to craft press release headlines that feature defendants’ interesting or high-profile jobs. For example, past SEC headline highlights … Read more »