Christopher Cox, former Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, is going to join Bingham McCutchen LLP in their Orange County office. From 1977 to 1986, Cox worked out of the Orange County office Latham & Watkins. At the time of his retirement in 1986 he was the Partner in Charge of the Corporate … Read more »
Category: Compliance Bricks and Mortar
California IOUs
California started issuing IOUs instead of checks. I know some people that got an IOU instead of their tax refund. They are not alone. In the last week, State Controller John Chiang’s office issued 91,000 IOUs worth $354 million to people expecting tax refunds, to state vendors and to local governments. Banks have been willing … Read more »
Dilbert on Compensation Committees
I assume this comic strip came out as a result of the Congressional hearings on regulating executive compensation. Read more »
Off To Washington
The rest of my week will be spent at the annual Compliance Week Conference in Washington, D.C. As I have done with past conferences, I plan to live-blog from open conference sessions. Essentially, I will be sharing my notes with you. (Assuming I have a steady internet connection and power supply.) Read more »
Now Available on the Kindle
Compliance Building is now available on the Kindle from Amazon: Compliance Building (Kindle Edition). I have added the Kindle subscription as a third choice on the Subscribe page. (Amazon sets the Kindle subscription price. I would have made it available free if it were an option.) Buy a Kindle or the bigger (and more expensive) … Read more »
Corresponding with Cornelius – My Comments Elsewhere
Here are some of my recent comments on some other blogs or other websites that allow comments. Part of web 2.0 and social media is the ability for readers to engage writers and other readers of their stories. I am happy to have you leave comments here at Compliance Building. But if not here, take … Read more »
Subprime Lending Settlement in Massachusetts
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley’s Office announced that it has reached a settlement agreement with Goldman Sachs & Co stemming from the office’s investigation of subprime lending and securitization markets. The Attorney General’s Office has been investigating the role of investment banks in the origination and securitization of subprime loans in Massachusetts. The Attorney General’s … Read more »
Weekend Book Review – The Nine
You would expect a book about the inner workings of the United States Supreme Court to be dry and boring. I did, which is why this book has been sitting unread in my book pile for months. Surprise! I found this book to be very interesting and entertaining. The Nine: Inside the Secret World of … Read more »
Corresponding with Cornelius
Here are some of my recent comments on some other blogs or other websites that allow comments. Part of the new changes in the internet is the ability for readers to engage writers and other readers of their stories. I am happy to have you leave comments at Compliance Building. But if not here, take … Read more »
New Look, Printing, and Mobile Viewing
For those of you who get updates through email updates or RSS, you may not have seen the new look for the Compliance Building website. Please come back and take a look. I have also made some structural changes. The pages and posts are now printer friendly, making it easy to print and take the … Read more »