This happened one year ago: Since then, it’s been a whirlwind of regulatory production. It was a huge bill. (My copy goes on for 848 pages.) The Regulations it requires are many times more massive that the bill itself. We will experience the repercussions for years. So we may as well keep count. Dodd-Frank Wall … Read more »
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Compliance and Google+
Over the past few weeks, Google+ has exploded as a new social web platform. We had friends on Facebook and followers on Twitter. Now there are Circles on Google+. What does this mean from a compliance perspective? Not much for right now. Google+ does not seem to present any new issues that we haven’t already … Read more »
Fourth of July and Compliance
What better way to celebrate the independence of the United States than by taking the day off from work, grilling meat, and watching stuff blow up. In colonial Boston, official proclamations were read from the Old State House balcony, looking down State Street towards Long Wharf. Each July 4th, the Captain Commanding of the Ancient … Read more »
Enterprise 2.0 – Regulatory and Compliance Concerns
I’m once again speaking at the Enterprise 2.0 Conference. Social Media & Social Networking: Some Cautionary Tales (Location: Room 312) Social media (Twitter, LinkedIn) and enterprise social networking solutions (profiles, activity streams, social analytics) can deliver compelling business value. However, benefits do not come without risks. This panel discussion with experts and practitioners will provide … Read more »
Bruins and Compliance
I never thought the Bruins would win a championship under the current ownership. For the Celtics, Red Sox, and Patriots, it took a change of ownership for them to become championship caliber. The “Tone at the Top” was to win the championship. Nothing else was acceptable. The owners of the Bruins had been accused of … Read more »
Three Compliance Officers Walk Into a Bar…..
The professional recruiters of Howard-Sloan must have been up really late one night to come up with the idea of trying to find America’s Funniest Compliance Professional. Mitchell Berger, Howard-Sloan’s chief executive, said that for several years in the 1980s to ’90s, the firm put on a similar contest for accountants. I suppose if you … Read more »
Corruption and Twitter
“If someone is being hit for a bribe, isn’t the easiest thing just to put it on Twitter? It goes round the world in next to no time.” Richard Alderman, head of the U.K.’s Serious Fraud Office, is apparently serious about Twitter. After self-congratulating themselves for organizing the government overthrows in North Africa and the … Read more »
Crowdsourcing the Purchase of a Beer Company
Some beer lovers who were fans of Pabst Blue Ribbon heard that its parent company, the Pabst Brewing Co., was up for sale. The previous owner had died, leaving it to a charitable trust. Charities couldn’t hold on to the asset so they had to sell it. The beer lovers were a few hundred million … Read more »
Compliance Lessons from Weinergate
In a tearful statement to the media, Rep. Anthony Weiner admitted he posted a lewd picture of his anatomy to Twitter. Not only that, he says he’s engaged in “inappropriate” online communications with at least six other women. It was just a few days ago that I revisited the Fabulous Fab Rule: Don’t write emails … Read more »
Compliance Bits and Pieces for May 27
Here are some compliance-related stories that recently caught my eye: Gold is Not an Investment by Carl Richards in the NY TImes.com’s Bucks Gold is not an investment. It’s a speculation. Investments are made by evaluating underlying value. Speculative bets are made by looking at the price of something and simply hoping the price goes … Read more »