The Republican Agenda and Private Real Estate

Since President Trump is deep in private real estate, maybe there will be some good things coming to the industry during his administration.  There were six major themes that President Trump campaigned on the most: Immigration and the wall Trade fairness Tax changes Healthcare changes Dodd-Frank changes De-regulation in general Other than immigration, President Trump … Read more »

Compliance Bricks and Mortar for March 10

These are some of the compliance-related stories that recently caught my attention. SEC Reduces Whistleblower Bounty Based On Culpability And Delayed Reporting by Harris Mufson, Steven J. Pearlman and Amy Blackwood in Proskauer Whistleblower Defense On February 28, 2017, in an Order almost entirely devoid of detail, the SEC announced that a whistleblower will receive … Read more »

The Fearless Girl

The sculpture, titled “The Fearless Girl,” was made by Kristen Visbal and photographed by Federica Valabrega. State Street Global Advisors conspired in the middle of the night to drop a statue in Bowling Green Park of a girl facing off against the famous Wall Street Charging Bull. It’s part of a campaign by SSGA to … Read more »

Compliance Bricks and Mortar for March 3

These are some of the compliance-related stories that recently caught my attention. Detecting Managed Earnings With CEO Profiles by Tri Nguyen, Chau Duong and Sunitha Narendran in the CLS Blue Sky Blog We offer the PSCORE, a composite grouping of individual characteristics linked with a higher likelihood of earnings management by prior research. We identified … Read more »