All articles by Aaron Nicodemus – Page 35
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ArticleNew bill seeks shorter wait for SEC whistleblower awards
The “SEC Whistleblower Reform Act of 2022” proposes to shorten the wait time for a whistleblower to receive a payout by requiring the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue an initial ruling on a claim within one year of the deadline to file the claim.
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ArticleSenators call for close of private investment AML/CFT loophole
Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) called on the Treasury Department and SEC to close a “disconcerting loophole” that exempts hedge funds and other private investment firms from reporting suspicious activity within their transactions to authorities.
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ArticleNew Utah privacy law ‘lighter’ than predecessors
Utah has become the fourth U.S. state to pass a comprehensive data privacy law, with others potentially on the way during this legislative session. Experts weigh in on how the Utah law compares to its counterparts in California, Colorado, and Virginia.
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ArticlePCAOB whistleblower program bill reintroduced to Congress
A bill that proposes to create a whistleblower program for the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has been reintroduced to the House after failing to be acted upon by the Senate in 2019.
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ArticleU.S. lawmakers question Credit Suisse over Russian sanctions compliance
Two members of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform requested Credit Suisse provide information regarding its compliance with U.S. sanctions against several Russian oligarchs, following a media report the Swiss bank requested some documents be destroyed.
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ArticleThird time’s the charm? Agreement in principle reached on U.S.-EU data flows
The United States and European Union have reached an agreement in principle on how to handle transatlantic data flows, a thorny issue that has resulted in two prior frameworks being scrapped by the EU’s top court.
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SEC names new acting head of Division of Examinations
Richard Best will become acting director of the Division of Examinations at the Securities and Exchange Commission, following the announced departure of Daniel Kahl.
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ArticleHow to prepare for SEC’s climate-related disclosure rule
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed climate-related disclosure rule would force companies that have been reluctant to initiate a self-examination of their environmental impact to do so, posthaste. Experts weigh in on where to start.
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SEC releases highly anticipated climate-related disclosure rule
After months of anticipation, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued its proposed climate-related disclosure rule, a sweeping potential mandate that would force all public companies to quantify, measure, and disclose their effect on the environment.
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ArticleFINRA stresses supervisory authority as key to CCO liability cases
Whether chief compliance officers have supervisory authority is key to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s determination of CCO liability, the organization clarified in a regulatory notice.
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ArticleEmbattled Ericsson reshuffles compliance function with new hire
Ericsson named Scott Dresser to lead its compliance division. The appointment comes the same month the Swedish telecom was notified by the Department of Justice of a second breach of its 2019 deferred prosecution agreement with the agency.
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ArticleBanks face complex compliance risks as they attempt to exit Russia
Once a bank decides to withdraw or wind down its Russian operations, there are a host of thorny compliance issues to navigate in a compressed timeframe, including sanctions implications, money laundering risks, and more.
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ArticleSarah Bloom Raskin withdraws nomination as top banking regulator
Sarah Bloom Raskin, President Joe Biden’s pick to be vice chair for supervision at the Federal Reserve, withdrew her nomination after losing the support of a key Democratic senator.
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ArticleSEC Commissioner Allison Herren Lee to not seek second term
Allison Herren Lee announced she will not seek a second term as a commissioner at the Securities and Exchange Commission once her current term expires in June.
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ArticleSEC notifies five Chinese companies of HFCAA noncompliance
The Securities and Exchange Commission has notified five China-based public companies they could be delisted from U.S. stock exchanges if they do not allow their audits to be inspected by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
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ArticleSEC to discuss climate-related disclosure rule on March 21
The Securities and Exchange Commission will discuss its anticipated new rule ordering public companies to issue climate-related disclosures at its open meeting March 21.
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ArticleSEC proposes companies report cybersecurity incidents within four days
Public companies would have to report material cybersecurity incidents no later than four business days after they occur if a rule proposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission takes effect.
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ArticleBiden executive order seeks to study crypto, evaluate Fed-backed digital currency
President Joe Biden has ordered federal regulators to study the risks and potential benefits of digital assets and their underlying technology while encouraging the Federal Reserve to continue evaluating the creation of a federally backed digital currency.
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ArticleFinCEN warns financial institutions of Russian sanctions evasion
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued guidance highlighting the types of red flags financial institutions should be looking for to detect potential Russian sanctions evasion attempts.
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ArticleCiti chief compliance officer to step down; search for new CCO launched
Citi Chief Compliance Officer Mary McNiff will step down and accept another post within the bank as part of a reshuffling of leadership to comply with orders issued in 2020 by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and Federal Reserve.