All articles by Joe Mont – Page 31
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SEC data breach reveals fear and loathing in the mainframe
A breach disclosure by the SEC does the agency no favors as it prepares to dig deep into data troves for market surveillance.
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Amid reform considerations, Trump utilizes foreign deal reviews
On the heels of a rejected semiconductor deal with Chinese investors, legislators are pondering reforms for how international M&A is reviewed.
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Blog
SEC offers interpretive guidance, scenarios for pay ratio rule
Lacking a reprieve from its effective date, the SEC has released interpretive guidance intended to assist companies in their efforts to comply with the controversial pay ratio rule.
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Senate advances human trafficking bills, debates Communications Decency Act
Bills aiming to keep human trafficking off the nation’s roadways roadways passed in the Senate this week. Next up: a legislative effort seeking to attack the problem of Internet-facilitated human trafficking, the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017.
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Dems pitch data protections in response to Equifax woes
Democratic senators have introduced new legislation intended “to give control over credit and personal information back to consumers” following a massive data breach at consumer credit rating firm Equifax that compromised the personal information of at least 143 million Americans.
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Congress considers secondary sanctions against North Korea, banking partners
Proposed legislation would create the “toughest financial sanctions ever directed at North Korea.” Secondary sanctions would bar foreign banks from the U.S. financial system if they have business relationships with the rogue nation.
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Report: CFPB’s Wells Fargo fine was just 1 percent of potential penalty
The latest attack on the CFPB by Republican critics comes in an investigative report alleging that the Bureau fined Wells Fargo, following illegal account openings, a mere 1 percent of the penalty it was authorized to issue.
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LexisNexis Risk Solutions’ Chrisol Correia on AML, the convergence of risk intelligence
The leader of LexisNexis Risk Solutions' global anti-money laundering solutions strategy discusses trends in AML, risk management technology, and the evolution of FinTech compliance.
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The future of FinTech may involve unified regulation
Many FinTech firms concede that regulation may provide a needed imprint of safety and security. A new plan calls for a singular regulatory point of contact.
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Podcast
Podcast: The regulatory challenges of self-driving trucks
In our latest podcast, we listen in on a recent Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing where regulatory approaches to self-driving trucks were discussed.
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Podcast: The regulatory challenges of self-driving trucks
In our latest podcast, we listen in on a recent Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing where regulatory approaches to self-driving trucks were discussed.
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Hearings, investigations lie ahead for post-breach Equifax
The massive data breach that hit consumer credit rating firm Equifax is the catalyst for a run of Congressional hearings, new data protection legislation, and investigations by the Department of Justice and FTC.
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Legislation seeks to extend applicability of SEC's Reg A+
Keeping with efforts to improve capital formation, the House of Representatives has approved legislation that would extend applicability of the SEC's Regulation A+.
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CFTC fills long-vacant seats with new commissioners
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is bringing two, much-needed commissioners to the table with the swearing-in of Brian Quintenz and Rostin Behnam.
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Credit unions, Small Business Association forge renewed partnership
The National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions and the government's Small Business Association have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding and extended their partnership.
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Democrats leverage Equifax breach to defend CFPB's arbitration rule
A massive data breach at the credit rating service Equifax has gifted Democrats and other supporters of the CFPB's arbitration rule with fresh ammo.
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Treasury in ‘hand-to-hand financial combat’ with North Korea
Current and future sanctions efforts by the Treasury Department to financially strike back against North Korean aggression were dissected by Assistant Treasury Secretary Marshall Billingslea during a recent House committee hearing.
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SEC’s controversial pay ratio rule still alive and problematic
The SEC’s rule requiring companies to disclose the ratio between CEO and average worker pay persists despite much pushback from business and government alike.
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‘Lone wolf’ terror attacks pose a challenge for financial detectives
Following 9/11, laws and compliance rules were leveraged to “follow the money” and disrupt terror plots. But can those efforts intercept “lone wolf” attacks?
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Cyber-attack exposes consumer data at Equifax
The consumer credit reporting agency Equifax has announced a cyber-security incident that may have exposed the data of 143 million U.S. consumers. Credit card numbers for approximately 209,000 U.S. consumers were accessed.