All articles by Joe Mont – Page 42
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Love it or hate it, opinions abound over SEC pay ratio rule
As the public comment period expires on the SEC’s controversial pay ratio rule, we review the commentary, both pro and con.
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ArticleHow do you redo Dodd-Frank? Congress is asking the experts
When to expect a Dodd-Frank overhaul, and what it may mean, remains uncertain. But recent Congressional hearings offer a glimpse of what may be in the offing.
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Senators demand investigation into SEC rule reconsiderations
A quartet of Senate Democrats are demanding that the SEC’s inspector general conduct an investigation into Acting Chairman Michal Piwowar’s “reconsideration” of the agency’s pay ratio and conflict minerals rules.
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SEC Historical Society names new executive director
The Securities and Exchange Commission Historical Society’s Board of Trustees has named Washington D.C. policy veteran Jane Cobb as its new executive director. She replaces the departing Carla Rosati, the Society's founding executive director.
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Trump nominates M&A expert for Justice Department
President Trump has found his M&A guru and announced his intention to nominate Makan Delrahim to the Department of Justice. If confirmed, he will serve as an assistant attorney general in the Anti-Trust Division.
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Burn, baby, burn: Executive Order torches Obama’s climate rules
President Donald J. Trump, through an Executive Order, has directed the Environmental Protection Agency to dismantle the Obama Administration’s controversial, anti-coal Clean Power Plan.
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Latest CFPB defense focuses on military families, veterans
The latest angle in the fight to preserve the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: safeguarding military families and veterans.
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A bipartisan plea for economic growth ideas
Republican Mike Crapo and Democrat Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) are working across party lines to solicit, from the public, legislative proposals for increasing economic growth.
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ArticleClayton quizzed on potential role as SEC chairman
President Trump’s nominee to head the SEC, Jay Clayton, was grilled about conflicts, recusals, and his views on enforcement during a Senate Banking Committee hearing.
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Trump blacklists ‘blacklisting' rule for federal contractors
With an Executive Order this week, President Trump has made good on a promise to repeal the Obama Administration’s so-called “blacklisting rule” for federal contractors.
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Yes, there is still a conflict minerals rule
Lest you think recent developments—a leaked White House memo, a resolved lawsuit, and the reopening of public comments to the SEC—mean an end to the conflict minerals rule, be assured that the May filing deadline remains in place.
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CFPB will reassess remittance rule
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is reaching out to the public as it assesses the effectiveness of remittance rules made effective in 2013.
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ZTE accused of sending U.S. products to Iran
ZTE, a multinational telecommunications equipment and systems company, pleaded guilty to Justice Department charges it was illegally shipping U.S.-origin items to Iran.
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SEC adopts T+2 settlement cycle for securities transactions
The SEC has approved reducing the settlement cycle for most broker-dealer securities transactions by one day. It will also evaluate the possibility of end-of-the-day settlement cycles.
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Survey: Executives are rooting for repeal of ACA
A majority of business executives want to see the Affordable Care Act repealed, a survey by the American Institute of CPAs has found. They expect their company’s healthcare expenses to rise this year and next, no matter what happens in Washington.
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Critics seek to slay FATCA through tax reform
A coalition of business leaders is looking to repeal the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act as part of any tax reform initiative in Congress.
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Dems demand end to pay-ratio rule delay
Senate Democrats are demanding that the SEC stop delaying implementation of a controversial rule requiring that CEO pay be disclosed as a comparative ratio to their median employee.
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Trump Administration deals another blow to transparency initiative
The Department of the Interior has halted its participation in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, a global anti-corruption effort for the oil, gas, and mining industries.
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Glass-Steagall resurrection gains momentum
There has been a lot of talk about modernizing the Glass-Steagall Act. Now, there may be a blueprint for doing it.
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FinTech takes a great leap forward
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has outlined, in greater detail, what it will take for FinTech firms to be chartered as national banks.