All Regulatory Policy articles – Page 14
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News BriefNew European AML agency to be based in Germany
The European Union’s recently approved Anti-Money Laundering Authority will be based in Frankfurt, Germany, and begin operations in 2025.
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News BriefCFPB exercises power to supervise installment lender World Acceptance
Installment lender World Acceptance Corp. was the subject of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s first use of a dormant legal provision allowing it to establish supervisory authority over more nonbank financial companies.
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ArticleCW National 2024 preview: Diana Kelley on AI implications for compliance
Artificial intelligence expert Diana Kelley will discuss what AI means for organizations and explore the technology’s implications for compliance and enterprise risk as part of a keynote address at Compliance Week’s National Conference in Washington, D.C.
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News BriefDOJ appoints first chief AI officer
On the heels of a warning by the deputy attorney general that the agency will seek stiffer penalties in cases involving the misuse of artificial intelligence, the Department of Justice announced Jonathan Mayer as its first chief AI officer.
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PremiumFed upping supervisory pressure as SVB collapse nears 1-year mark
Since the failure of Silicon Valley Bank nearly one year ago, the Federal Reserve Board has revamped its supervisory procedures to respond more quickly and forcefully once it identifies emerging risks at mid-sized and large banks, according to the agency’s vice chair for supervision.
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PremiumPublic consultation on GDPR opens door for changes
Feedback from a European Commission consultation on the six years of enforcement of the General Data Protection Regulation could result in tweaks to the rules and potential changes to the way data protection authorities enforce them.
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EventVirtual Roundtable: What to make of new DOJ corporate enforcement priorities
Compliance Week is hosting a virtual roundtable during which experts will break down recent policy changes at the Department of Justice and what they mean for corporate compliance programs.
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PremiumQ&A: ManpowerGroup compliance director on CSRD prep efforts
James Levey, compliance director at global recruitment agency ManpowerGroup, discusses with Compliance Week his focus on preparing the group’s European operations to gather the data required for compliance with the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive.
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PremiumFinCEN head: Agency seeking to educate, not punish, BOI reporters
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network will focus its attention regarding compliance with its new beneficial ownership reporting requirements on education and outreach during the first year of implementation, although “willful violations” will still merit punishment.
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PremiumU.K. governance code revisions: Boards lead on culture, audit supports
Corporate culture, internal controls, and assurance moved up the boardroom agenda with the publication of the U.K.’s revised corporate governance code and its supporting guidance.
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PremiumFinCEN to propose applying BSA requirements to investment advisers
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network will propose categorizing investment advisers as financial institutions that must comply with the Bank Secrecy Act, including having an anti-money laundering program.
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PremiumExperts: SCOTUS ruling shifts onus to employers in whistleblower cases
The Supreme Court’s unanimous decision to reaffirm whistleblower protections under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in a case involving UBS has wide ramifications in many other industries beyond financial services, according to legal experts.
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News BriefSCOTUS reaffirms whistleblower protections in ruling against UBS
The Supreme Court reaffirmed whistleblower protections guaranteed under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in a unanimous decision expected to set a precedent that impacts all corporate internal reporting cases.
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PremiumThe blurred lines of employee monitoring under GDPR
The French data regulator’s fine against an Amazon warehouse manager for violating employees’ rights to privacy in the workplace once again raises questions about what constitutes an overzealous approach to employee monitoring and why companies fail to recognize the signs.
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News BriefSEC, CFTC adopt rule for enhanced large hedge fund disclosures
Large hedge fund advisers will be required to disclose more information on their investment strategies, investment exposure, operations, and more as part of a rule change jointly adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
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PremiumAnti-fraud groups praise FinCEN AML proposal for real estate transactions
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that would require the handlers of all-cash residential real estate transactions in all U.S. cities and counties to disclose the beneficial owners.
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PremiumCompliance with growing number of U.S. privacy laws ‘a matter of culture change’
Different deadlines associated with the 13 U.S. state privacy laws currently on the books, including grace periods and enforcement dates, have proven challenging for compliance, experts discussed at CW’s Cyber Risk & Data Privacy Summit.
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PremiumExperts: Good data breach response grounded in preparation
Two chief compliance officers and an attorney discussed preparation for the “when, not if” threat of a data breach during a panel at CW’s Cyber Risk & Data Privacy Summit.
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PremiumQ&A: LKQ sustainability VP on importance of environmental data
Richard Brasher, vice-president of sustainability at multinational automotive parts company LKQ Corp., discusses with Compliance Week his view on the added attention sustainability initiatives are receiving and where improvement remains.
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PremiumMeta’s ‘pay or consent’ model to force GDPR to adapt?
Experts weigh in on Meta’s plans to charge EU users monthly if they do not want to be tracked for online advertising and what the ramifications of the model would mean for the future of the General Data Protection Regulation.