All Rules & Proposals articles – Page 40
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BlogFAA approves rules for commercial drone flights
New Federal Aviation Administration regulations governing commercial use of drone flights are now in effect. Experts say they could generate more than $82 billion for the U.S. economy and create more than 100,000 jobs over 10 years. Joe Mont reports.
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Government report details conflict minerals challenges
Companies have already turned the corner on their third year of “conflict minerals” filings to the SEC, but a newly released review of last year’s efforts by the Government Accountability Office nevertheless offers a valuable assessment of compliance challenges. Joe Mont has more.
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FinCEN wants to extend AML programs to all banks
Banks lacking a Federal functional regulator have been hit with proposed rules by the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network that would require them to implement anti-money laundering programs. Joe Mont has more.
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SEC expands disclosure demands for investment advisers
With amendments to Form ADV, the SEC is requiring investment advisers to disclose additional information, so the Commission can get a better understanding of the risk profile of each adviser and the industry as a whole. Joe Mont reports.
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FSOC vs. MetLife legal battle resumes in October
Round two of the fight between insurance giant MetLife and the government over its status as a systemically important financial institution heads to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Oct. 24 for oral arguments. Joe Mont reports.
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ArticleBarclays bank reaches $100m U.S. settlement over LIBOR rigging scandal
A long-running investigation by the State of New York into Barclays’ manipulation of LIBOR rates before the 2008 financial crisis finally draws to a close. Neil Hodge reports.
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ArticleU.K. CEO pay: rebuilding trust between owners and managers
Two reports issued last week strongly criticized U.K. executive pay. But, perhaps more importantly, both also welcomed many of the new Tory Prime Minister Theresa May’s proposals on pay and corporate governance. Paul Hodgson has more.
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ArticleNew pay reporting rules could drown employers in costly paperwork
As the federal government tries to squash pay discrimination, the new reporting requirements it might impose would smother employers in costly paperwork. David Bogoslaw explains how bad it might be.
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CFPB winds down summer with flurry of rulemaking
Perhaps clearing its plate before November’s elections, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has cranked out a variety of rules, proposed rules, and amendments to rules in recent days. Joe Mont looks at what’s next on the agenda.
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Exchanges join forces to harmonize trading halts
In response to trading disruptions and pricing irregularities that plagued the stock market last August, three major exchange groups—Bats Global Markets, Nasdaq, and the New York Stock Exchange—are working together to harmonize their electronic trading procedures. Joe Mont has more.
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ArticleOn its fifth anniversary, CFPB is as controversial as ever
The Consumer Financial Protection Agency may be the most polarizing government agency ever created. It’s also one of the most resilient, given its perseverance in the face of political and legal attacks. Its ultimate fate, despite its successes, may depend on two separate challenges to its constitutionality winding their way ...
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Regulators clarify diversity self-assessments
Federal banking regulators are offering additional details on the self-assessments of diversity policies and practices the institutions they oversee will need to submit as part of an effort to meet a requirement of the Dodd-Frank Act. Joe Mont has more.
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SEC’s Piwowar offers ideas for improving bank regulation
Troubled by what he sees as an intrusion by bank regulators onto the Securities and Exchange Commission's turf, Commissioner Michael Piwowar has outlined a new regulatory approach that comes with a variety of additional disclosure obligations for financial institutions. More from Joe Mont.
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Basel Index finds slippage in AML efforts
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, an international consortium that develops banking standards, has issued its “Basel AML Index,” an annual ranking of country risk regarding money laundering and terrorism financing. The overall conclusion this year, says Joe Mont: A majority of countries fall short in the effective implementation and ...
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BlogBasel Index finds slippage in AML efforts
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, an international consortium that develops banking standards, has issued its “Basel AML Index,” an annual ranking of country risk regarding money laundering and terrorism financing. The overall conclusion this year, says Joe Mont: A majority of countries fall short in the effective implementation and ...
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Rise of the machines: how artificial intelligence could revolutionize compliance
It may sound futuristic, but “thinking machines” are poised to revolutionize compliance. Artificial intelligence, proponents say, can take care of grunt work, freeing audit and compliance professionals to focus on matters that befit their skills. Advanced automation, however, says Joe Mont, isn’t without concerns and pitfalls.
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FinCEN expands crackdown on real estate shell companies
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network will add San Francisco, San Diego, and San Antonio to a geography-based initiative demanding that title insurance companies identify who is behind shell companies used to pay all cash for high-end residential real estate. The initiative is already underway in Manhattan and Miami-Dade County. Joe ...
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Compliance’s increasing role in preventing LGBT discrimination
To prevent potential employee discrimination lawsuits, companies are crafting ever-more inclusive policies regarding sexual and gender identity. But this is a sensitive topic with many unresolved details. David Bogoslaw reports.
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SEC proposes new disclosure rules for broker-dealers
The Securities and Exchange Commission was busy this week: disclosure rules for broker-dealers; simplification of disclosure requirements; changes to administrative proceedings … Jaclyn Jaeger has the Commission rundown.
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SEC proposes to simplify disclosure requirements
The SEC this week voted to propose amendments to eliminate redundant, overlapping, outdated, or superseded provisions, in light of subsequent changes to disclosure rules, accounting principles, and technology. The SEC is also soliciting comment on certain disclosure requirements that overlap with U.S. GAAP to determine whether to retain, modify, eliminate ...