All United States articles – Page 138
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Binance appoints first deputy general counsel
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, announced the appointment of Joshua Eaton as the company’s first deputy general counsel.
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FTC Democratic majority restored following Bedoya confirmation
Georgetown visiting law professor Alvaro Bedoya has been confirmed as a member of the Federal Trade Commission, following a Senate vote along party lines.
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PCAOB fines Citrin Cooperman $200K over audit failures
Citrin Cooperman was fined $200,000 by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board for failing to meet PCAOB standards during its 2016 and 2017 year-end audits at an unnamed broker-dealer.
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Growth vs. green: FedEx’s environmental balancing act
When FedEx published its first Global Citizenship Report in 2008, its greenhouse gas emissions were already top of mind. Yet, the company has struggled to strike a balance between achieving year-over-year decreases in total emissions while it has expanded in the last decade-plus.
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FTX appoints chief compliance officer
Cryptocurrency exchange FTX US announced the appointment of Marissa MacDonald as chief compliance officer.
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Materion appoints chief accounting officer
Engineered materials corporation Materion announced the appointment of John Zaranec as chief accounting officer.
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Target promotes SVP of risk to general counsel
Retail giant Target has promoted Matt Zabel to executive vice president and general counsel.
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‘A marathon, not a sprint’: FedEx carbon-neutral pledge tests longtime ESG efforts
In March 2021, FedEx announced an audacious goal: to achieve carbon-neutral operations globally by 2040. How did the company develop this pledge, and how will it track its progress and hold itself accountable to intermediate goals?
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CFTC proposal furthers transition from LIBOR in swaps
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission proposed a rule that would replace certain swap rate clearing requirements pegged to the London Interbank Offered Rate with other alternative reference rates that are less susceptible to manipulation.
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Desire for transparency launches FedEx on ESG journey
Since 2008, FedEx has produced detailed reports on its ESG initiatives. The company’s chief sustainability officer discusses the decision-making process behind the first report, determining materiality, and more in Part 1 of this four-part special report, published in partnership with the ICA.
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SEC extends comment period on climate-related disclosure rule
The Securities and Exchange Commission has extended the comment period for its controversial climate-related disclosure rule to allow interested parties more time to consider the issues and share feedback.
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New sanctions add ban on U.S. accounting, management consulting work in Russia
The Treasury Department unveiled a host of new sanctions against Russian and Belarusian individuals and banks, in addition to a ban on U.S.-based accounting, management consulting, and trust and corporate formation services to any person located in the Russian Federation.
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Need to know: SEC climate-related disclosure attestation requirements
While the Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed climate-related disclosure rule is being finalized, affected companies should begin considering new attestation requirements for accelerated and large accelerated filers regarding greenhouse gas emissions.
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New DOJ office to lead environmental justice efforts
The Department of Justice announced the creation of the Office of Environmental Justice to serve as a “central hub” for a federal environmental enforcement strategy that will pursue cases regarding environmental crime, pollution, and climate change.
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Treasury sanctions first virtual currency mixer
The Department of the Treasury announced first-of-their-kind sanctions against virtual currency mixer Blender.io for its alleged role in a significant virtual currency heist carried out by a North Korean state-sponsored cyber hacking group.
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Nvidia to pay $5.5M for ‘misleading’ disclosures of crypto mining’s impact
Nvidia agreed to pay a $5.5 million penalty as part of a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission concerning disclosures of the impact of crypto mining on its gaming business.
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A look inside USAA’s ‘catastrophically mismanaged’ compliance culture
In exclusive interviews with Compliance Week, former USAA insiders describe a risk and compliance culture in which numerous individuals either were given the axe or quit because the problems were so endemic.
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Whistleblower: USAA ‘actively lying to regulators for years’ regarding violations of law
Senior executives at USAA ignored warnings from compliance staff and consultants for years regarding violations of U.S. federal banking laws and hid from regulators the scope of the company’s illegal practices, a former USAA director of compliance turned whistleblower told Compliance Week.
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Whistleblower to OCC: USAA had 400,000 undisclosed Military Lending Act violations
USAA Bank engaged in an estimated 400,000 violations of the Military Lending Act, a former director of compliance within the bank reported to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in documents seen by Compliance Week.
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SEC: Companies must adequately disclose financial impact of Russia’s war on Ukraine
The Securities and Exchange Commission is warning public companies they must accurately and adequately disclose the material impact on their business caused by Russia’s war against Ukraine.