Digital Planning Podcast Episode: Estate Planning and the Corporate Transparency Act
Episode 330 – Halyna Senyk on Anti-Corruption Progress in Ukraine
ESG Masterclass — ESG and Impact Investing
FCPA Compliance Report – Jonathan Wilson on The NSBU Decision
Áine Bryn of Mercer UK on Demonstrating the Strategic Credibility of the Marketing Function - Passle's CMO Series Podcast
Podcast - The CFPB's Proposal to Create a Public Registry
Breaking Mindsets with Sharon Sorkin from Ford on Being Reliably Transparent
Auditing and Monitoring in Healthcare
Exploring The ‘S’ In ESG & What To Expect In 2023
The Line Between Gift Giving and Bribery
The New Cold War: Risk, Sanctions, Compliance Episode 21: "Interview with Drago Kos of the OECD Working Group on Bribery"
ABA Sound Advice: Conducting Civil Rights Audits: Benefits and Best Practices
Early Advocates of Organic Food Products, Amy’s Kitchen Believes in the Benefits of a Fully Regenerative Ecosystem and Aims to Help Heal the Planet Through Its Business
AI, Analytics, and the Benefits of Transparency
Life With GDPR: Episode 50-The Experian Enforcement Notice Case
Scrutiny Increasing On Energy Private Equity Valuation
Compliance Perspectives: Supply Chain Compliance Challenges
Devil in the Details: Gilbert King on Truth and Transparency in the Judicial Process
An Overview of the SEC’s Recently Adopted Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF) Rule
As businesses across the globe strive to fulfill carbon-neutral and net-zero promises over the coming decades, the voluntary carbon market has emerged as a necessary resource to help businesses bridge the gap to...more
Three years ago, as part of the EU’s initiative on sustainable governance, the European Commission released a lengthy study on directors’ duties. The study affirmed what many already understood: corporate decision makers face...more
In the United States, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been active in providing guidance and publishing new environmental, social, and governance (ESG) requirements. But the European community continues to...more
Despite political and economic uncertainties, markets and deal activity were resilient in 2019, and strong fundamentals remain in place heading into 2020. Companies continue to face a challenging litigation and enforcement...more
U.S. Financial Industry Developments - Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act - The "Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act," signed by the President on May 24, amends...more
Division of Investment Management of the SEC Issues No-Action Letter to SSB - On May 8, 2018, the Chief Counsel's Office of the Division of Investment Management ("IM") of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the...more
Blockchain technology is most well-known for its use with cryptocurrencies, however, it has wider potential applications in other sectors beyond that of banking and financial services. It is being evaluated for uses in the...more
There is much for authorised firms to consider in the year ahead. Firms have been through the intensive period of the enactment of the second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II), but must now step up their...more
New York Attorney General Announces Record Number of Data Breach Notices in 2016 - On March 21, 2017, the New York Attorney General's Office announced that it received 1,300 reported data breaches in 2016—a 60 percent...more
On June 27, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a new rule requiring extractive sector companies (oil, gas, and mining) to disclose the payments that they make to governments for the commercial development...more
Even with US markets shrugging off the Brexit [maybe?] by the end of last week, the effects of the split are FAR from over. One recent ripple: Standard Life Investments UK Real Estate mutual fund—which invests in high-end...more
It’s Friday and time for another overview of developments in the field of business and human rights that we’ve been monitoring....more
On December 11, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a new proposed rule to implement a key provision of the Dodd-Frank Act that targets corruption and increases transparency requirements for payments...more
SEC Updates Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations for Legacy Deals - On September 16, the SEC released its updated compliance and disclosure interpretations for the rules adopted under Regulation AB, the Securities...more
Non-Enforcement - Form PF — What Purpose? SEC registered investment advisers with at least $150 million of assets under management in private funds are required to periodically file Form PF with the SEC. The...more
European Commission Unveils Tax Transparency Package - The European Commission has laid out its plans in a new Tax Transparency Package to clamp down on tax deals made between EU governments and multi-national...more
Everyone is in favor of transparency and anti-corruption – at least, everyone except the occasional despot or dictator. Yet substantial controversy now swirls around the disclosure of the vast sums that governments receive...more