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In Short - The Situation: On June 26, 2023, the National Financial Reporting Authority of India ("NFRA") issued a circular reminding statutory auditors in India of their obligation under Indian law to report to the Indian...more
Taking the Layered Approach - There’s a maxim in forensic accounting that investigations take twice as long as anticipated, yet the final report appears to have taken half the time. There are progressive layers in a...more
Companies under US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation focus on marshaling the facts, defenses and related strategies during the course of the investigation and making presentations to the enforcement...more
On March 16, the SEC filed a municipal bond fraud case against Crosby Independent School District and its former CFO in a $20 million bond offering. Crosby is a suburb of Houston, Texas. The SEC also charged the district’s...more
As the COVID-19 pandemic evolves so, too, does the threat of economic crime. Recent reports into fraud since the start of the pandemic highlight the extent of this threat but also confirm that the banking and finance industry...more
Last week, on December 16, 2020, Chinese-based coffee chain Luckin Coffee Inc. (“Luckin”) agreed to a $180 million settlement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Luckin’s American Depositary...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission has signaled that it expects to see an uptick in fraudulent accounting activities in the wake of the financial downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In a similar vein, the Financial...more
Newly released minutes from the Fed’s January meeting show central bankers preoccupied with global risks, including the still-growing economic impact of the coronavirus, while still taking a wait-and-see approach to any...more
On August 7, 2017, the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) issued a Risk Alert providing a summary of the staff’s observations from sweep exams of broker-dealers, investment advisers and funds...more
Once again, after a one-year hiatus, the Florida Legislature has produced several condominium bills. Typically, the Legislature passes a single condominium bill into which other approved bills have been merged. ...more
Commission staff highlight key developments and successes in the SEC enforcement program. As they do every year, senior officials from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or the Commission), including current...more
We have previously written about how, over the past few years, the SEC and other regulatory agencies have devoted substantial resources to investigations regarding allegations that public companies have inadequate internal...more
Late last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed the dismissal of a shareholder class action against the makers of Keurig coffeemakers and their ubiquitous “K-Cups.” In so doing, the Second Circuit...more
With Chair Mary Jo White in her second year at the helm, the Securities and Exchange Commission showcased its efforts, improvements, and enforcement successes at this year’s SEC Speaks Conference. The Commission highlighted...more
1) SEC Grants Second Bad Actor Waiver with Conditions - On January 27th, the Securites and Exchange Commission granted Oppenheimer a bad actor waiver under Rule 506(d). ...more
In this issue: - FINRA Requests Comment on Proposed Rule Set for Limited Corporate Financing Brokers - SEC Issues No-Action Relief to Broker Dealers from Financial Responsibility Rule 15c3-3 Amendments -...more
A new Tax Court decision just came out – Potter v. Commissioner, TC Memo 2014-18. The case involved a “gentleman’s club” owner in Michigan. In December 2006 IRS special agents engaged in an undercover investigation of...more
Ten years ago, Sarbanes-Oxley was the focus of compliance and corporate governance reform. Sarbanes-Oxley was enacted in response to major corporate scandals involving financial reporting fraud and accounting...more
On July 2, 2013, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced three initiatives together with a promise to employ an increasingly proactive approach to discover fraudulent accounting and securities practices....more
On May 7, 2013 the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the City of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania concluded a years-long SEC investigation in a first-of-its kind settlement....more