Compliance Tip of the Day: Assessing Internal Controls
Compliance Tip of the Day: COSO Objective 5 – Monitoring Activities
Compliance Tip of the Day: COSO Objective 4 - Control Information and Communication
Compliance Tip of the Day: COSO Objective 3 – Control Activities
Compliance Tip of the Day – COSO Objective 1 – Control Environment
Compliance Tip of the Day: Code of Conduct as an Internal Control
Compliance Tip of the Day: COSO Framework
Compliance Tip of the Day: Internal Controls for GTE
Compliance Tip of the Day: Board Oversight on Internal Controls
Compliance Tip of the Day: Internal Controls for Third Parties
Compliance Tip of the Day: Implementing Internal Controls
Compliance Tip of the Day: Risk Assessments and Internal Controls
Compliance Tip of the Day: Issues for Internal Controls in International Operations
Compliance Tip of the Day: Top 4 Compliance Internal Controls
Compliance Tip of the Day: Discipline and Rigor in GTE Internal Controls
Compliance Tip of the Day: What are Internal Controls?
Testing Your Compliance Program
Regulatory vs. Business Compliance
Grupo Empresarial y Control … ¿a qué te cojo ratón?
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On 14 February 2025, the EU’s securities and markets regulator, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), launched a Common Supervisory Action (CSA) with EU Member State National Competent Authorities (NCAs), in...more
I have written extensively about the new and hot business trend – environmental, social and governance programs (“ESG”). The luster surrounding ESG has been a significant business trend and priority. Like any new trend, the...more
In the US Securities and Exchange Commission staff’s most recent guidance addressing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing, the staff of the Division of Examinations released an April 9 Risk Alert noting...more
A. Adoption in 1962 - The SEC has regulated custodial practices of investment advisers since 1962, when it first adopted rule 206(4)-2 (the “Custody Rule”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Advisers Act”) under...more
On 2 May 2019, the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC"), the agency responsible for enforcing economic sanctions, published "A Framework for OFAC Compliance Commitments" (the "Framework") which outlines...more
On 20 May 2019, the UK Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") published its findings of its multi-firm review into the supervision by principal firms of their appointed representatives ("ARs") operating in the investment...more
• The NFA has determined that registered CPOs must implement an internal controls system and highlighted best practices for such a framework. • In response to certain frequently asked questions, the NFA has also updated its...more
The National Futures Association (NFA) recently proposed an interpretive notice that would require members that are commodity pool operators (CPOs) to adopt and implement internal controls systems designed to deter fraudulent...more
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1. Question: What is the Volcker Rule, and when does it take effect? Answer: The Volcker Rule was enacted into law as section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank...more