Understanding OFAC- administered sanctions programs
The US government is increasingly looking to economic sanctions programs to achieve foreign policy and national security...
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Regulatory & compliance archive
Must decide: Stay, or go?
As legal professionals, the storage and retention of all major documents is a critical business issue. If handled poorly, records...
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Occupy the SEC: one year later
All eyes are on the Occupy Wall Street movement this morning as protesters gathered from 7am in front of the NYSE to disrupt...
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Halliburton shareholder litigation settlement: new best practices around clawbacks
The lawsuit, the consolidation of actions brought by two institutional shareholders and one individual shareholder against the...
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JOBS Act: More confidentiality, more IPOs
Supporters and detractors of President Obama’s Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act will have a lot to debate next year as...
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Ex-banker earns largest whistleblower award
Bradley Birkenfeld, a former UBS banker, will take home $104 million from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) after blowing the...
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Timesaver's guide to the ARMA conference
ARMA International, the Association of Records Managers and Administrators, is holding its 57th Annual Conference and Expo on...
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What's with all the commotion at the SEC?
All eyes are on the SEC this morning as the regulator holds a public meeting to vote on whether to adopt rules surrounding...
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Peregrine's top brokerage chief to pound rocks
Another mighty one has fallen. Russell Wasendorf Sr, chief executive of the bankrupt brokerage firm Peregrine Financial Group (PFG...
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Adjusting to the OSC's new goals
Canadian companies should start preparing to deal with the new and improved Ontario Securities Commission (OSC). The regulator...
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