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Patriot Act survey notes big changes
Recall that the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act was signed into law in October 2001. The USA PATRIOT act has been a
Companies should consider appointing communications czar
In the middle of a crisis or a security incident, communications is often underappreciated. There is a lot of work to be done in this regard, such as communicating with employees, customers,
XBRL: Time for real-time financial reporting?
XBRL stands as a major innovation in financial reporting. As the final tranche of companies begin to comply with the XBRL mandate, an obvious question is: What's next? Could it possibly be real-time
More companies consider compliance committees
Is it time for you to set up a compliance committee? To some degree, this might be a more pressing question depending on the industry you are in. Some companies may have already set up such
SEC lawyer also a witness in Tourre proceedings
We've often discussed the problem of the regulatory revolving door, which usually features regulators angling for jobs with the firms they once regulated. It's a huge issue. Now, the New York Times
2.7M stolen in recent Citigroup breach
Citigroup has been roundly criticized for its response to the security incident last month during which information about more than 360,000 accounts were stolen. Some thought the disclosure was
IPO issues-a perfect storm of innovation, technology, compliance
At a recent conference at Stanford about legal frontiers in the digital media, many participants waxed expansively about the power of technology. They beat up on traditional enterprises and
CFO departure at Wells Fargo leads to speculation
We've spoken at length about the need for CEO succession plans and procedures for how to deal with tricky transitions. The same could be said for CFOs. The latest example comes from Wells Fargo,
CEO signatures and Dodd-Frank
Over on FierceFinance, we noted recently that the Financial Stability Oversight Council, which has been tasked with finding ways to prevent another financial crisis, released a study recommending
XBRL a global phenomenon?
One aspect of the XBRL movement that is easily overlooked is its global nature. The SEC in the United States is not the only regulatory agency supporting it. The United Kingdom and Singapore have
