articleEnforcementThe week in GRC: BlackRock eyes shareholder voting changes and DoJ to focus on white-collar crime victims Mar 04, 2022Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal (pay wall) reported that the SEC is seeking more details from companies about their climate risks as it gets...Read more
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EnforcementAirbnb unit settles Cuba sanctions enforcement Jan 12, 2022Ben MaidenA money services business subsidiary of Airbnb has agreed to pay $91,172.29 to settle its potential civil liability for ‘apparent...Read more
EnforcementCan markets predict Supreme Court rulings for corporate cases? Jan 06, 2022Yehuda Davis, Suresh Govindaraj and Kate SuslavaWhat happens when a company’s case goes to the US Supreme Court? How does it influence stock and options prices? And do investors...Read more
EnforcementThe week in GRC: DoJ gets tough on corporate recidivists and ESG investors eye gender equity Dec 03, 2021Ben Maiden– CNBC reported that Jack Dorsey stepped down as CEO of Twitter. Parag Agrawal, the company’s chief technology officer, took over the...Read more
articleEnforcementThe week in GRC: SEC issues 2021 enforcement report and banks asked to report environmental crimes Nov 19, 2021Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal reported that Royal Dutch Shell plans to consolidate its dual UK and Dutch structure and relocate its...Read more
articleEnforcementLessons from a recent cyber-security breach Oct 06, 2021Tim HumanA recently settled case brought by the US financial regulator serves as a timely reminder that companies must have robust disclosure...Read more
articleEnforcementAd group WPP settles FCPA enforcement Sep 29, 2021Ben MaidenLondon-based advertising company WPP has agreed to pay more than $19 mn to settle SEC charges that it violated the anti-bribery, books...Read more