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California Board of Directors Diversity Bill Signed Into Law, Challenged by Lawsuit | The D&O Diary
In addition to the recent litigation, efforts to advance board racial diversity have included legislation. Earlier this year, the California legislature passed a bill mandating the inclusion on boards of California headquartered companies of representatives of “underrepresented communities.” On September 30, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsome signed the bill into law. As discussed below, even […]
Attorney General William P. Barr Announces Publication of Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework | OPA | Department of Justice
“At the FBI, we see first-hand the dangers posed when criminals bend the important technological promise of cryptocurrency to illicit ends,” said FBI Director Christopher Wray. “As this Enforcement Framework describes, we see criminals using cryptocurrency to try to prevent us from ‘following the money’ across a wide range of investigations, as well as to […]
Insider trading scandal ‘final nail in the coffin’ for index committees
The role of index committees at S&P Dow Jones Indices was thrown into the spotlight last week after one of its members allegedly made $900,000 from insider trading on index changes he was privy to. James Yang, a senior index manager at SPDJI, was responsible for managing a wide range of US indices with more than $70bn […]
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Securities Docket welcomes your nominations for our ‘Enforcement 40′ for 2020 — the 40 best and brightest securities enforcement defense professionals in the industry.
At Large: The cobra effect is an enemy of compliance | The FCPA Blog
Getting what you pay for but not what you hope for is also known as the cobra effect. During colonial rule in India, British officials came up with a plan to reduce the number of dangerous cobras in Delhi. They offered a bounty for every dead snake. Over time, more and more dead cobras were […]
Con Man Barry Minkow Docu-Series In Works With The Content Group – Deadline
Jodi Flynn, President of The Content Group, will exec produce alongside Steve Michaels and Sami Abdou. Flynn said, “Barry’s life is a real-life house of cards story; from boy phenom to Ponzi scheme, from redeemed pastor to insider trader – you can’t write it. We have unprecedented access to tell his point of view, not just the […]
Bitcoin Deemed ‘Money’ Under D.C. Financial Services Law (2)
The virtual currency known as Bitcoin is a form of “money” covered under the Washington, D.C., Money Transmitters Act, a federal court said Friday. The court declined to dismiss criminal charges against Larry Dean Harmon, the operator of an underground Bitcoin trading platform, for running an unlicensed money transmitting business under D.C. law and for […]
Finablr appoints law firm Skadden to investigate potential misconduct
Finablr has appointed law firm Skadden to help investigate potential wrongdoing and theft within the payments group as it seeks answers about £1bn of undisclosed debt discovered on its balance sheet earlier this year. UAE-based Finablr is part of the business empire of BR Shetty, who floated the group in London last year at a […]
June 25 Webcast: COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Compliance, Financial Reporting & SEC Enforcement Considerations
Please join Marion Duffy, Keith Halverstam, Alok Khare, Ryan Maierson, Rob Malionek, and Todd Rahn for this free webcast.
U.S. Supreme Court rebuffs investors’ bid to block Madoff trustee lawsuits – Reuters
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a bid by major banks and companies including Koch Industries Inc to prevent a trustee chasing money for victims of imprisoned Ponzi scheme swindler Bernard Madoff from recouping funds that were transferred overseas. The justices left in place a lower court’s ruling that revived dozens of […]