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Join the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Group on LinkedInJordan Thomas’s Army of Whistle-Blowers | The New Yorker
Thomas thinks he can help upend the notion that, whenever a whistle-blower acts, “the company crushes them and now they live in a motel eating cat food.” He concedes that sometimes “there are bad outcomes,” but says that his work “is about levelling the playing field.” By any measure, his practice has been a success. […]
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WHY U.S. BUSINESSES MAY STOP ACCEPTING CRYPTOCURRENCY BY 2024
It may be time to sound the death knell for U.S. businesses accepting bitcoin and the rest of the 8,000 or so cryptocurrencies that currently circulate. Two startling yet barely noticed recent regulatory developments, one enacted into law last month and the other likely imminent, are on course to dramatically curtail the number of U.S. […]
Ossoff Is Right About Stock Trading Ban for U.S. Lawmakers – Bloomberg
Thanks to ethics legislation that Senator Jon Ossoff is considering, Congress will have to focus more purposefully on one of Washington’s most persistent and egregious financial conflicts: stock trading. The Georgia Democrat will seek to ban trading in individual stocks by federal legislators and family members; he is reportedly looking for a Republican co-sponsor before he […]
As Corporate Boards Pursue Diversity, Director Training Programs Spring Up – WSJ
U.S. companies are turning to programs aimed at preparing women and people of color for corporate board roles in a bid to comply with calls from regulators and investors to diversify their directors. Law firms, universities and current directors of companies have launched new or expanded programs over the past few years to coach prospective […]
To Pay for Longer, Later Retirements, Consult a ‘Financial Gerontologist’ – The New York Times
Ms. Hutchins was named to the newly created role in 2014, shortly after obtaining her master’s degree from the University of Southern California’s Leonard Davis School of Gerontology. At the time, Merrill Lynch (which had not yet merged with Bank of America) was the first major bank to employ a financial gerontologist, and is still […]
Jay Clayton: America’s Future Depends on the Blockchain – WSJ
What is government’s role? Regulation is essential to our financial markets, and there is no doubt that tokenized financial assets should be regulated to ensure financial stability, promote capital formation, prevent illicit activity, and protect consumers. But there is more the U.S. government must do. Innovators must have assurances that if they follow time-tested regulatory […]
Nancy Pelosi thinks that members of Congress should be allowed to trade stocks | Fortune
At a press conference on Wednesday, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said that lawmakers and their spouses shouldn’t be barred from trading stocks. “This is a free market, we are a free market economy, they should be able to participate in that,” Pelosi said. Source: Nancy Pelosi thinks that members of Congress should be […]
Cryptocurrency Chiefs Go to Congress for Landmark Hearing – The New York Times
The chief executives of six cryptocurrency companies will testify on Wednesday before the House Financial Services Committee about the promises, perils and uses of stablecoins, or cryptocurrencies that are pegged to the value of stable assets such as the dollar. They include Brian Brooks, the former acting comptroller of the currency under President Donald J. […]