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Daily Compliance News

May 7, 2022 the Useless Meetings Edition


In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Avoiding useless meetings. (WSJ)
  • Baseball or imports in Oakland? (WSJ)
  • Do you want an engaged CEO? (NYT)
  • Will CFIUS weigh in on Twitter sale? (Reuters)
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Daily Compliance News

April 26, 2022 the Trump Ordered to Comply Edition


In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Toll Holdings agrees to sanctions violations. (WSJ)
  • NY state judge holds Trump in contempt. (NYT)
  • Using blockchain to help fight corruption. (YaHooNews)
  • Musk buys twitter. (Bloomberg)
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Everything Compliance

Episode 98, the Elon Etc Edition


Welcome to the only roundtable podcast in compliance. In 2021, Everything Compliance was honored by W3 as a top talk show in podcasting. In this episode, we have the quintet of Jay Rosen, Jonathan Armstrong, Jonathan Marks, Karen Woody and Matt Kelly. We conclude with our fan favorite Shout Outs and Rants.

1. Jay Rosen discusses the increased antitrust enforcement by the DOJ in the healthcare arena. Rosen shouts out to Rachael Smith, Gilnet Sainvil and High-Five Man which reminded Rosen of Johnny Bank from his childhood

2. Matt Kelly takes a deep dive into the SEC proposed rules cyber security disclosure.  Kelly gives a ‘mild’ rant to the SEC for proposing companies should have to disclose with 4 days after a cyber breach even if law enforcement asks a company not to do so.

3. Jonathan Armstrong looks data transfers from the EU to US and UK. Armstrong goes on his most epic rant ever using 2 funerals and a birthday party to excoriate Tory Politicians to not simply talk the talk but follow the rules when it comes to Covid-19 protocols.

4. Karen Woody wades into Elon Musk and his dalliances about investing in and potentially buying Twitter. Woody rants about the recent Declination with Disgorgement given to a MarshMac subsidiary in the UK, the Jardine Group Holdings  and says this is simply a NPA and should be monikered as such.

5. Jonathan Marks discusses the difference between Tone at the Top and Conduct at the Top and why so many companies are falling short in the latter. Marks shouts out to Phillies 3rd baseman Alec Bohm who went from Phillies’ fan goat to hero with a mea culpa and SF Giants assistant coach Alyssa Nakken, who became the first female to take the field and coach in the history of MLB.

6. Fox shouts out to author Margaret Atwood and in her book The Handmaiden’s Tale, which is not a dystopian novel but a prophecy of current Texas in 2022.

 The members of the Everything Compliance are:
•       Jay Rosen– Jay is Vice President, Business Development Corporate Monitoring at Affiliated Monitors. Rosen can be reached at JRosen@affiliatedmonitors.com
•       Karen Woody – One of the top academic experts on the SEC. Woody can be reached at kwoody@wlu.edu
•       Matt Kelly – Founder and CEO of Radical Compliance. Kelly can be reached at mkelly@radicalcompliance.com
•       Jonathan Armstrong –is our UK colleague, who is an experienced data privacy/data protection lawyer with Cordery in London. Armstrong can be reached at jonathan.armstrong@corderycompliance.com
•       Jonathan Marks is Partner, Firm Practice Leader – Global Forensic, Compliance & Integrity Services at Baker Tilly. Marks can be reached at jonathan.marks@bakertilly.com
The host and producer, ranter (and sometime panelist) of Everything Compliance is Tom Fox the Voice of Compliance. He can be reached at tfox@tfoxlaw.com. Everything Compliance is a part of the Compliance Podcast Network.

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Daily Compliance News

April 15, 2022 the All Elon Edition


In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Elon bids $43bn for Twitter. Does he have the money? (WSJ)
  • Musk says he wants to protect free speech. (Reuters)
  • Employees worry. (NYT)
  • Board considering a poison pill. (Bloomberg)
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Compliance Into the Weeds

Musk Pulls U-Turn on Twitter Board

Compliance into the Weeds is the only weekly podcast that takes a deep dive into a compliance-related topic, literally going into the weeds to more fully explore a subject. This week, Matt and Tom take on the strange comings and goings of Elon Musk and his participation on the Twitter Board of Directors. Highlights include:

·      When and how did Musk become Twitter’s largest shareholder?

·      Why was he asked to come on to the Board?

·      SEC filing requirement issues?

·      What role did the various stakeholder groups, including employees, have in Musk turning down the Twitter Board seat?

·      What are the compliance and governance issues to be learned?

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Daily Compliance News

April 12, 2022 the Distractions Ahead Edition


In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Musk backs down from Twitter Board. (Reuters)
  • In-person RIMS returns. (WSJ)
  • Crypto usage is higher in corrupt countries. (Finbold)
  • Zuma trial postponed yet again. (Al Jazeera)
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Daily Compliance News

April 6, 2022 the Will He Reinstate Trump Edition


In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:
·      Elon Musk joins Twitter BOD. (WSJ)
·      PCAOB fines former KPMG audit head. (WSJ)
·      EU funding to Hungary at risk due to corruption.  (FT)
·      Closing arguments in Roger Ng trial.  (Law360)

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Compliance Kitchen

The SEC, Twitter and Penny Stock Manipulation


The SEC obtained an injunction and asset freeze to halt penny stock price manipulation on Twitter.

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31 Days to More Effective Compliance Programs

Use of social media for continuous improvement


Compliance does not exist in a time-warp vacuum, with compliance programs living in 1977 when the first major anti-corruption legislation, the FCPA, was passed. The law has advanced since that time, as has compliance and society as well. One of the ways that you can engage in continuous improvement for your compliance program is based upon the two-way use of social media. Social media can be used not only to communicate with your employee base but also for your employee base to communicate with you, most particularly if you are prepared to listen.
Twitter can be powerful tool for the compliance practitioner, as it allows you to both listen and communicate. It is one of the only tools that can work both inbound for you to obtain information and insight and in an outbound manner as well; where you are able to communicate with your compliance customer base, your employees. You should work to incorporate one or more of the techniques listed herein to help you burn compliance into the DNA fabric of your organization through continuous improvement.
Three key takeaways:

  1. Social media is a two-way approach to communications.
  2. Twitter or a similar tool can facilitate your compliance program improvement.
  3. Study and embrace technology to move your compliance program forward.