Regulation & Compliance
U.S. Regulators Look To Punish Bankers For Money Laundering
Bank executives who violate anti-money laundering laws may soon face harsher punishment in the United States as regulators consider ways to step up the fight against illicit money flows. New rules ...PCAOB Criticizes PwC On Quality Control
The U.S. regulator of corporate auditors criticized PricewaterhouseCoopers on Thursday for not doing enough to ensure that its audits were properly carried out, in a rare public reprimand of a major ...
Workplace Bullying Emerging As Major Employment Liability Battleground
Margaret Fiester is no shrinking violet, but she says working for her former boss was a nightmare. "One day I didn't do something right and she actually laid her hands on me and got up in my face and ...EU Fines Microsoft $731M
The European Union fined Microsoft Corp 561 million euros ($731 million) on Wednesday for failing to offer users a choice of web browser, an unprecedented sanction that will act as a warning to other ...
Insurer Ratings Unlikely To Change With New Governance, Mgmt. Criteria: S&P
In mid-November last year, Standard & Poor's announced it was updating its criteria for evaluating management and governance for corporate entities and insurers, but the rating agency does not ...
S&P Explains Rating Evaluation Of Insurer Governance, Management Strategy
As insurers seek to compete in the challenging global economy, key strategic decisions are critical to striking a balance between growth, profitability, and risk. A combination of slow global ...