The finance ministry has drafted a new decree to resolve some of the doubts on the application of the thin capital rules following a change in the law for 2004.

Last week, in a speech at Fordham University Law School, Chairwoman Ramirez recognized that, in some instances, regulations directed at traditional business models are not well-suited to new methods of doing business...

U.S. Department of Justice Issues New Guidance on Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs</a> - On February 8, 2017, the Fraud Section of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) published new guidance titled "Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs" (Compliance Guidance),

To fully understand the potential exposure to cyber liability, it is important to understand (1) what factors increase the company's exposure and (2) the identity of individuals that are providing access to the confidential information.

For years, contracting parties in California have thought they could avoid the uncertainty and expense of a jury trial by agreeing in advance that any lawsuit between them would be decided by a judge, sitting without a jury.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed a lower court’s grant of partial summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff-junior accountants, noting that the district court’s holding would produce "significantly troubling results" and create "highly problematic precedent affecting several non-accounting professions."

A period of growth in response to client demand has seen Ogier's Dispute Resolution team in Guernsey become one of the largest in the Island.

Decisions establish limited liability of auditors (a) to third-party investors in client, (b) for alleged failure to disclose client’s fraud, absent evidence of scienter, (c) for alleged failure to correct client’s statements in reviewed but unaudited quarterly financial statements, and (d) for alleged statements not concealing the risk that caused plaintiffs’ loss.

The SEC named Diana Stoltzfus to replace Marc Panucci as SEC Deputy Chief Accountant.

Christin Choi’s article "5 Best Practices for Lawfully Monitoring Your Employees' Social Media Activities" was featured in Philadelphia Business Journal on October 27, 2014.

It was announced earlier this week that an "all-star" commission is assembling to consider and recommend changes to the US Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and other restrictions applicable to companies that raise money in the US capital markets.

In the latest example of an independent auditing firm receiving unwanted regulatory attention, the SEC Enforcement Division launched administrative proceedings against a ricewaterhouseCoopers audit partner...

The NDP aims to eliminate poverty and reduce inequality by 2030.