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SEC charges money manager with fraud

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues to make good on its promise to crack down on fraud in the financial sector.
5 minute read

Inside Counsel

Technology: Regulatory guidance for digital advertising disclosures

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently released its updated guidance for online advertising disclosures titled .com Disclosures: How to Make Effective Disclosures in Digital Advertising.
11 minute read

International Edition

AIG to launch Asia-Pacific adviser review as regulatory demands grow

AIG is set to kick off a review of its external legal advisers across the Asia-Pacific region, as the insurance giant sizes up a potential merger of its corporate and claims panels. The US-based company currently has a corporate panel including five to 10 law firms across several Asian countries, alongside a separate claims panel subdivided by jurisdiction and area of expertise. The corporate panel covers 13 countries where AIG has operations in Asia – Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Australia and New Zealand. AIG expects to finalise the process before the end of the year.
3 minute read

International Edition

Another dimension: 3D printing heralds new world of regulation for manufacturers

Additive manufacturing technologies, such as 3D printing, have the potential to radically change the way many industries work. This will have implications for business – and by extension for the law, most obviously in the field of intellectual property (IP). This isn't a theoretical science fiction concept. It is here now, and it is already causing radical shifts in manufacturing practices across a vast range of industries, overturning established economic models in the process. Using a materials printer, you effectively add thin layers of matter to build a real, three-dimensional object from a digital model. There are different forms of additive manufacturing, but they all have a similar basis. As long as you have the right digital design file to guide the process, there are few limits on what you can make.
5 minute read

Inside Counsel

Businesses must take a global view of cybersecurity

And that duty is not just the responsibility of the IT department, as workers, executives and general counsels need to be on board with cybersecurity initiatives as well.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Social media: boon to business or compliance death trap?

You better take a deep breath and a step back, and think about compliance issues before you start spreading your company news good, bad or otherwise across social media.
5 minute read

Inside Counsel

Marie Blake appointed as Chief Compliance Officer for BankUnited

Florida-based BankUnited thinks it has found such an individual in Marie Blake, who has been hired in the role of executive vice president and chief compliance officer.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

SEC will not appeal foreign disclosure ruling for oil & gas industry

Tacitly acknowledging two substantial errors in drafting special disclosure provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act that apply to the oil, gas and mining industries, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has declined to appeal a District Court ruling striking down the provision.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Casinos face new money-laundering, compliance rules

The recent agreement between Las Vegas Sands and the federal government resulted in a $47 million price tag for the casino.
4 minute read

Inside Counsel

Labor: Labor law developments unfold before 2014 elections

At the top of the agenda will be moving the regulations for quickie representation elections forward and implementing them.
8 minute read

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