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    September 9, 2020
    The Critical Importance of Employee Wellbeing in the Time of COVID-19
    In the best times, leaders know that people – or human capital – are the heart of a successful organization. In challenging times, this concept is even more magnified; it’s the key to survival. The global Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) is delivering unprecedented challenges to businesses all over the globe. As organizations seek to adapt, COVID-19 has created a “new normal” for employees –…
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    December 16, 2020
    CFPB Provides Further Guidance on MSAs Under RESPA Section 8
    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a compliance aid in October 2020 to provide regulated entities greater clarity around the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) and certain provisions of Regulation X. The compliance aid, presented in the form of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), focuses on RESPA Section 8, which prohibits certain actions related to federally related…
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    December 18, 2020
    FinCEN and OFAC Put Financial Institutions on Notice About Processing Ransomware Payments
    The U.S. government has officially put financial institutions on notice: It is watching and may impose anti-money laundering (AML) sanctions on payment facilitators if they violate federal laws on engaging in transactions, such as ransomware payments, with sanctioned individuals or entities – intentionally or otherwise. For as long as ransomware incidents have occurred, the controversial issue…
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    December 18, 2020
    SolarWinds Vulnerability Update – Indicators of Compromise and Recommended Actions
    The news of the cyber attacks being experienced by government agencies and an expanding list of organizations continues to grow and change on almost an hourly basis. This is proving to be potentially one of the most significant cyber breaches in recent times. Following up on our December 14, 2020, Flash Report on the CISA advisory, and in response to numerous questions and inquiries we continue…
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    December 21, 2020
    A Farewell to Paul Sarbanes
    Almost four years ago, I wrote a blog, “A Farewell to Michael Oxley,” paying tribute to the former Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives who died on January 1, 2016. Today, it is fitting that we issue another farewell. On December 7, the family of Paul Sarbanes announced the death of the former Democratic senator the previous day. Together, these two men co-authored the landmark…
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    December 30, 2020
    PPP 2.0 – A Renewed Opportunity (and New Set of Headaches) for Lenders
    As the old saying goes, the best deals are made when neither side gets exactly what it wants. By that standard, the most recent federal pandemic relief bill that finally passed into law in late December certainly qualifies as a great deal. Democrats who for months had been seeking a bill in excess of $3 trillion were certainly disappointed by the final price tag of slightly more than $900…
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    January 8, 2021
    SPACs Are Hot But Be Well Prepared – The SEC Is Watching
    The prevalence of Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) has expanded dramatically over the past year as organizations capitalize on a more streamlined path to public ownership. But key steps still must be taken and regulatory requirements still must be observed to protect shareholders. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is watching, and SPAC sponsors need to be ready for…
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    January 12, 2021
    Pandemic-Driven Issues Complicating Tech CFOs’ 2021 Spending Decisions
    Even for high-growth technology companies that performed fairly well during the last 12 months, 2021 capital-spending decisions are being made with significant restraint and apprehension. The ongoing rollout of promising COVID-19 vaccines notwithstanding, the pandemic’s far-reaching effects on consumer behavior, the labor market, wages, office space, technology and supply chains, to name a few,…
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    January 13, 2021
    U.S. Addresses Long-Standing Gap in its AML Compliance Regime
    On January 1, 2021, the U.S. Senate voted to override President Donald Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, a legislative package that includes the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020. The passage of the AML Act closes one of the biggest gaps in the U.S. anti-money laundering regime and moves the United States toward compliance with international AML and…
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    February 3, 2021
    Resilience and the Workforce Are Key Concerns in 2021 and Over the Next Decade, According to Protiviti-NC State Global Survey
    Board members and C-suite executives around the globe are most concerned in 2021 with risks associated with COVID-19-related government policies and regulations, economic conditions that may restrict growth, and market conditions that may continue to impact customer demand, according to a new survey from Protiviti and NC State University. Amid these near-term headwinds, when asked about top…
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