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July 27, 2017
SecDef Mattis Commends IG Efforts and Highlights DoD Shortcomings
Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis uses an Inspector General report on Department of Defense misspending in Afghanistan to highlight agency-wide issues.
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Topics: Government Accountability
June 13, 2017
By Susan Ervin
Financial Sector Oversight Will Be Harmed by New Legislation
Legislation is moving through Congress that would put the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) invaluable whistleblower program in jeopardy.
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Topics: Financial Sector
May 30, 2017
By Neil Gordon
Trump Will Not Delay Launch of Retirement-Adviser Fiduciary Rule
Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta announced the Trump administration will not postpone the June implementation of a rule imposing a higher ethical standard on financial advisers. “Respect for the rule of law” compelled Secretary Acosta to allow the rule to start taking effect next week.
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Topics: Financial Sector
April 20, 2017
Financial Sector Whistleblower Safeguards: Failing the Reality Test?
Barclays has announced investigations by British regulators of its CEO’s efforts to identify a corporate whistleblower, in an apparent breach of bank policies and regulatory duties. In attempting to breach the anonymity of the whistleblower, the CEO jeopar
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February 8, 2017
By Neil Gordon
Trump Orders Review of Wall Street Ethics Rule
A forthcoming regulation that will protect consumers from unscrupulous retirement advisers may be in jeopardy after President Trump ordered the Department of Labor to review it.
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Topics: Financial Sector
