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Federal Cybersecurity Changes Continue

On March 9, 2022, the SEC voted 3-1 in favor of proposed amendments that enhance and standardize registrants’ disclosures concerning cyber risk management, strategy, governance, and incident reporting.

Cyber Alert
  • Cybersecurity
  • Cybersecurity Resources
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Insider Trading: Recent SEC Charges Present Cautionary Lessons

Many private markets fund managers don’t think they need insider trading prevention controls but, investment in privately-held companies can have risk exposure.

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  • Compliance
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Cybersecurity And The Workplace: Part 1

This first post in the series, Cybersecurity in the Workplace series aims to breakdown the implications of current trends in the workplace beginning with the threat posed by employee burnout.

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  • Cybersecurity
  • Cybersecurity Resources
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California Senate Passes Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Requirements

The California State Senate passed SB-260, which would require all companies with over $1 billion in revenue that operate or do business within California to begin reporting on their greenhouse gas emissions.

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  • ESG
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Preparing to Comply with the SEC’s New Marketing Rule

The SEC's New Marketing Rule compliance deadline is November 4, 2022 - closer than you think. In this article, we outline our implementation action plan.

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  • Compliance
  • Performance
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U.S. Senate Passes Act Requiring Faster Reporting of Cyber Incidents

New cybersecurity legislation may be coming for critical infrastructure companies, as the United States Senate passed the Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act on March 1st, 2022.

Cyber Alert
  • Cybersecurity
  • Cybersecurity Resources
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Annie Morris Joins ACA Group as Chief Product Officer

Annie Morris has joined the ACA as Chief Product Officer (CPO) to lead ACA’s integrated product strategy and vision.

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  • ACA News
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Continued Developments in International Measures Against Russia

We explore how the continued regulatory developments from Western governments relating to Russia’s actions towards Ukraine affect financial firms.

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  • Cybersecurity
  • Cybersecurity Resources
  • AML and Financial Crime
  • Compliance
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SEC Sweep Inquiries and Enforcement Action of Unauthorized eComms

The SEC commenced sweep-style inquiries late last year into how big banks are monitoring, archiving, and safeguarding business-related electronic communications.

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  • Compliance
  • eComms Surveillance
  • RegTech
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Guidance on Impersonated Registered Domain Names

A summary of what to look for in a threatening domain and how to mitigate a substantiated threat

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  • Cybersecurity
  • Cybersecurity Resources