by Ed Blount | Aug 19, 2021 | All, Commentary, Cross-Post
Master Criminals don’t usually confess in public. If prosecutors’ charges are true, Sanjay Shah is the leading figure in the largest reported tax swindle in history. Yet, Mr. Shah, unbowed, pleading his case to reporters, has openly admitted to borrowing the public...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | Feb 19, 2021 | All, Commentary
Bankers Seek Common Ground with Politicians Accountability in voting is in the news, and nowhere more so than on Wall Street. Through their U.S. credit policy association and its Asian counterpart, Bankers have responded to suspicion among critics that problems abound...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA, Ed Blount | Sep 29, 2020 | All, Commentary, Cross-Post
European commissioners are reviewing a study from their securities and market authority (ESMA) that includes a recommendation for new laws to combat unfair trading practices and an extended remit for National Competent Authorities (NCAs) to conduct snap audits of...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | Jul 7, 2017 | All, Change Overview and Rationale
On June 30, 2017, the Bank For International Settlements (BIS) published the results of a study examining trends in bank deglobalization since the financial crisis. Prompted by data indicating a decline in cross-border activity by banks, the BIS launched a study to...
by David Schwartz J.D. CPA | Aug 24, 2016 | All, Formal Regulatory Remedies
In a June 28, 2016 address in London, Andrew J. Donohue, Chief of Staff at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, gave his perspective on the expanding intersection between U.S. securities regulation and the global securities community. The past few decades have...
