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A Principles-Based Model for Modern Governance: COSO and NACD’s Proposed Corporate Governance Framework

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In May 2025, the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), in collaboration with the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), released a public exposure draft of a new,...more

Mayer Brown

Georgia On (Regulators’) Mind: Significant Changes Coming to Georgia Residential Mortgage Act

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On May 14, 2025, Governor Brian Kemp signed Georgia House Bill 15 into law. House Bill 15, which will take effect on July 1, 2025, will implement several major changes to Georgia’s residential mortgage licensing law, the...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] Global Anti-Corruption, Ethics & Compliance - June 10th - 11th, New York, NY

ACI's Global Anti-Corruption, Ethics & Compliance – New York is your best opportunity to hear how companies are addressing the status of DOJ and SEC priorities, effective compliance and risk strategies, strengthening...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Senators urge FHFA inspector general to investigate Director Pulte

On April 16, three senators urged the FHFA Inspector General to investigate the agency’s purported noncompliance with federal laws and regulations concerning corporate governance at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Sens. Jack Reed...more

A&O Shearman

PRA fines former notified non-executive director of Wyelands Bank

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The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has fined a former non-executive director of Wyelands Bank GBP72,000 for failing to act with due skill, care and diligence in connection with regulatory failings previously...more

K&L Gates LLP

Australia: APRA Proposes Reforms to Strengthen Governance Standards

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The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has proposed reforms to strengthen core prudential standards and guidance on governance, currently set out in SPS 510 Governance, SPS 520 Fit and Proper, and SPS 521...more

DLA Piper

Chile: Comisión para el Mercado Financiero Define Nuevos Requisitos para Directores Independientes

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La Comisión para el Mercado Financiero (CMF) de Chile publicó la Norma de Carácter General Nº533 (NCG 533) el 12 de marzo de este año, que define requisitos y condiciones para ser considerado director independiente y que...more

KPMG Board Leadership Center (BLC)

Directors Quarterly: January 2025

The latest edition of Directors Quarterly features a summary of board and committee agenda priorities for 2025, financial reporting and auditing updates, post-election observations from around the world, and more. Read the...more

Alston & Bird

New York Passes New Removal Procedures for Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Partners of Any Entity Regulated by Department of...

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What Happened? On December 21, 2024, New York Governor Kathy Hochul, signed into law, S7532, which repealed the existing section of the Banking Law addressing the removal of officers, directors, and trustees of banking...more

Conyers

Seminar on Corporate Governance & Risk Management for Cayman Islands Directors: Key Takeaways

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The Financial Services Institute in collaboration with Conyers, Grant Thornton and the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) hosted a comprehensive and in-depth seminar on “Corporate Governance & Risk Management for Cayman...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Informed Board - Summer 2024

Across industries, companies are facing new and uncertain regulatory pressures and demands in areas including artificial intelligence, sustainability, algorithmic pricing and fintech-bank relations. In this issue of The...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

GOP Senators express concern on FDIC proposed rules regarding corporate governance and risk management

On July 31, Republican members of the U.S. Senate penned a letter to the Chairman of the FDIC, Martin Gruenberg, to convince the Chairman that an FDIC proposed rule regarding soundness standards for corporate governance and...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Federal Reserve Board Issues Cease and Desist Order Against Banking-As-A-Service Provider

On June 14, the Federal Reserve Board (Fed) released a cease and desist order against an Arkansas-based banking-as-a-service (BaaS) provider for compliance and risk management failures. As part of the order, the bank is...more

Walkers

Digital Asset SCPS Consultation Guidance

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The Bermuda Monetary Authority (the "Authority") released its Digital Asset Business Single Currency Pegged Stablecoins (SCPS) Consultation Guidance (the "Guidance"). The Guidance seeks to provide information and...more

StoneTurn

Operationalizing the N.Y. Department of Financial Services Character and Fitness Guidance

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At the start of 2024, the New York State Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) issued an industry letter: Guidance on Assessment of the Character and Fitness of Directors, Senior Officers, and Managers (the “Guidance”),...more

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FDIC Proposes Guidelines Establishing Standards for Corporate Governance and Risk Management for Covered Institutions with Total...

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On October 3, 2023, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) approved proposed guidelines establishing standards for corporate governance and risk management for covered institutions with total assets of $10 billion...more

Foley Hoag LLP

The SVB Bankruptcy Decision and Its Lessons for D&O Insurance Programs

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Directors and Officers (D&O) policies are intended first and foremost to protect a company’s individual directors and officers from significant claims which may be asserted against those individuals in their capacities as...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Informed Board - Spring 2023

Changing CEOs is one of the most critical decisions any board faces. In this issue of The Informed Board, we offer tips on how to avoid the mistakes we most often see. We also explain the problems companies could face if the...more

A&O Shearman

FCA moves ahead with a single equity listing category

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On 3 May 2023, the FCA published its consultation CP23/10*** setting out revised "semi-final" proposals for its listing segments reform. These follow on from its discussion paper DP22/2 published a year ago, which itself...more

Conyers

Bermuda Cyber Risk Code Compliance Deadline

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The Bermuda Monetary Authority published the revised Operational Cyber Risk Management Code of Conduct (the “Cyber Risk Code”) for corporate service providers, trust companies, money services businesses, investment...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Focus on Board Diversity

If you watch enough cooking shows (some of us may have watched too many during the past year of social isolation), you’ll notice that almost every chef has an obsession with the source and quality of their ingredients. The...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

The Federal Reserve Expects The Board Of Directors Of Financial Institutions To Be Effective

On February 26, 2021, the Federal Reserve issued Supervisory Guidance (SG) for the Board of Directors (BOD) of Domestic Bank and Savings and Loan Holding Companies requiring effective BOD oversight.   ...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

New York Demands Coronavirus Emergency Plan from Crypto Firms by April 9th and Adds Requirements for Boards and CEOs

The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) issued guidance to financial institutions engaged in virtual currency business activities, mandating that an emergency preparedness plan from each firm be submitted to...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Federal Reserve Proposes To Clarify Bank Control Rules

Investors that own large stakes in a bank can trigger the Federal Reserve’s oversight if they have “controlling influence” over the bank. ...more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

Save the World, Reduce Your Cost of Capital: How Danone is Turning ESG Impact into Lower Borrowing Costs

The world is changing! Over the last several years, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria have been an emerging focus in the investing world, primarily driven by equity investors where it can be harder for a...more

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