Tattletales Embraced as Whistle-Blower Programs Gain Support
Programs, and payouts, to encourage whistle-blowers to come forward with wrongdoing are likely to increase with the new Congress, Peter J. Henning writes.
View ArticleA Brake on Reincorporating Abroad via Mergers
A change in Treasury’s rules on inversions upended some large merger deals. But analysts say they believe the changes will not end the practice.
View ArticleCitigroup Becomes the Fall Guy in the Spending Bill Battle
Citigroup is facing criticism, mostly from left-leaning groups, for its role in writing a provision in the government spending bill that would undo a major feature in the Dodd-Frank financial overhaul.
View ArticleWall St. Wins a Round in a Dodd-Frank Fight
A repeal of a derivatives rule would show that, six years after the financial crisis, large banks have found a way to kill regulations that were part of the Dodd-Frank Act.
View ArticleBitcoin Foundation Parts Ways With Its Global Policy Counsel
The dismissal of Jim Harper comes as the Bitcoin Foundation is shifting its focus, from policy advocacy to Bitcoin technology and infrastructure development.
View ArticleGoldman Sachs Investments Test the Volcker Rule
Goldman Sachs has found ways to put its money to work in formats that appear to comply with the Volcker Rule, but its investments have caused concern among some of its big clients.
View ArticleS.E.C. Has Yet to Set Rule on Tricky Ratio of C.E.O.’s Pay to Workers’
Chief executives of successful companies may deserve handsome pay packages, but how do you value the contribution of the average worker?
View ArticleLaw Firm Founds Project to Fight ‘Revenge Porn’
K&L Gates has set up the Cyber Civil Rights Legal Project to fight the shame-posting of sexual photos and videos online by jilted lovers.
View ArticleGreen Dot’s Decision to Stop Selling MoneyPak Cards Will Take a Toll
The loss could cost the company up to $40 million in operating revenue this year.
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