Earlier this week we published a recap of some of the key themes in regulation and corporate compliance over the last year. Now it’s time to look ahead to what 2025 might bring – and as you might expect, “Trump” and “change” are key themes. Artificial Intelligence With a new administration heading to the White […] The post Outlook for 2025: Expect the Year Ahead to be Filled with Change in Corporate Compliance appeared first on Intelligize ..read more

With the calendar flipped to 2025, this week provides an ideal opportunity to recap some of the key themes in regulation and corporate compliance over the last year and look ahead to what the coming year might bring. We begin today with our 2024 recap and will wrap things up on Thursday with our 2025 […] The post 2024 Year in Review appeared first on Intelligize ..read more

From jolly television personality Al Roker cruising around New York City during the retailer’s annual Thanksgiving Day Parade to the Christmas classic Miracle on 34th Street, few brands have a stronger association with the holiday season than Macy’s. And if you’re feeling guilty about blowing your budget at one of the company’s department stores on […] The post Accounting Errors Dim Holiday Outlook for Macy’s, Other Companies appeared first on Intelligize ..read more

With the waning days of the current congress upon them, Senate Democrats appear to be fighting an uphill battle to secure the renomination of Caroline A. Crenshaw as a commissioner at the Securities and Exchange Commission. Republican members of the Senate Banking Committee blocked a vote on Crenshaw’s nomination last week. That unfinished business could […] The post Crypto Lobby Boosts GOP Effort to Secure Sole Control of SEC appeared first on Intelligize ..read more

President-elect Donald J. Trump has picked a familiar face to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission, tabbing 66-year-old Paul Atkins to return to the agency where he served as a commissioner from 2002 to 2008. Atkins has a well-established reputation for his conservative views on government regulation, which is to say that he generally opposes […] The post Trump Makes Conventional Pick to Helm SEC in Crypto Champion Atkins appeared first on Intelligize ..read more

The fatal shooting of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson last week has put a new found spotlight on executive security, an issue that hasn’t previously received much attention in conversations about how corporations accommodate their C-suites. More than 25% of companies that are members of the Fortune 500 disclose they are funding security for the […] The post Even Before Shooting of Insurance CEO, Spending on Executive Security Was Booming appeared first on Intelligize ..read more

We’re going to talk about Elon Musk, but first we’ve got to focus. Forget, for a moment, about other recent stories involving the world’s richest man. Forget about his stated initiative to feed “all court cases” to an artificially intelligent computer and have it “render extremely compelling legal verdicts.” Forget about his legal feud with […] The post Judge Again Rejects Musk’s $56 Billion Pay Package from Tesla appeared first on Intelligize ..read more

Remember the anecdote about President Biden getting spooked by a blockbuster film’s depiction of artificial intelligence run amok? The story goes that in November 2023, he issued an executive order calling for the federal government to create safeguards for the use of AI after he watched Tom Cruise’s character Ethan Hunt do battle with rogue […] The post Trump Seemingly Poised to Relax Regulation of AI appeared first on Intelligize ..read more

Dogged by its reputation as a financial refuge for off-the-books transactions and shady business, is cryptocurrency finally going legit? The head of the Securities and Exchange Commission during President-elect Donald J. Trump’s first term in the White House thinks so. Former SEC chair Jay Clayton is predicting a Republican-controlled Congress will push through legislation to […] The post Trump’s Win Promises New Playing Field for Crypto appeared first on Intelligize ..read more

A few weeks ago, we wrote about the upheaval at Super Micro Computer, a California-based public company that builds computer servers. Amid allegations of accounting irregularities, Super Micro was dumped as a client by auditor Ernst & Young. Without an auditor of record to review its financial statements, the company announced it will miss the […] The post Companies’ Accounting Issues Lead to Missed Filing Deadlines appeared first on Intelligize ..read more