In an effort to improve both enforcement practices and corporate compliance efforts, the Ethics Resource Center hosted a Policy Summit on Feb. 12, 2013, called “Improving Corporate Conduct through Pro-Compliance Enforcement Practices.” ACC Advocacy staff attended the summit, as part … Continue reading →

Guest blogger: Arden T. Phillips is corporate secretary and governance officer of WGL Holdings, Inc. and its natural gas utility subsidiary, Washington Gas.  He is a past Chair of ACC’s Corporate and Securities Law Committee and now serves as its … Continue reading →

At an open meeting this morning, the Securities and Exchange Commission discussed its ruling on whistleblowing provisions of the Dodd-Frank legislation, which allows bypassing of internal compliance systems. ACC, in a press release, voices its strong disagreement with the SEC … Continue reading →

Today, the House Financial Services Committee heard testimony regarding its draft legislation rejecting the SEC and CFTC’s proposals to bypass internal compliance and reporting systems when rewarding prospective whistleblowers. ACC filed a letter with the Committee, approving of the draft … Continue reading →

In a letter filed with the House Financial Services Committee, ACC noted that it strongly supports draft legislation that would require employees to report internally, subject to limited exceptions. The SEC and CFTC have proposed rules that would permit employees … Continue reading →

Today ACC filed followup comments with the Securites and Exchange Commission  regarding proposed regulations, related to the Dodd-Frank Bill, that bypass the internal compliance systems designed to handle employee reports that are critical to addressing emerging problems. Earlier this week … Continue reading →