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Thirty Years After ‘Informant!’ Scandal, Inquiry Probes Executive Bonuses at ADM

A crop harvested in stripes

A Midwestern agribusiness may seem like an unlikely setting for million-dollar corporate intrigue, but that’s not for lack of trying on the part of Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. Roughly 30 years after the food-processing company endured a Holl...

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SEC Toughens Transparency Rules for SPACs

Gossiping children

We don’t hear much anymore in the compliance world about special purpose acquisition companies, more commonly known as SPACs. It tends to be bad when we do, such as last week’s news that the Securities and Exchange Commission slapped Northe...

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Crypto Scores Major Victory as SEC Approves Bitcoin ETFs

Victory wreath at golden hour

After weeks of anticipation, the Securities and Exchange Commission officially announced on January 10 that it had approved the listing and trading of multiple spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The SEC approved applications from 11...

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FASB Issues Long-Awaited Disclosure Standard

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Roughly a month after the Financial Accounting Standards Board published its first accounting standard for the disclosure of crypto assets, companies and accountants seeking clarity on crypto matters, for the first time, have a standard tha...

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New Intelligize Report Delves into Non-GAAP Measures Influencing Exec Comp

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Last year’s high-profile labor strife in the entertainment and auto industries brought a renewed focus to executive compensation. The PR campaigns waged in these battles echoed familiar beats from similar disputes of the past. Namely, rank-...

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