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Prohibitions and Restrictions on Proprietary Trading and Certain Interests in, and Relationships With, Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds, Proposed Rule (November 2011) resource National Regulations OCEG Reviewed

SUMMARY: The OCC, Board, FDIC, and SEC (individually, an ‘‘Agency,’’ and collectively, ‘‘the Agencies’’) are requesting comment on a proposed rule that would implement Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (‘‘Dodd-Frank Act’’) which contains certain prohibitions and restrictions on the ability of a banking entity and nonbank financial company supervised by

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SEC, Implementing the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act resource Agency Web Sites OCEG Reviewed

This SEC site references all the rules that the Commission has proposed or adopted in connection with the Dodd-Frank Act. That Act contains more than 90 provisions that require SEC rulemaking, and dozens of other provisions that give the SEC discretionary rulemaking authority. Of the mandatory rulemaking provisions, the SEC has proposed or adopted rules for about three-quarters of them.

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IMF, Making Banks Safer: Can Volcker and Vickers Do It? (2011) resource White Papers OCEG Reviewed

Summary: This paper assesses proposals to redefine the scope of activities of systemically important financial institutions. Alongside reform of prudential regulation and oversight, these have been offered as solutions to the too-important-to-fail problem.

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SEC Jointly Proposes Prohibitions and Restrictions on Proprietary Trading (2011) resource Agency Guidances OCEG Reviewed

Washington, D.C., Oct. 12, 2011 - The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to propose a rule implementing the so-called "Volcker Rule" requirements. The requirements stem from Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

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SEC, Prohibition Against Conflicts of Interest in Certain Securitizations (Proposed Rule, 2011) resource National Regulations OCEG Reviewed

Section 621 of the Dodd-Frank Act adds new Section 27B to the Securities Act.

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Authority to Require Supervision and Regulation of Certain Nonbank Financial Companies (2011) resource National Regulations OCEG Reviewed

SUMMARY: Section 113 of the Dodd- Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the ‘‘Dodd-Frank Act’’) authorizes the Financial Stability Oversight Council (the ‘‘Council’’) to require a nonbank financial company to be supervised by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the ‘‘Board of Governors’’) and be subject to prudential standards in accordance with Title I of the

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FASB, In Focus - Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-04: Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs (May 2011) resource Articles OCEG Reviewed

Introduction: The FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) issued their converged guidance on fair value measurement, which represents meaningful progress toward the stated goal of their Memorandum of Understanding to create a common set of high-quality global accounting standards.

In Focus, May 12, 2011 (FASB)

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FASB, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs (May 2011) resource Standards and Guidelines OCEG Reviewed

Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-04, May 12, 2011: A FASB/IASB converged guidance on fair value measurement.

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SEC, Foreign Issuer Reporting Enhancements, Final Rule (2008) resource National Regulations OCEG Reviewed
The SEC is adopting a number of amendments to rules relating to foreign private issuers that are intended to enhance the information that is available to investors. These amendments are part of a series of initiatives that seek to effect changes in disclosure and other requirements applicable to foreign private issuers in light of market developments, new technologies and other matters in a manner that promotes investor protection and cross-border capital flows.
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OCEG to Keynote ACL Connections 2008 User Conference event Conference
Sunday April 06, 2008 (All day) - Tuesday April 08, 2008 (All day)
VANCOUVER, CANADA (March 4, 2008) – ACL Services Ltd. has announced the agenda for Connections 2008, the ACL global user conference to be held in Vancouver on April 6-8, 2008. The keynote speaker for this year’s event is Open Compliance and Ethics Group (OCEG) president, Carole Switzer, Esq.   ACL Connections 2008 is an annual event that provides training sessions, opportunities to connect with ACL product leaders, news about technology releases, and customer case studies presented by industry leaders from around the world.
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