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Junior Miners are vulnerable to anti-bribery laws

Junior mining Companies are on the radar of enforcement agencies more than ever. 28% of actions taken under the US FCPA from 2005 to 2011 involved companies in the extractive industry. Junior miners are some of the most vulnerable as they are less likely to have a mature or effective compliance program in place.

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Senate Continues Debate on SOX Rollback Legislation

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SEC Staff: Are Differences for FPIs Still Justified?

As the world awaits word from the Securities and Exchange Commission on whether, when, and how the United States will adopt international accounting standards, SEC staff is wondering if it is time to consider changes in reporting requirements for foreign companies listed on U.S. exchanges.

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Top court to decide if data on work computer is private

How much privacy Canadians can expect when they use work computers for personal use will be under a microscope when the Supreme Court begins hearing arguments this week in a case that could have wide implications for many employees. www.ctv.ca

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Compliance Rescues Morgan Stanley From FCPA Prosecution

Compliance Rescues Morgan Stanley From FCPA Prosecution

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SEC Approves 'Conflict Mineral' Rule, Extraction Disclosures

SEC Approves 'Conflict Mineral' Rule, Extraction Disclosures

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SEC says 'No Pressing Need' for USA to adopt IFRS

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SEC calls for XBRL Filing corrections once again

Patience with repetitive, simple errors in XBRL filings is wearing thin at the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Breakwater Teams with Lions Gate

Breakwater has entered into a strategic alliance with Lions Gate Risk Management to provide our clients with a full range of crises prevention and response solutions

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SEC Approves 2012 GAAP Taxonomy for XBRL Filings

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House Democrats Lead Demand for SEC Rules on 'Conflict Minerals' by July 1

Fifty-eight members of Congress are demanding that the Securities and Exchange Commission either vote on final rules to implement Dodd-Frank Act requirements regarding "conflict minerals" by July 1 or, at the very least, set a "definitive date for a vote" by June 29.

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SEC Adopts Rule for Compensation Committees and Advisers

The decision-making process for executive compensation will bear additional scrutiny under a new rule announced Wednesday by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Section 952 of the Dodd-Frank Act addresses the issue of executive compensation by focusing on the compensation committees formed by corporate boards, as well as the compensation advisers they may retain. It required that exchanges, under the direction of the SEC, adopt "listing standards."

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SEC Approves Enhanced Disclosure Rules for Risk, Compensation and Corporate Governance

Beginning in the upcoming annual reporting and proxy season, the new rules will improve corporate disclosure regarding risk, compensation and corporate governance.

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COSO releases two additional papers on ERM

The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission is releasing two additional new thought leadership papers on ERM

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Canada Last among G7 on Fighting Corruption

Canada is lagging behind all other G7 countries in enforcing anti-bribery measures

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