Day: July 21, 2021

financial reporting

Tandy CEO Settles With SEC Over Reporting Failures

The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced that it has reached a settlement with the specialty retailer Tandy Leather Factory Inc. and its former chief executive officer Shannon Greene, over charges of accounting, reporting, and control failures that led to a multi-year restatement of company financial statements. Tandy’s inventory tracking Read More

Pollution

EU Looks to Expand Corporate ESG Requirements

As the European Union continues to bolster regulations related to climate change, member countries are responding by issuing new environmental, social, and governance (ESG) requirements that address human rights and environmental issues alike. In March, the EU issued a resolution on corporate due diligence and accountability that laid out its Read More

Steve Carmichael

Encore Capital Group Appoints New Chief Risk and Compliance Officer

Debt-collection company Encore Capital Group has appointed Steve Carmichael to be its new chief risk and compliance offer. Before joining Encore Capital, Carmichael served as the head of enterprise and financial risk management at Discover Financial Services. The $1.5 billion dollar company recently paid a settlement with the Consumer Financial Read More