The Financial Accountability and Corporate Transparency (FACT) Coalition welcomed the final report from a UN panel shining a spotlight on the need to fight illicit financial flows and raise government revenues through global tax reform.
U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) introduced legislation Thursday that would establish a global anti-corruption action fund at the State Department, dedicated to shoring up the rule of law abroad and combating global corruption.
President-Elect Biden formally nominated Gary Gensler as Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), to lead the agency’s Wall Street oversight and investor protection efforts.
An historic anti-corruption measure ending anonymous companies in the United States became law on Friday, capping a more than decade-long campaign by transparency advocates.
An historic anti-corruption measure ending anonymous U.S. companies could be within days of enactment after House lawmakers voted to override a presidential veto.
In final days at the SEC, Chairman Clayton leads vote approving weak final rule for oil, mining payment disclosure provision of Dodd-Frank Act.
