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Bankers Report Mixed Results in 2011 Exams

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American Bankers Association And State Bankers Associations Regulatory Feedback Initiative, Banker Reports on Recent Bank Examination Experiences For the Calendar Year 2011, Summary Report. January 25, 2012

  • “Bankers’ regulatory examination experiences in 2011 can best be described as “mixed,” according to a report released yesterday on the ABA-state bankers associations’ Regulatory Feedback Initiative.”
    Since June 1, 2011, bankers have been reporting, anonymously, on their recent regulatory examination experiences. Reports have been made through a standardized, confidential survey developed and maintained by the American Bankers Association and an alliance of State Bankers Associations…As of year-end 2012, bankers had filed 1015 surveys. Banks of nearly all sizes are represented in the surveys, community banks most heavily represented. What follows is a report on some of the findings from surveys filed by banks recently examined by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve, the OCC, and the OTS (prior to merger with the OCC). This is a follow up to a report that ABA provided to ABA members in October 2011.”

    • Global Employment Trends 2012: Preventing a deeper jobs crisis

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    News release: “The world faces the “urgent challenge” of creating 600 million productive jobs over the next decade in order to generate sustainable growth and maintain social cohesion, according to the annual report on global employment by the International Labour Organization (ILO). “After three years of continuous crisis conditions in global labour markets and against… Continue Reading

    New GAO Reports: Arlington National Cemetery, Defense Health, Fraud-Prevention Controls

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    Arlington National Cemetery – Actions Taken and Steps Remaining to Address Contracting and Management Challenges, GAO-12-374T, January 25, 2012 Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Risk Assessments – DHS Should Establish More Specific Guidance for Their Use, GAO-12-272, January 25, 2012 Defense Health – Coordinating Authority Needed for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Activities, GAO-12-154,… Continue Reading

    West LegalEdcenter and NALP Foundation Release Study of Law Firm Professional Development

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    News release: “The majority of law firms in the United States and Canada expect to increase their reliance on electronic forms of lawyer development in the next 24 months, although associates in those firms say they prefer mentoring and on-the-job training to hone their skills. Details regarding this important disconnect, along with other key findings… Continue Reading

    Commission proposes a comprehensive reform of the data protection rules

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    News release: The European Commission has today [January 24, 2012] a comprehensive reform of the EU’s 1995 data protection rules to strengthen online privacy rights and boost Europe’s digital economy. Technological progress and globalisation have profoundly changed the way our data is collected, accessed and used. In addition, the 27 EU Member States have implemented… Continue Reading

    USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map

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    “The 2012 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map is the standard by which gardeners and growers can determine which plants are most likely to thrive at a location. The map is based on the average annual minimum winter temperature, divided into 10-degree F zones. For the first time, the map is available as an interactive GIS-based… Continue Reading

    Pew – Public Priorities: Deficit Rising, Terrorism Slipping

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    Public Priorities: Deficit Rising, Terrorism Slipping – January 23, 2012: “The new poll finds that the federal budget deficit stands out as the fastest growing policy priority for Americans, largely because of growing Republican concerns about the issue. In the national survey, conducted Jan. 11-16 among 1,502 adults, 69% rate reducing the budget deficit as… Continue Reading

    CRS – Presidential Signing Statements: Constitutional and Institutional Implications

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    Presidential Signing Statements: Constitutional and Institutional Implications – Todd Garvey, Legislative Attorney. January 4, 2012 “Presidential signing statements are official pronouncements issued by the President contemporaneously to the signing of a bill into law that, in addition to commenting on the law generally, have been used to forward the President’s interpretation of the statutory language;… Continue Reading

    UK Report: Serious Economic Crime – A boardroom guide to prevention and compliance

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    Serious Economic Crime – A boardroom guide to prevention and compliance, January 2012 [312 pages, UK government] “It is significant that, for this first edition of Serious Economic Crime [Combating major fraud and corruption], published by White Page in association with the Serious Fraud Office, lawyers from the private sector – more usually known for… Continue Reading