Weekly Reports

WALL STREET REGULATION MAY FINALLY BE COMING. After years of stalling, Federal agencies are now giving serious consideration to“stricter oversight” of the big banks – including restrictions on Proprietary Trading, Hedging, customer Market-Making, and Private Equity deals. The new regulations (“a... Continue

“MOST LEADERS, NO MATTER HOW EXPERIENCED, DO A POOR JOB of establishing clear, indisputable expectations of others. Then, because of lack of clarity, people may do their best, but it’s not exactly what was ‘hoped’ for and disappointment sets in.”... Continue

MILLENNIAL PERSPECTIVE UPDATE: Some 80 million Americans (a quarter of U.S. population) now age 18 – 34 are “the most diverse, well-educated, interconnected generation in history, having lived their entire lives amid the greatest technological shift since the Industrial Revolution.”... Continue

“PHISHING MESSAGES TRICK ONE IN FIVE EMPLOYEES.” One recent campaign induced 72% of users to click on a malicious link. Most effective message content is apparently a fake lure for Employee Discount, targeting “specter of loss (e.g. thanks for your... Continue

“FAR MORE INVASIVE” TAX AUDITS OF PARTNERSHIPS & SMALL BUSINESSES ARE ON THE WAY. An IRS Commissioner has confirmed that agents of the Small Business/Self-Employed Division are currently undergoing “en masse training… to put the right tools into examiner’s hands,... Continue