Harry Cassin
Publisher and Editor
Andy Spalding
Senior Editor
Jessica Tillipman
Senior Editor
Bill Steinman
Senior Editor
Richard L. Cassin
Editor at Large
Elizabeth K. Spahn
Editor Emeritus
Cody Worthington
Contributing Editor
Julie DiMauro
Contributing Editor
Thomas Fox
Contributing Editor
Marc Alain Bohn
Contributing Editor
Bill Waite
Contributing Editor
Shruti J. Shah
Contributing Editor
Russell A. Stamets
Contributing Editor
Richard Bistrong
Contributing Editor
Eric Carlson
Contributing Editor
A report from ProPublica in October crushed the fiction that revenue management software in the residential housing market doesn’t hurt renters. The troubling ProPublica report and its aftermath raise questions for all compliance officers, not just those in the real estate space: Is algorithmic pricing legal?… Continue Reading
Ari Lazarus at the Federal Trade Commission warned Monday that scammers are ready with fake vacation rental ads.
The scammers — now taking advantage of the summer vacation season — post rentals and take the money.… Continue Reading
A federal court granted a preliminary injunction to stop bogus academic journals and their owner from hiding publishing fees from authors and lying about peer reviews.
The court acted on a Federal Trade Commission complaint filed in Nevada.… Continue Reading
Dietary supplement maker Herbalife said in a securities filing Friday that the SEC has requested documents and other information about the company’s anti-corruption compliance in China.
Herbalife said it has discussed the SEC’s investigation with the DOJ.… Continue Reading
German car maker Volkswagen AG and related companies agreed Tuesday to spend up to $14.7 billion to resolve federal and state civil allegations of cheating on emissions tests and lying to customers.… Continue Reading
Target, Sony, JP Morgan Chase, Home Depot, Neiman Marcus, Anthem and others have already reported significant security breaches. So it’s not surprising that the federal government and states are becoming increasingly aware of the need for strong data protection laws and their enforcement.… Continue Reading
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has opened investigations of multiple companies in recent months examining whether they properly handled and disclosed a growing number of cyberattacks.
The investigations are focused on whether the companies adequately guarded data and informed investors about the impact of breaches, Bloomberg said Monday.… Continue Reading
