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The stumblings of others make for great case studies on how to improve compliance programs. But on occasion a company's actions serve as a model to follow on how to get it right. When Daimler removed its U.S. CEO for what appear to be lapses in integrity, Columnist Richard Steinberg...
November 22, 2011
Blog Post
VCE, the Virtual Computing Environment Company formed by Cisco and EMC, has announced general availability of the Vblock GRC Solution with RSA. This enterprise governance, risk and compliance (eGRC) solution is based on the RSA Archer platform and was validated by VCE to address the challenge of managing risks in...
September 1, 2011
Blog Post
Satyam and five audit firms under the PwC umbrella are paying $17.5 million and facing other sanctions and reforms imposed by regulators in connection with a $1 billion fraud scheme.
April 6, 2011
Blog Post
A new certification for employers who hire foreign workers that may be handling sensitive information recently went into effect. It requires companies to indicate on Form I-129 (Petition for a Non-immigrant Worker) whether or not an export license is required before those employees can start work.
March 8, 2011
News
Aerospace and defense companies are launching a new, transnational effort to improve ethical business conduct and fight corruption.
June 29, 2010
Blog Post
A very enticing "earn out" clause in a 2001 acquisition led to a guilty plea today by Bill D. Deaton, the CEO of Image Entry Inc., the acquired company.In 2001, publicly-traded Image Entry was acquired by SourceCorp Inc. In addition to over $32 million paid to Deaton at closing,...
April 14, 2010
News
A list of databases available to subscribers of Compliance Week.
August 2, 2009
News
A new study of corporate legal departments confirms what most general counsels already know: 2009 is going to be a rough year.
February 3, 2009
News
Britain’s Financial Reporting Council has published guidance for company directors on when and how to agree on liability limits with their auditors.
July 22, 2008
News
The Securities and Exchange Commission has yet to release its formal proposal that companies start adopting XBRL technology for financial reports starting as soon as next year—so Corporate America is engaging in some good old rampant speculation until then.
May 28, 2008
Opinion
By now we’ve all seen the headline—“French Bank Rocked by Rogue Trader!”—heralding the debacle at Societe Generale as the largest bank fraud in history.
February 20, 2008
News
European financial firms can expect a much more unforgiving attitude from regulators following the alleged fraud at French bank Societe Generale, the biggest rogue trading scandal in financial history.
February 20, 2008
News
In the great restatement wave of 2005, much attention focused on problems in lease accounting. Now experts say hedge accounting errors deserve at least some blame for the volume of restatements—and more are likely on the way. Glass Lewis & Co. counts 40 restatements in 2005 due to hedge accounting...
February 7, 2006
News
Semiconductor maker Analog Devices appointed a chief compliance and business ethics officer. AES Corp. hired Victoria Harker as CFO. More industry moves inside.
January 31, 2006
News
In the latest of our weekly Q&As with governance and compliance executives, we talk to Bert Notini, chief operating officer at $170.7 million Sonus Networks.
January 17, 2006
News
U.S.-based multinational companies bewildered about how to implement a provision of Sarbanes-Oxley that conflicts with French data protection laws now have new guidance on the issue. However, while the guidance will enable companies to comply with both laws, experts warn that doing so will still be a struggle.
November 29, 2005
News
A list of the monthly internal control reports covered by Compliance Week since November 2003.
September 20, 2005
News
Foamex International agreed this month to settle an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the company’s internal controls. The SEC’s informal inquiry of Foamex—which was revealed in April—marked what appeared to be the first time that a Commission investigation specifically targeting internal controls under The Sarbanes-Oxley Act...
July 19, 2005
News
This "case study" is the latest in a series of articles aimed at helping public companies understand how other organizations are using technology to comply with new regulations and standards.
May 31, 2005
News
According to a review of internal control disclosures made during the month April 2005, 58 companies disclosed material weaknesses in their internal control over financial reporting.
May 10, 2005