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Amid likely defeat, May delays Brexit vote by MPs
Amid faltering odds that became apparent during three days of debate, British Prime Minister Theresa May has, at least temporarily, withdrawn her much-maligned Brexit plan from Parliamentary voting consideration.
Ellen Hunt of AARP on compliance at board level
Ellen Hunt joins columnist Tom Fox to explain the benefits she feels having a compliance expert on the board of directors at a company provides.
MPs release ‘secret’ Facebook emails
The U.K.'s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committee has released 250 pages of emails that show Mark Zuckerberg and other senior executives at Facebook gave certain app developers special access to user data.
House plans hearing on CECL's effect on economy, banks
The SEC may be hands-off with respect to CECL, but the House Financial Services Committee is exploring the expected effect of the accounting change on the economy.
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Ridding toxins from corporate culture
There has been no shortage of companies making headlines recently for having in place a toxic corporate culture.
SAB 118 to ASC 740: Companies shift tax reporting
Shifting from one uncertain position to another, companies are facing a subtle but important change in how to explain tax reform to investors.
We chat with Greg Sawyers, product compliance officer at Temenos, a global company that specializes in enterprise software for banks and financial services, about how data privacy regimes are affecting financial institutions.
CAMs may drive more management disclosure, dry runs reveal
A pending requirement for auditors to disclose critical audit matters in their reports may compel management to take a closer look at their own disclosures.
Bilfinger: Deferred prosecution agreement concludes
A deferred prosecution agreement that Bilfinger entered into with the U.S. Department of Justice in 2013 has concluded, the Germany-based engineering group has announced.
Two big holdouts still follow 1992 COSO framework
A handful of holdouts are still disclosing they comply with SOX internal control reporting requirements by following a defunct COSO framework.
SEC, PCAOB spill frustration over China stonewall
U.S. regulators are contemplating what next steps they can take to rattle some greater cooperation out of overseas regulators, especially in China.
Will Kraninger bring change to the CFPB?
With the Senate confirmation of new director Kathy Kraninger on Dec. 6, critics and supporters alike are pondering the future of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Anti-corruption efforts in sport gaining global steam
More than 100 ministers, international sports organizations, and experts from around the world met in London on Dec. 6 to reaffirm their global commitment toward tackling corruption in sport.
PCAOB plans new focus on quality control in inspections
The PCAOB plans to take a much closer look at how firms manage audit quality in 2019, retooling the inspections process to focus on quality control systems.
A country-by-country assessment of bribery risk
The 2018 TRACE Bribery Risk Matrix has the latest business-related bribery risk figures for countries around the world. Compliance practitioners may want to pay close attention to those countries in which they operate.
Understanding the ‘revised’ policy on cooperation credit
Compliance officers and legal counsel should be somewhat relieved about newly announced revisions to Department of Justice policy that relaxes previous policy requirements for receiving cooperation credit in corporate misconduct cases.
Regulators give nod to AI, emerging tech for AML programs
Federal bank regulators are encouraging banks to use Artificial Intelligence and other emerging technologies to bolster their AML compliance programs. In doing so, new guidance addresses an evolving liability and enforcement posture.
Survey: Uncertainty lingers regarding data privacy compliance
Results from a recent Compliance Week survey on data privacy show how companies are prepping for data protection laws in the United States, despite concerns of what just such laws will entail.