All articles by Aaron Nicodemus – Page 64
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ArticleThird parties & coronavirus: Advice for traversing web of interconnected risks
The coronavirus pandemic has created a sea of red flags in every company’s supply chain. When each alert indicates a possible disruption, which ones do you act on?
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ArticleDo ethics truly pay? PPP fiasco may tell us
Just because a company can qualify for a government coronavirus aid loan doesn’t mean it should accept one—it could mean the difference between a successful brand and an unethical countenance.
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ArticleDid Goliath steal David’s money in first round of business rescue funds?
Even as Congress works to refill a federal loan fund meant to help small businesses survive coronavirus shutdowns, some large, publicly traded companies are taking heat for receiving the loans.
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ArticlePCAOB seeks more practitioner input on CAMs
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is seeking practitioner comment on Critical Audit Matter requirements, part of the agency’s strategic plan to solicit more input from stakeholders.
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ArticleU.K. court orders EY to pay $11M to whistleblower, a former partner
A former EY partner who blew the whistle on a massive money laundering scheme was awarded nearly $11 million by a U.K. judge, settling a lawsuit in which he claimed EY buried an audit that uncovered wrongdoing by a client.
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ArticleSEC awards whistleblower sixth-largest payment ever: $27 million
A whistleblower has been awarded $27 million by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the largest award this year and the sixth-largest payout ever.
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ArticleNavigating the return of employees to the workplace
Bringing employees back from working from home means reacting to ever-changing recommendations from health experts as well as the mandates of state and local officials.
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ArticleDo we have to give up our privacy to be safe from coronavirus?
How much of your privacy rights and civil liberties are you willing to give up in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic? Our collective answer might determine how successful we are in the next phase of this fight.
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ArticlePandemic, government money create perfect storm for financial fraud
A global pandemic, an unprecedented flow of government money, and a weakening of lending controls could create a perfect storm of opportunity for fraudsters.
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ArticleIs tracking adherence to stay-at-home mandates a privacy concern?
Google has offered health officials a way to use data to monitor people’s behavior during the government’s mandatory quarantines, but some say the gesture may “raise significant privacy concerns.”
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ArticleFinCEN, OCC offer BSA compliance relief amid pandemic
Two federal agencies that oversee Bank Secrecy Act requirements have notified financial institutions they will agree to “reasonable delays” in the filing of required reports if institutions can show the delays are necessary due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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ArticleStudy: Europe blows U.S. away in financial crime spending
A new report found financial institutions spent $181 billion on financial crime compliance worldwide last year, with European firms spending three to four times more than their counterparts in North America.
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ArticleRegulatory slowdown due to coronavirus makes compliance role critical
The ongoing pandemic is limiting investigations into most types of white-collar crimes as federal enforcement agencies refocus their attention on coronavirus-related matters.
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ArticleCoronavirus will raise profile of compliance moving forward
The status of compliance practitioners has grown over the past decade, buoyed by changes in the regulatory space as well as record penalties for transgressions. It will become even more important in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
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ArticleLessons from Zoom: Coronavirus exposes videoconference risks
Stay-at-home orders during the coronavirus pandemic have led to explosions of use for popular videoconferencing platforms, some of which have struggled to adjust to new privacy concerns.
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ArticleSurvey: Lessons from those who weren’t ready for coronavirus
Survey respondents who said their companies weren’t prepared for the coronavirus pandemic said they failed to recognize that the pandemic would morph from a far-away, supply chain disruption issue into a complete business shutdown at home.
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ArticleSurvey: With ethical dilemmas aplenty, compliance in position to lead
The coronavirus has turned everyday no-brainers into ethical quandaries, which makes it all the more critical for ethics to play the role of conscience for the business.
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Latest Marriott breach exposes 5.2M guests
Marriott International says a breach may have compromised the personal data of 5.2 million customers, the second significant data breach for the hotel chain since 2018.
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ArticleSurvey: Past crises prepared compliance for coronavirus pandemic
A benchmarking survey from Compliance Week found practitioners weren’t prepared for the specific coronavirus crisis, but that previous crises (think 9/11) left them ready to be leaders during this global pandemic.
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ArticleSo your company’s CEO has coronavirus. Does the world have to know?
As infections stemming from the coronavirus pandemic continue to mount around the world, publicly traded companies face questions about when and where to disclose that their CEO or other key executives have contracted the virus.