Articles | Compliance Week – Page 144
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ArticleMy Compliance Library: ‘Gloom to Boom’ a guide for turning risk into opportunity
CW contributor Richard Bistrong shares his thoughts on Dr. Andrea Bonime-Blanc’s book within the context of the DOJ’s most recent compliance guidance and the turbulent times in which we are currently living.
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ArticleExperts: CCPA enforcement will prioritize children’s privacy, digital marketing
What will enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act look like at first? Experts offer their take, in addition to providing guidance for companies still not in compliance with the landmark legislation.
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ArticlePandemic has taught us online training/education needs work
The challenge of educators and trainers is to demonstrate how online learning has the ability to be “more than” it has been before. To accomplish this goal, “let’s Zoom” cannot be the only call to action.
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ArticleVEREIT to pay $8M to settle SEC fraud charges
VEREIT, a publicly traded real estate investment trust, will pay an $8 million penalty to resolve SEC fraud charges over intentionally overstating a key non-GAAP performance metric.
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ArticleFRC to probe EY, PwC audits of London Capital & Finance
The U.K. Financial Reporting Council has commenced three investigations into the audits of collapsed investment firm London Capital & Finance, including audits carried out by Big Four firms EY and PwC.
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ArticleEC report: More harmonization needed in GDPR efforts
The European Commission believes the General Data Protection Regulation is an “overall success” but points to harmonization among member states as an area for improvement.
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ArticleLessons from Wirecard: Ignore unchallenged allegations at your peril
When a company does not rebut serious allegations of wrongdoing with litigation, the only response is to demand answers from the firm or take your business elsewhere, writes financial crime expert Martin Woods.
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ArticleHow coronavirus has shifted non-GAAP measures
The rules around non-GAAP reporting have not changed, but the coronavirus pandemic has brought about new considerations and challenges to consider in second-quarter reporting.
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ArticleDemocratic privacy bill proposes new data agency
A draft privacy bill from Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) would require companies seeking to collect sensitive personal data to receive a “certification of compliance” from a newly created independent agency.
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ArticleFTC stumps for additional resources to police privacy
The FTC says it would consider creating three new units to pursue privacy enforcement investigations if Congress would increase its full-time employee headcount.
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Twitter adds former FBI general counsel
Social networking platform Twitter beefed up its legal team with the addition of former FBI General Counsel Jim Baker as deputy general counsel.
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Fresenius appoints chief legal and compliance officer
Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA, the majority shareholder of Fresenius Medical Care, appointed Dr. Sebastian Biedenkopf to its management board as chief legal and compliance officer and labor relations director.
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Gentherm names chief accounting officer
Thermal management technologies developer Gentherm announced the appointment of Jennifer Zoldos as chief accounting officer.
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Intercontinental Exchange tabs risk officer
Intercontinental Exchange, the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, announced Joanne Rowe has been named corporate risk officer.
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Georgia Power names new chief compliance officer
Georgia Power recently announced several executive leadership moves, including the appointment of Sterling Spainhour as senior vice president, general counsel, corporate secretary, and chief compliance officer.
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Horace Mann appoints chief risk officer
Insurance firm Horace Mann has appointed Paul Haley as chief risk officer.
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ArticleAuditor change: GE dumps KPMG for Deloitte
General Electric announced the appointment of Deloitte as its new independent auditor for fiscal year 2021, ending a relationship with KPMG that dates back to 1909.
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ArticleAsk Amii mailbag: Five strategies for maximizing virtual communication
Executive coach Amii Barnard-Bahn provides guidance on how compliance practitioners can best have the tough conversations they need to have in a virtual environment.
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ArticleOFAC targets Mexican companies for helping Venezuelan President Maduro evade U.S. sanctions
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has blacklisted a network of Mexican individuals and companies said to be helping Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro evade U.S. sanctions.
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ArticleSwiss AG latest investigating Glencore for corruption
Glencore is under criminal investigation by the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland over corruption allegations, adding to the growing list of scrutiny the multinational commodity trading and mining company is facing.