Articles | Compliance Week – Page 146
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VersaBank appoints associate chief risk officer
VersaBank announced Tammie Ashton has been appointed associate chief risk officer.
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Hub Group announces accounting succession
Transportation management firm Hub Group announced CFO Terri Pizzuto has decided to retire effective June 30. Pizzuto will be succeeded by Geoff DeMartino as chief financial officer and Kevin Beth as chief accounting officer.
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WSFS Bank tabs chief risk officer
WSFS Bank announced the appointment of Michael Paul Reed as executive vice president, chief risk officer.
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Arlo Technologies accounting chief to retire
Wireless security camera maker Arlo Technologies announced Christine Gorjanc, chief financial officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer, will retire from her role effective June 15.
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Skydance Media hires general counsel
Entertainment production company Skydance Media announced the appointment of Stephanie Kyoko McKinnon as general counsel.
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ArticleEverest Capital settles SEC charges for risk management failures
The Securities and Exchange Commission settled charges against investment adviser Everest Capital and its sole principal for risk management failures stemming from a bad currency bet on the Swiss franc.
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ArticleBank Hapoalim’s bad day: $904M in tax evasion, FIFA fines
Israel’s largest bank and its Swiss subsidiary will pay a total of $904 million in separate DOJ settlements related to (1) a massive tax-evasion scheme and (2) its role in a money-laundering conspiracy with FIFA.
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ArticleTech firm: GDPR ‘in danger of failing’ due to lack of resources
A new report says Europe’s data protection regulators don’t have the skills, knowledge, or budget to effectively enforce such privacy rules as the GDPR.
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ArticleWatch out: Why luxury wristwear could be sign of corruption
Financial crime expert Martin Woods reviews the DOJ’s recent charges against ex-FBI agent Babak Broumand and how a gold Rolex watch led down a path of alleged corruption.
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ArticleCurrent cyber-environment calls for proactive approach
The conventional wisdom on cyber-security is to play defense and respond quickly to breaches. But these are not normal times, and proper cyber-hygiene is more important than ever.
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ArticleCompliance personnel face risks and rewards as SEC whistleblowers
These best practices will guide compliance practitioners turned whistleblower through the process of reporting wrongdoing while protecting themselves from harm.
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ArticleM&A due diligence landscape forever altered by coronavirus pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has affected both the risk landscape and the diligence protocols for merger and acquisition transactions at every stage of the game. But while deal terms may be negotiable, what should be non-negotiable is the compliance function’s role in M&A transactions.
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ArticleCFTC Commissioner Quintenz won’t seek second term
Brian Quintenz, one of five commissioners at the CFTC, announced he won’t seek renomination to a second five-year term and will depart the agency by the end of October.
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ArticleTwo former Penn West execs settle accounting fraud charges with SEC
The former CFO and former VP of accounting and reporting at Penn West Petroleum have settled SEC charges for their role in an accounting fraud scheme that spanned several years.
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ArticleAnalysis: Luckin Coffee saga a case of déjà vu?
Financial crime expert Martin Woods ponders how the SEC can ensure foreign companies, like China-based Luckin Coffee, that publicly trade in the U.S. can apply the proper standards of compliance, financial reporting, and even whistleblower protections.
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ArticleFASB Q&A tackles coronavirus effect on hedge accounting
FASB staff issued a question-and-answer document to address uncertainty about the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on cash flow hedge accounting under Accounting Standards Codification Topic 815.
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ICA, ICTTF partner on new cyber-risk offering
The International Compliance Association announced it has partnered with the International Cyber Threat Task Force to offer a new program in cyber-risk management.
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ArticleSix steps to emerging from coronavirus with a strengthened compliance program
One day—maybe in the not-too-distant future—we will emerge from the coronavirus pandemic to some semblance of normalcy, a “normal” likely different from the one we left a few months ago. How do we best prepare for this next chapter?
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ArticleFive tips when moving from the second line of defense to the first
The Three Lines of Defense model is an important one for managing risks within a business. For someone working in the second line to find themselves moving on to the first line can be a daunting experience.
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ArticleSEC hands out second top-10 whistleblower award this month
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the award of $18 million to a whistleblower, continuing a two-month surge in payouts by the agency that has now seen two of its largest bounties to date.