Articles | Compliance Week – Page 19
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ArticleOpioid cases against retail pharmacy chains yield compliance lessons
Two cases involving five retail pharmacy chains winding their way through court foretell a long and costly road ahead for all companies across the pharmaceutical supply chain battling litigation for their alleged roles in fueling the opioid epidemic.
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ArticleU.S. sanctions Iran intelligence ministry over Albania cyberattack
Iran’s minister of intelligence, together with its Ministry of Intelligence and Security, were sanctioned by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control for malicious cyber activities that threaten the national security of the United States and its allies.
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ArticleReports: Ex-AB InBev compliance exec to join DOJ’s Fraud Section
Matt Galvin, the former head of compliance at macro brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev, has been tapped by the Department of Justice to join its Fraud Section as a compliance and data analytics counsel, according to multiple reports.
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ArticleNine fined in SEC crackdown on custody rule, Form ADV
Nine investment advisers failed to follow Securities and Exchange Commission rules designed to keep clients’ assets safe and/or timely disclose financial updates following audits, the agency announced.
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Crowe promotes Texas market leader to chief DEI officer
Crowe, a public accounting, consulting, and technology firm, announced the promotion of Texas market leader Sheila Enriquez to chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer.
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ArticleFRC: 12 best practices for better ESG data collection
The U.K. Financial Reporting Council released guidance on how companies can collect and use environmental, social, and governance data to inform better decision-making.
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Paxos recruits chief compliance officer from Meta
Blockchain fintech Paxos announced the appointment of Carolina Ceballos as chief compliance officer.
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ArticleTimely reminder: Take care of yourself over your work
The death by suicide of Bed Bath & Beyond CFO Gustavo Arnal hits home for those that understand the pressure that comes with working in the C-suite. Advice from a leadership expert says stress must be balanced with recovery.
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ArticleOCC studying risks posed by bank-fintech partnerships
Bank-fintech partnerships have grown “at exponential rates” and become so complicated it is often difficult to distinguish “where the bank stops and where the tech firm starts,” Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu said.
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BBC appoints director of diversity, inclusion
British Broadcasting Corp. announced the appointment of Chinny Okolidoh as director of diversity and inclusion.
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USAA expands ESG head’s role to include DEI
USAA announced recently appointed head of environmental, social, and governance Tara Leweling will serve in an expanded role as vice president, chief diversity and sustainability officer.
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Blue Wolf promotes interim CFO to chief financial, compliance officer
Blue Wolf Capital Partners, a New York-based private equity firm, announced the appointment of Eve Gerriets Mongiardo to chief financial officer and chief compliance officer.
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Perceptive Advisors fined $1.5M for SPACs conflicts, disclosure violations
Perceptive Advisors agreed to pay $1.5 million for allegedly steering clients toward special purpose acquisition companies its investment advisers had financial interests in and failing to disclose those conflicts in a timely fashion.
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Aventura Capital to pay nearly $1M over conflict disclosure lapses
Florida-based investment firm Aventura Capital Management agreed to return more than $700,000 to harmed investors and pay a $225,000 fine for failing to disclose conflicts of interest regarding its mutual fund share class selection process.
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ArticleSEC warns auditors of risks in taking on Chinese clients
U.S.-based audit firms seeking new public company clients in China should ensure they have full access to previous audits and work papers before taking the job or risk potential enforcement, the acting chief accountant at the Securities and Exchange Commission warned.
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ArticleNatixis agrees to $2.8M CFTC fine for oversight failures
Natixis, a Paris-based global bank and swap dealer, will pay a $2.8 million fine to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to settle charges it failed to prevent rogue traders from submitting false and misleading entries on trades over five years.
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ArticleBayer to pay $40M to settle long-running false claims suits
Bayer agreed to pay $40 million to settle allegations its sales team paid kickbacks to hospitals and doctors for prescribing its drugs and that the pharmaceuticals company downplayed risks regarding certain of its offerings.
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ArticleDetails murky in Samsung’s second data breach this year
Samsung revealed a hacker accessed the personal data of an unspecified number of its U.S.-based customers, even after improving its cybersecurity systems following a previous breach earlier this year.
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ArticleInstagram facing record $401M fine over children’s privacy violations
Instagram is set to be fined €405 million (U.S. $401 million) by Ireland’s data protection regulator for failing to adequately secure teenage users’ data in line with the General Data Protection Regulation.
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Washington Federal promotes chief risk officer to CFO
Washington Federal, the parent company of Washington Federal Bank, announced the promotion of Chief Risk Officer Kelli Holz to chief financial officer.