Articles | Compliance Week – Page 191
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NAVEX Global acquires Expolink amid U.K. expansion
NAVEX Global is expanding its presence in the United Kingdom and across the European Union with the recent acquisition of U.K.-based whistleblowing hotline service provider Expolink.
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Walt Disney Company CFO joins P&G board
Procter & Gamble at its 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders elected Christine McCarthy, currently chief financial officer of The Walt Disney Company, to its board of directors, effective immediately.
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SEC selects Casepoint for cloud-based eDiscovery pilot
Casepoint announced the Securities and Exchange Commission has selected it for a cloud-based electronic discovery system.
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ArticleU.K.’s ‘no deal’ Brexit readiness report puts onus on businesses
The U.K. government this week released details about the steps it will take to ensure business continues to operate smoothly if the country leaves the European Union on Oct. 31 without a deal.
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ArticleLibra Association soldiers on after PayPal withdraws
PayPal leaving Facebook’s Libra project is just a bump in the road in the drive toward developing a global digital currency payments network, a Libra Association spokesperson says.
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SEC names associate regional director in Los Angeles office
The Securities and Exchange Commission has named Katharine Zoladz as associate regional director for enforcement in the Los Angeles Regional Office.
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ArticleStudy: Shareholder support down for board nominees
The number of board nominees who failed to receive majority shareholder support in the first six months of 2019 reached a five-year high, according to the latest ProxyPulse report.
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Aerie Pharmaceuticals appoints chief compliance officer
Aerie Pharmaceuticals has appointed Charlene Davis as vice president and chief compliance officer.
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ArticleEU whistleblower protection law gets go-ahead
Whistleblower protections against dismissal, demotion, and other forms of retaliation will come into effect in the European Union within the next two years, according to an agreement signed recently by EU leaders.
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ArticleMore foreign investments to be scrutinized under Treasury proposals
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) will have a bigger role in assessing a deal’s impact on national security after two recent proposals by the Treasury Department.
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ArticleStudy: General counsel pay at five-year high
As the role of the top legal officer at public companies continues to evolve, general counsel compensation has steadily increased over the last five years, according to a new report.
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Pay.UK appoints chief risk officer
Pay.UK announced it has appointed Helen Hunter-Jones as chief risk officer.
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ArticleBDO warns about state of ‘broken’ U.K. audit market
The head of one of the United Kingdom’s biggest accountancy firms has said the audit market is “clearly broken” and “trust needs to be restored,” though how that should be done is “not clear.”
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Report: Nissan stopped audit chief’s plan to expand misconduct probe
A high-ranking Nissan executive reportedly quashed a recommendation to establish a special committee to determine whether any additional disciplinary actions were necessary surrounding allegations of financial misconduct.
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ArticleQ&A: Shaping culture for the greater good at AstraZeneca
In this one-on-one, we caught up with Louise Vamvoukaki, director of sustainability education and engagement at AstraZeneca, who shared how the company overhauled its organizational culture through design of its Code of Ethics.
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Osano launches data privacy platform
Osano, a B-Corporation focused on data privacy transparency, announced the availability of its SaaS-based data privacy platform.
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AdvisorAssist upgrades compliance engine
AdvisorAssist, a regulatory compliance and business risk management consulting firm, announced the rollout of its updated compliance intelligence engine, AdvisorCloud 360.
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ArticleOCC eases stress-testing requirements for banks
New OCC requirements mean national banks and federal savings associations with assets under $250 billion will no longer have to self-administer stress tests annually.
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ArticleFormer KPMG co-lead pleads guilty in inspections scandal
Former KPMG partner David Britt pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud as the fallout from the cheating scandal that has plagued the firm for nearly two years appears to be nearing its conclusion.
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ArticleUpcoming regulatory events: SEC, DOJ, FASB, and more
Fall is a busy time for regulators across the compliance landscape. Take note of upcoming events, plus some early conference registration news.