Articles | Compliance Week – Page 198
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EU investigating Amazon over antitrust concerns
The European Commission is investigating Amazon over concerns that the company’s use of data gathered from independent retailers that sell on its marketplace breaches EU competition rules.
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BroadRiver appoints general counsel and chief compliance officer
BroadRiver Asset Management, with assets under management of $1.4 billion, has appointed Emma Dickson as general counsel and chief compliance officer.
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ArticleCongress, Treasury take swings at Facebook’s Libra plan
A plan by Facebook to enter the world of virtual currency is attracting predictable skepticism in Washington. It could also expedite the slow emergence of national data protection laws.
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ArticleCCO salary benchmark reports
A newly released benchmark report from BarkerGilmore shows compliance annual salary trends by industry, education, and more.
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New CyberGRX feature addresses TPRM
CyberGRX, a third-party cyber-risk management platform provider, announced the release of a new feature that provides users with immediate visibility into potential threats in their ecosystem.
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Broe Group names chief compliance officer
The Broe Group and its affiliates, a privately owned, real estate, transportation, energy, and investment firm, has named Doug Van Wyk general counsel and chief compliance officer.
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FLIR Systems names chief ethics and compliance officer
FLIR Systems, an industrial technology company focused on intelligent sensing solutions for defense, industrial, and commercial applications, has appointed Sonia Galindo senior vice president, general counsel, secretary, and chief ethics and compliance officer.
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ArticleIIA seeks comments on update to ‘three lines’ model
Internal auditors are buffing up their longstanding Three Lines of Defense model for how to provide organizations with optimal coverage of risk and control functions.
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ArticleFTC looks worryingly timid in staying silent on Facebook
The FTC, by dragging its feet and keeping silent on a massive Facebook fine, raises concerns about its potential role as top cop on the data privacy beat.
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ArticleReckitt Benckiser’s record $1.4B opioid settlement a warning for drug companies
Reckitt Benckiser Group will pay $1.4 billion to resolve a long-running federal investigation concerning the sales and marketing of the opioid addiction treatment drug Suboxone.
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Prometheum developing SEC-compliant cryptocurrency listing
Blockchain platform Prometheum announced the development of an SEC-compliant infrastructure on which companies can list their securitized cryptocurrency tokens.
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ArticleFASB tees up CECL delay for small public companies
FASB is formally considering delaying the required effective date of some of its standards, including credit losses for small public companies.
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IIA announces global chair and board for 2019-20
The Institute of Internal Auditors announced the election of a newly structured global board of directors for 2019-20.
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ArticleReport: Corruption worsening in Africa
Most African citizens believe corruption is getting worse in their country and that their government is doing a bad job tackling it, according to the 10th edition of the “Global Corruption Barometer – Africa.”
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ArticleQuality compliance can now earn antitrust leniency
A Justice Department policy change–to evaluate corporate compliance programs as a potential leniency factor on antitrust cases–has come to fruition through announcements made this week.
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ArticleU.K. audit regulators see no improvement in audit quality
U.K. audit regulators saw no improvement in audit quality in their most recent inspections, indicating none of the major firms achieved targeted pass rates.
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ArticleAnother CECL sleeper? Auditors get new rules on estimates
While companies adopt CECL, auditors are gearing up for new rules requiring them to more closely scrutinize estimates and the specialists who produce them.
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ArticleAfter another arrogant move, Facebook needs to be put in check
The social media company is hardly quiet about its crypto initiative, but nevertheless failed to see the materiality of creating a global payments system.
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ArticleFed Chair urges caution with Facebook virtual currency venture
Count Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and several members of Congress as concerned observers of Facebook’s planned foray into the world of virtual currency.
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William & Mary names chief compliance officer
The College of William & Mary announced the selection of Pamela Mason as its new chief compliance officer following a national search.