Articles | Compliance Week – Page 206
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ArticleExxonMobil governance as toxic as carbon footprint
The fact that ExxonMobil continues to think only about its bottom line and is indifferent toward the devastating global consequences of its actions demonstrates a corporate culture with no moral compass.
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New ThreatAware feature enables proof of compliance
Cyber-security monitoring platform ThreatAware has added a new reporting feature to provide businesses with a full audit trail on any aspect of their IT security.
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Walmart names chief ethics and compliance officer for international
Walmart has appointed David Searle as vice president, chief ethics and compliance officer for international.
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Bricker resigns chief accountant post at SEC
Wes Bricker, chief accountant at the Securities and Exchange Commission, is leaving his post in June, to be succeeded by Sagar Teotia as acting chief accountant.
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SEC eyeing non-GAAP numbers that alter GAAP
SEC staff members are signaling to public companies that they still have concerns over uses of non-GAAP measures that seem to thumb their nose at GAAP.
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Fugue adds SOC 2, ISO 27001 to SaaS solution
Fugue announced the addition of SOC 2 and ISO 27001 to its SaaS solution’s list of out-of-the-box compliance standards.
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ArticleNot just blowing smoke: Time to take cannabis compliance seriously
As cannabis legalization spreads, so too do the risks and challenges for businesses.
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New bill sits on Senate agenda to block, study CECL
A new bill intended to block CECL is awaiting action in the Senate Banking Committee, much to the delight of big banks.
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ArticleSoft skills, strategy set to define CCO of future
Determining the future of compliance and its practitioners is a tall task, one that a panel of experts at CW’s 2019 annual conference analyzed with their respective insights.
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ArticleSEC focus: Reduce burden while protecting investors
The SEC has stuck to its promise to focus on initiatives that can improve capital formation and lighten the regulatory burden.
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World Bank debars French, Brazilian subsidiaries of Veolia Water
The World Bank has debarred two subsidiaries of Veolia Water Technologies for fraudulent and collusive practices during a bidding process under the Río Bogotá Environmental Recuperation and Flood Control Project in Colombia.
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Treasury issues Finding of Violation to State Street subsidiary
The U.S. Treasury Department has found that State Street Bank and Trust violated Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations.
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ArticleReps urge White House to support blockchain
Bipartisan members of Congress are urging the Trump administration to throw its tech focus onto blockchain.
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ArticleU.S., U.K. launch Financial Innovation Partnership
A newly formalized partnership between the United States and United Kingdom aims to embolden innovation in financial services.
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Braskem board approves $101M leniency agreement
Braskem has approved a 410 million reais (U.S. $101 million) leniency agreement with authorities for concealing its role in a bribery scheme involving Petrobras.
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ArticleOne year in, no fines yet from U.K. regulator on GDPR
A Freedom of Information Act request shows Britain’s data protection watchdog has imposed just 29 financial penalties in the last year, none of which came under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation.
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ArticleHow to best leverage data to identify corruption
A panel of CCOs met at Compliance Week’s annual conference to discuss how data and analytics can be used to prevent corruption.
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ArticleSEC awards whistleblower $4.5M in landmark case
For the first time ever, the Securities and Exchange Commission has awarded a whistleblower whose internal reporting led to a successful SEC case and related action.
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ArticleSEC to hold roundtable on public marketplace
Coming this summer: An SEC roundtable for the public and SEC staff to discuss short-term and long-term management, the periodic reporting system, and SEC regulations.
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Commerce unveils new attack on ‘currency manipulation’
The Department of Commerce has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to impose countervailing duties on countries that act to undervalue their currency relative to the dollar.