Articles | Compliance Week – Page 246
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Experts spotlight trends in FCPA self-disclosures and enforcement
Current and former enforcement officials took part in a candid debate last week about the real-world implications of recent pronouncements made by the Department of Justice and how directors and officers are responding.
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White House throwing support behind AI
At a day-long summit convened by the White House last week, tech industry leaders were promised support funding and outreach regarding the development and implementation of artificial intelligence.
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Barclays’ CEO fined, but retained, as bank faces more scrutiny
Barclays CEO Jes Staley has been hit with hefty fines and penalties from U.K. regulators, but the bank is standing behind its man—will it pay the price for that decision?
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Trump lawyer’s woes provide lesson for compliance officers
New accusations against one of President Trump’s lawyers should prompt savvy compliance and risk officers to pursue a reinvigorated strategy for Bank Secrecy Act procedures and anti-corruption efforts.
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SEC proposes change to auditor independence rules
The SEC is looking to dial back strict requirements on auditors that have made it difficult for Big 4 firms to assert their independence on certain big engagements.
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As lease rules advance, companies need to alert investors
Lease accounting is the next big accounting change on deck, and companies should be prepared to give investors plenty of advance notice on what to expect.
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Treasury looks to bring CRA into the future of modern banking
Enacted in 1977, the Community Reinvestment Act has helped ensure fair lending practices in low-income communities. Now, with mobile banking and FinTech revolutions, some say the law needs to be modernized.
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ArticleFCPA: An act of punitive moralism
Does the FCPA overstep the bounds of federal lawmaking in various ways? Cato Institute constitutional expert Walter Olson explores.
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ArticleFCPA: Sets a high bar for compliance
The FCPA has made some positive contributions to compliance programs over the past decade, writes compliance attorney James Koukios of Morrison Foerster.
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ArticleMeet CW’s Top Minds Class of 2018
Title: Meet CW’s Top Minds Class of 2They’re the best and brightest thought leaders in the fields of governance, risk, compliance, and ethics: Meet our Top Minds class of 2018! Read on for profiles of each of our 12 award winners, including Jerry Kral of Brown-Forman and Bob Bowman of ...
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Vestager says fearsome rep ‘undeserved’
European Commissioner for Competition Magrethe Vestager talks on competition law, cartels, corporate whistleblowers, compliance, and the Commission’s reputation.
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CCOs extended valuable sustainability reporting resource
An online database that examines the environmental, social, and governance reporting requirements for 60 countries might just be the answer to calls for more harmonisation and alignment of ESG reporting.
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ArticleBob Bowman: The quality king
For the director of risk management for one of the largest restaurant chains in the country, the recipe for success starts with “doing the right thing.”
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ArticleJerry Kral: The ethics entrepreneur
Jerry Kral’s compliance and ethics success is distilled from a gut-instinct approach and value-add mindset.
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Trump’s picks for SEC slowly set their agenda
SEC Chairman Jay Clayton and relatively new Commissioners Robert Jackson and Hester Peirce are starting to pick their battles and set priorities.
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Lessons to be learned from first declination under new FCPA policy
The first declination under the new FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy is not exactly a home run, but it does offer compliance officers a litany of considerations in addressing FCPA matters of their own.
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ArticleReducing fourth-party risk with eyes wide open
Recent analyses show that many companies don’t have adequate visibility into their third parties, and even less so their third parties’ third parties and beyond (so-called Nth parties).
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Revenue judgments about to go under the microscope
As they file their first 10-Qs under new revenue rules, companies may find their judgments will face a whole new round of scrutiny in the very next quarter.
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Interpreting the new NIST Cybersecurity Framework
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has published an update to its widely adopted Cybersecurity Framework, implementing significant revisions.
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Don’t be caught unprepared for a ‘dawn raid’
Unannounced inspections have become a fearsome weapon for regulators in Europe, so you need to know what to do in case your company ends up being a target.