Articles | Compliance Week – Page 254
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Bilfinger executives share lessons learned from FCPA case
Two Bilfinger executives share their lessons learned following Bilfinger’s $32M criminal penalty and DPA with the Justice Department in 2013 for FCPA violations.
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FOR: SEC political disclosure rule
To help companies manage risk, the Securities and Exchange Commission should mandate what smart organizations are already doing: disclosing political contributions.
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Regulators skeptical of Uber’s work to fix breach processes
A look at the trials and tribulations of taxi-app company Uber: data breaches it tried to keep hidden, how they were exposed, what Uber is doing to fix operations.
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Kobe Steel: “We are extremely sorry for our improper conduct”
The biggest question surrounding the recent scandal at Kobe Steel is: If you have all the right systems in place—culture of compliance, proper regulations, good quality control, and more—but admit you’ve largely ignored them, how do you convince customers and investors going forward that you’re ready to comply?
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ENRC and legal privilege
Back in May, in a landmark decision, the Serious Fraud Office won the right to gain access to documents that a Kazakh mining company claimed were protected by professional privilege. Now that company has won the right to appeal.
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ArticleCompliance salary report shows budget, experience matter
Chief compliance officers wondering how their annual salaries stack up against their peers will want to check out a new salary benchmark report published by the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics and the Health Care Compliance Association.
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Going back to basics with whistleblowers
On a fundamental level, people want to know that they are being taken seriously, which is why it is so important that whistleblower policies work in practice, and not just on paper.
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Time runs out on getting ready for new revenue recognition
With little time remaining to prepare for a wholesale change to revenue recognition, accounting leaders share some final insights to help companies wrap it up.
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Know Your Customer vs. Know Your Intermediary
While most companies are familiar with KYC programs, they might not have knowledge of “Know Your Intermediary.” Inside are five steps for getting to know your intermediaries.
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ArticleRescue compliance: When corporations save the animals
Corporations across the U.S. were on hand during this past hurricane season to help those animals impacted by the storms. More inside on where help was given and where help is still needed.
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5 proof points of a culture of compliance
Everybody likes to think they have a culture of compliance, but how do you really know if it’s true or not? Here are five ways to see if perception and reality are in sync.
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Companies advised to stay alert to non-GAAP issues
The regulatory furor over non-GAAP reporting may be diminishing, but the need for continued corporate vigilance on proper use of non-GAAP measures is not.
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MiFID II, CAT, and the new reality of time
The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive and the Consolidated Audit Trail will be vital tools for regulating a financial sector increasingly moving at speeds too fast to follow.
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SFO vs. Unaoil highlights vital compliance issues
How the U.K.’s key anti-bribery and corruption agency conducts its ongoing Unaoil investigation may provide compliance officers with helpful insight should they ever find themselves dealing with it in the future.
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Choosing an executive education program
As compliance officers increasingly turn to executive training to hone skills, learn topics in-depth, and network, what should they be looking for in a program before committing to one?
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Unwrapping the new FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy
The Justice Department just announced its new FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy. How different is it from the FCPA Pilot Program? And how will it change self-reporting misconduct?
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More companies exiting third-party vendor relationships
An increasing number of companies expect to exit or change relationships with their third-party vendors due to heightened risk levels, finds a newly released vendor risk management benchmark report.
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ArticleFacilitation payments now illegal in Canada
Now that facilitation payments under Canada’s anti-corruption law are officially illegal, any company doing business within Canadian jurisdiction needs to adjust its compliance policies and procedures accordingly.
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Top companies slammed for “complacency” over slavery reporting
Some of the world’s top brands including confectioners, jewellers, and cosmetics giants are failing to disclose slavery and trafficking risks that might be present in their operations and supply chains, according to a report by a U.K.-based human rights campaign group.
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Encrypted messaging you can’t afford to ignore
The rise of messaging apps such as WhatsApp and WeChat mean that compliance departments will have to square encrypted messaging with current healthcare and finance regulations.