Articles | Compliance Week – Page 257

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European Commission hits Scania with €880m cartel fine

2017-10-17T11:45:00Z

One of Europe’s largest truck manufacturers prepares to fight a massive fine over allegations surrounding a long-running price-fixing cartel.

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Compliance considerations for doing business in Sudan

2017-10-17T11:15:00Z

The United States might have lifted sanctions against Sudan, but companies looking to do business there need to understand the many serious compliance hurdles that still exist.

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It’s time to scrutinize data protection practices for GDPR readiness

2017-10-17T10:30:00Z

By May 2018, the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation will take effect, and many companies are seriously underestimating the amount of compliance work this will require.

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Assessing bribery risk country-by-country

2017-10-17T09:45:00Z

The 2017 TRACE Bribery Risk Matrix is out, designed to help compliance departments assess the likelihood of bribery in each country around the world and better tailor their due diligence practices.

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New technology brings opportunities, and headaches, for CCOS

2017-10-17T09:45:00Z

New technologies are poised to revolutionize compliance and risk management. But are CCOs and CROs ready and up to the challenge?

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Treasury’s regulatory roadmap may affect agencies for years

2017-10-17T09:30:00Z

The Treasury Department has released the second in a series of reports detailing efforts to pull the plug on regulations, and it may offer a more prudent plan that its politics suggests.

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What you do in your free time is not your business

2017-10-11T11:00:00Z

Two recent examples of high-profile executives being fired or disciplined for inappropriate behavior in their personal time shows that codes of conduct are not strictly 9 to 5.

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How DICK’s Sporting Goods manages responsible sourcing

2017-10-11T10:30:00Z

A successful sourcing program is about more than conducting audits and taking corrective action. It’s about executing an enterprise-wide risk strategy.

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Auditors offer ideas to help address cyber-readiness

2017-10-11T09:15:00Z

In an era of inevitable cyber-hacks, what more can companies do to protect against and respond to a breach? Auditors are offering some attestation and reporting ideas.

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Recent data breaches impart third-party risk lessons

2017-10-11T09:00:00Z

The data breaches at Yahoo, Equifax, and the SEC send a collective warning to organizations everywhere to improve their own third-party risk assessment.

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Managing global compliance expectations at the Golden Arches

2017-10-11T08:45:00Z

Haydee Ortiz Olinger reflects on her 31 years as McDonald’s global compliance chief and what lessons she learned from her crucial role at the fast food giant.

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For 2017 close, expect auditors to queue up queries on 2018

2017-10-03T15:00:00Z

In preparing for the year-end close, companies should brace for auditors’ questions about the riskiest reporting areas, especially accounting rules taking effect in 2018.

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Righting a wrong: Compliance lessons from Telia

2017-10-03T14:15:00Z

Telia Company shares in candid detail what compliance lessons it learned following its recent $956 million global bribery settlement. Those in the ethics, compliance, and legal community will want to listen up.

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How corruption in sports spills into compliance

2017-10-03T14:00:00Z

The NCAA fraud and corruption scheme that has resulted in federal criminal charges against 10 individuals offers numerous lessons for the corporate compliance world at large.

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Do CEOs have enough skin in the game?

2017-10-03T12:00:00Z

A push may be coming to re-examine stock ownership guidelines with an eye toward increasing holding requirements.

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The new trend in FCPA compliance is cooperation

2017-10-03T11:15:00Z

We may be seeing the dawn of a golden age of FCPA compliance as organizations and the government learn to work together so everybody stays clean.

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Preparing for the U.K. Criminal Finances Act

2017-10-03T10:00:00Z

A new law holds that companies active in the U.K. could be subject to U.K. criminal proceedings if an employee anywhere in the world facilitates tax evasion.

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In cyber-security, you are your own worst enemy

2017-10-03T10:00:00Z

Highly publicized breaches at the SEC and Equifax reveal how compliance efforts and reputation protection is often undermined by a lack of common sense.

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Beyond the breach: SEC’s Clayton on clawbacks, fiduciary rules, and materiality

2017-10-03T09:45:00Z

While much of his time before the Senate Banking Committee last week focused on a newly disclosed 2016 data breach, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton weighed in on numerous other topics.

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Companies gear up for Q4 dash to revenue rule ready date

2017-09-26T13:00:00Z

As the fourth quarter approaches, companies are expected to break into a sprint to complete their efforts to adopt new revenue recognition requirements.