Articles | Compliance Week – Page 27
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Validus Capital appoints chief compliance officer
Investment advisory firm Validus Capital announced the appointment of Sean Chen as chief operating officer, chief compliance officer, and managing partner.
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Shearman & Sterling names chief diversity and inclusion officer
Global law firm Shearman & Sterling announced the appointment of Loretta Lisa Dowdy Pearce as chief diversity and inclusion officer, based in New York.
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ArticleCourt: RBS whistleblower should not receive award
A federal appeals court has denied the whistleblower claims of a former Royal Bank of Scotland employee seeking compensation for a tip he said generated more than $10 billion worth of settlements.
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ArticleFRC finalizes $17.4M fine against KPMG for Carillion, Regenersis dishonesty
KPMG was fined £14.4 million (U.S. $17.4 million) and severely reprimanded for providing false and misleading information relating to its audits of construction company Carillion and software business Regenersis.
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ArticleUber admits 2016 data breach cover-up in deal with DOJ
Ridesharing company Uber reached a nonprosecution agreement with the Department of Justice to resolve a criminal investigation into its 2016 data breach and subsequent cover-up.
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ArticleSEC touts data analytics in launching 3 insider trading cases
The Securities and Exchange Commission utilized data analytics to detect suspicious trading activity and form the basis of three separate insider trading cases.
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ArticleT-Mobile to create $350M fund to settle 2021 data breach claims
T-Mobile agreed to create a $350 million fund and spend an additional $150 million on improving its data security to settle a class-action lawsuit related to a 2021 hack that exposed the personal information of more than 76 million customers.
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ArticleFormer Coinbase manager charged in first crypto insider trading case
The Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission charged a former product manager at Coinbase with insider trading for allegedly passing on tips to his brother and friend regarding when certain cryptocurrency assets would be made available on the platform.
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ArticleSFO accepts ‘sobering’ results of Unaoil, Serco case reviews
The U.K.’s Serious Fraud Office was criticized for its leadership, culture, and conduct in a report examining why the agency botched a key corruption case against Unaoil that has now seen three convictions overturned.
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ArticleMidFirst Bank avoids penalty in OFAC resolution
MidFirst Bank will not pay a civil penalty after self-reporting to the Office of Foreign Assets Control apparent violations of weapons of mass destruction proliferator sanctions at the bank.
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ArticleChinese regulator fines Didi $1.2B for data security violations
The Cyberspace Administration of China levied fines of more than ¥8 billion (U.S. $1.2 billion) against ridesharing platform Didi Global and ¥1 million (U.S. $148,000) against two company executives for violating the country’s data security regulations.
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Deutsche Bank names chief sustainability officer
Deutsche Bank announced the appointment of Jörg Eigendorf as chief sustainability officer, effective Sept. 1.
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ArticleDear SEC: The compliance community wants to be a partner, not a target
Communication between the Securities and Exchange Commission and the compliance community is not happening as robustly as compliance practitioners would like. The result is compliance officers are more concerned than ever the agency will target them in an enforcement action.
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ArticleBiogen discloses $900M agreement in whistleblower kickback suit
Massachusetts-based biotechnology firm Biogen reached a $900 million agreement in principle to resolve a False Claims Act lawsuit brought by a whistleblower alleging the payment of unlawful kickbacks to physicians.
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ArticleAssessing results of FASB’s 2021 agenda consultation report
The Financial Accounting Standards Board’s 2021 agenda consultation report summarizes the extensive feedback FASB received when it asked stakeholders where it should focus its time and resources.
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ArticleHealth Insurance Innovations, ex-CEO to pay $12M to settle fraud charges
Health Insurance Innovations and its former CEO Gavin Stockwell will pay a total of more than $12 million to settle SEC charges of misrepresenting the robustness of the company’s compliance program and misleading investors about customer complaints.
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ArticleFRC 2021/22 audit inspections: KPMG praised; BDO and Mazars rebuked
Improvements at KPMG resulted in each of the Big Four returning no audits requiring significant improvement during an inspection cycle for the first time in the last five years, according to the U.K. Financial Reporting Council’s latest quality review results.
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ArticleBank of America reserves $200M for enforcement over banker personal device use
Bank of America has set aside $200 million in anticipation of an enforcement action related to unauthorized use of personal devices—an area in which U.S. regulators are cracking down.
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ArticleMind your language: How small changes in phrasing make big differences
Risk and compliance professionals are tasked with trying to change attitudes and behaviors to achieve their goals. Subtle adjustments of emphasis and wording can have a significant impact on their success.
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ArticleOneTrust CECO Asha Palmer to depart
Ethics and compliance veteran Asha Palmer announced her departure from software company OneTrust in a LinkedIn post.