Nissan apologized Monday after uncovering—as part of a check of emissions and fuel economy tests within its final production process—it had falsified data at all but one of its Japanese vehicle production plants.
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Commissioner presses for modern slavery central registry
U.K. Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner Kevin Hyland has issued an ultimatum to the government to get moving on setting up a central, state-owned registry for corporate modern slavery statements that he wants in place before he leaves office.
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Compliance officers in Europe: You’re in demand and getting a raise
According to recent studies, there is a high demand in Europe for chief compliance officers, and companies are willing to pay big bucks for top talent.
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Tariffs on/tariffs off: a compliance nightmare
In this world of tariffs on/tariffs off, dealing with compliance issues under the current U.S. administration has become not just a nightmare for compliance officers in the United States, but also for those in the United Kingdom, Europe, Canada, and Mexico.
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Iran just the beginning of sanctions compliance debacle
European companies are winding down investments in Iran as the European Union advises them to hang in there while it looks for ways around U.S.-imposed sanctions.
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The Big Four in the U.K.: Breaking up is hard to do
The latest recommendation to break up the Big Four accountancy firms from the two parliamentary committees investigating the collapse of construction firm Carillion is hardly a new idea, but is it possible?
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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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Parliament moves to halt AML activities in Overseas Territories
In an effort to stem the tide of money-laundering activites in Britain’s 14 Overseas Territories (including the British Virgin Islands), the U.K. parliament accepted a cross-party amendment to the Sanctions and AML Bill that will force the territories to set up public registers of beneficial ownership.
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‘Totally Shambolic’ IT migration
TSB bank, formerly Britain’s most recommended high street bank, has fallen into disgrace, primarily for recent noteworthy mishaps surrounding a technology migration.
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U.K. gender pay gap: What it means and what happens when you don’t report
With the U.K.’s deadlines for gender pay reporting having passed, we examine what consequences those that haven’t reported might face and take a look at some results conducted by an independent analytics firm.