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FASB considers how to answer CECL proposal
The FASB is reviewing a request from a group of mid-sized financial institutions to revise CECL in a way the board has apparently already considered and dismissed.
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Blog postLittle external audit improvement post-Carillion collapse
Only half of U.K. company secretaries feel that the level of service their organisations get from their external auditor has improved in the wake of the Carillion crisis and other corporate governance scandals.
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U.K.’s top ethical lapses in 2018
The Institute of Business Ethics has recorded which industries had the most negative news coverage in the past year.
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IOSCO report gives marching orders to audit committees
Securities regulators globally have banded together to call on audit committees to take a fresh look at their role in promoting and supporting quality audits.
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Grant Thornton forms audit quality advisory panel
Grant Thornton is joining the Big 4 in appointing more leadership to its firm governance to drive more focus on audit quality.
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Rubio introduces new, FTC-focused data privacy legislation
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is the latest legislator to move forward with a bill to establish a national consumer data privacy law. His proposed American Data Dissemination (ADD) Act, uses the Privacy Act of 1974 as its framework.
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Warren wants worker protections amid Sears bankruptcy
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has sent a letter to Eddie Lampert, chairman of Sears Holdings, asking him for “a long-term plan to protect workers” as the legendary retailer faces bankruptcy proceedings.
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General Electric reaches $1.5B ‘agreement in principle’ with DOJ
General Electric has reached “an agreement in principle” with the Department of Justice, with GE to pay a civil penalty of $1.5 billion concerning its now-defunct WMC mortgage business, the company announced in an earnings report today.
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Humana names general counsel
Health insurance company Humana has named Joseph Ventura as general counsel and Douglas Stoss as interim lead for Humana’s Office of Corporate Affairs . Both will report to Humana President and CEO Bruce Broussard and serve as members of the company’s management team.
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Opus launches new KYC solution
Global compliance and risk management solutions provider Opus announced the launch its new know your customer (KYC) workflow automation and risk intelligence solution.
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New Deloitte solution aids privacy management
Deloitte recently launched a workflow management platform designed to help clients manage information requests and data privacy.
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SEC settles with 4 companies over prolonged control lapses
Apparently thumbing their noses at internal control requirements, four public companies have now settled charges with the SEC over prolonged failures to maintain ICFR.
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House passes bills targeting insider trading, human trafficking
The House of Representatives has passed three bipartisan bills, previously advanced by the House Financial Services Committee, that aim to curb insider trading and human trafficking.
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Podcast: Compliance with new Opportunity Tax Zones rules
Qualified Opportunity Zones were created by tax reform legislation to incentivize investments in economically distressed communities. In this podcas t, we discuss their complexities with Mayer Greenberg and Kevin Matz, tax experts and partners at Stroock & Stroock Lavan.
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Churchill Mortgage appoints chief compliance officer
Churchill Mortgage, a privately owned company that provides residential mortgages, has named Liliana Nigrelli as chief compliance officer.
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U.S. Treasury sanctions Petroleos de Venezuela
The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has designated Venezuelan state-owned oil company Petroleos de Venezuela under Executive Order 13850 for operating in the oil sector of the Venezuelan economy.
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World Bank debars Odebrecht subsidiary
The World Bank has imposed a three-year debarment on Brazil-based construction and engineering company Construtora Norberto Odebrecht for fraudulent and collusive practices during its participation in the World Bank-financed Río Bogotá Environmental Recuperation and Flood Control Project in Colombia.
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Treasury lifts sanctions on Rusal, En+, ESE
The U.S. Department of Treasury announced that it has lifted sanctions on three companies controlled by Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska: power company EuroSibEnergo, aluminum producer UC Rusal, and Rusal’s parent company, En+ Group. Following this news, En+ Group announced an overhaul of its board of directors.
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FASB hears CECL concerns, plans March meeting date
Making no promises about what action, if any, it will take, FASB will meet in March to discuss the CECL standard on credit losses.
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SEC starts slow post-shutdown process of returning to normalcy
As the government reopens after a month-long shutdown, the SEC is among the agencies returning to normal operations. Companies, however, should expect to vie for assistance on a "first come, first served" basis.
