Appointment Blogs | Compliance Week – Page 122
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OECD: Brexit to weaken U.K. economic growth
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development projected that Britain’s exit from the European Union will result in a sharp slowdown in economic growth in the United Kingdom.
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Turmoil reigns at CFPB after Cordray resigns
As both the CFPB itself and the White House clash over who runs the agency in the wake of Director Richard Cordray’s resignation, compliance officers should brace for one of the Trump administration’s uglier legal battles.
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U.K. Serious Fraud Office prosecutor joins Gibson Dunn in London
Sacha Harber-Kelly, a prosecutor with the U.K. Serious Fraud Office in the Anti-Corruption and Bribery Division, will join the international law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher as a partner in its London office.
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Companies make progress, face more work on revenue
Third-quarter filings suggest companies are making progress implementing new revenue rules, but still have plenty of work to do in the fourth quarter.
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Donnelley Financial Solutions raises bar for financial disclosure management
Donnelley Financial Solutions announced the release of ActiveDisclosure 3, the newest generation of its cloud-based financial disclosure management solution, ActiveDisclosure. By integrating with Microsoft Office Online, ActiveDisclosure 3 allows multiple users to simultaneously create and edit their Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents from most devices.
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Netwrix Auditor 9.5 enables firms to improve detection of threat actors
Netwrix Corporation, a provider of a visibility platform for user behavior analysis and risk mitigation in hybrid environments, announced the release of Netwrix Auditor 9.5, providing customers with security intelligence to proactively reduce risk and spot threat actors.
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Pharmacy compliance director pleads guilty over mislabeled drugs
The former director of compliance for a compounding pharmacy company pleaded guilty last week to introducing adulterated drugs into interstate commerce and conspiracy to defraud the United States by obstructing the Food and Drug Administration’s lawful functions.
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FINRA fines J.P. Morgan $1.25M for failing to screen thousands of employees
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority fined J.P. Morgan Securities $1.25 million for failing to conduct timely or adequate background checks on approximately 8,600—or 95 percent—of its non-registered employees, in violation of federal securities laws.
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For Uber: what else? Not: where else?
Another Uber reveal, this time the fact that the company make a $100K payment to hackers who broke and stole confidential data of some 57 million Uber customers and drivers, leaves many wondering what else the transportation company has kept in the dark.
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The compliance oversight committee
Installing a compliance oversight review committee is a crucial step that should be employed by companies as added protection against any type of compliance and ethics violations that could slip through the cracks and become much bigger problems down the road.
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The regional compliance committee
The regional compliance officer adds a dimension not often seen or even discussed in the compliance profession, offering oversight of the compliance monitoring, reviewing, assessing, and recommending that is deemed necessary to the compliance function.
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Doing business with Citgo? Get ready for a bumpy ride
The arrest of Citgo Petroleum Company’s acting president of the company and five members of the company’s board for offering bonds to finance the company’s continued operations means that if you’re doing business with Citgo, it’s definitely time to review your relationships, contracts, payment status, and all other facets of ...
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What does ‘Made in Japan’ stand for now?
Mitsubishi Materials knew for months one of its subsidiaries was shipping low-quality products, giving the phrase ‘Made in Japan’ a whole new meaning.
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Happy Birthday to the FCPA Guidance
The joint Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission 2012 FCPA Guidance came out five years ago this month. All compliance practitioners should thank the government regulators and prosecutors who had a part in drafting this most remarkable of documents.
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Paradise for money launderers
A look at what the Paradise Papers uncovered, the European Union’s reaction, and what progress needs to be made on implementing proper disclosure and transparency to thwart future money laundering enterprises.
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GIACT names chief compliance officer
GIACT Systems, a provider of payment fraud reduction, has appointed Meg Nicholls as chief compliance officer. Nicholls will be responsible for overseeing all compliance-related functions, including corporate audit, risk evaluation, and underwriting activities company-wide.
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European Banking Authority to move to Paris
The European Banking Association will move to Paris, France, in light of the U.K.'s intention to withdraw from the European Union.
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European Medicines Agency to relocate to Amsterdam
The European Medicines Agency, which has been based in London since its establishment in 1995, will move to Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The need to relocate is a consequence of the U.K.’s withdrawal from the European Union.
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SEC comments on leasing expected this year-end
If history is any indicator, companies can expect the SEC to begin scrutinizing disclosures about the pending new lease accounting requirements at this year-end.
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Senate once again passes bill to protect whistleblowers in antitrust cases
The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act to extend whistleblower protection for employees who provide information to the Department of Justice related to criminal antitrust violations. The bipartisan measure has passed the Senate the past two Congresses, but has yet to be taken up by the ...