Appointment Blogs | Compliance Week – Page 135
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Risk assessments
A detailed guide from the Man From FCPA on how to perform an effective risk assessment.
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McKinsey and KPMG face blowback in South Africa
Reports indicate both the international consultancy McKinsey and the international accounting firm KPMG have come under scrutiny for their work for the Gupta family and may be forced to self-disclose their findings to the U.S. government for potential FCPA violations.
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Braskem settles bribery class action for $10 million
Brazil-based petrochemical giant Braskem has reached a $10 million proposed settlement with U.S. investors for concealing its role in a bribery scheme involving state-owned oil company Petrobras.
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U.S. Cybersecurity Policy Director joins FTI Consulting
Cheryl Davis, former Director for Cybersecurity Policy at the U.S. National Security Council and Principal Director of Cyber Policy at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, has joined the cross-segment cyber-security team at FTI Consulting as a managing director in its Technology segment.
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Expanded Micro Focus portfolio delivers better threat detection, security
Following its spin-merge with HPE Software, Micro Focus, a global enterprise software company, recently announced new innovations across its expanded security portfolio.
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Symmetry and Focal Point Data Risk form partnership
Focal Point Data Risk and Symmetry recently announced a partnership focused on providing security and GRC solutions for enterprise SAP IT environments.
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Mnuchin, KPMG, and RPMs
In case you missed it this week, the Mnuchins are wishing the internet could forget a few things, KPMG might be the latest victim of the #GuptaCurse, and in the wake of devastating hurricane action to hit the southwest, companies are showing just how unprepared they really were. And Uber. ...
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Cherokee Global Brands appoints audit committee chair
Cherokee Global Brands, a global brand marketing platform that manages fashion and lifestyle brands, has appointed John McClain to the board of directors. McClain will serve as an independent director and chair the board’s audit committee, effective immediately.
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Hearings, investigations lie ahead for post-breach Equifax
The massive data breach that hit consumer credit rating firm Equifax is the catalyst for a run of Congressional hearings, new data protection legislation, and investigations by the Department of Justice and FTC.
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SEC: SunTrust improperly recommended higher-fee mutual funds
The SEC has charged the investment services subsidiary of SunTrust Banks with collecting more than $1.1 million in avoidable fees from clients by improperly recommending more expensive share classes of various mutual funds when cheaper shares of the same funds were available.
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Half say revenue rule is immaterial, one-fifth still evaluating
A PwC analysis shows about half of Fortune 500 companies expect revenue recognition changes to be immaterial, but nearly 20 percent are still evaluating.
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Tone in an organization
Tom Fox explores the many levels of corporations and how they interact to create tone at the top, middle, and bottom.
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Structure of the CCO position
The Man From FCPA explores the three prisms by which the structure of the Chief Compliance Officer position can be evaluated: access, resources, and opportunities.
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Legislation seeks to extend applicability of SEC's Reg A+
Keeping with efforts to improve capital formation, the House of Representatives has approved legislation that would extend applicability of the SEC's Regulation A+.
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CFTC fills long-vacant seats with new commissioners
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is bringing two, much-needed commissioners to the table with the swearing-in of Brian Quintenz and Rostin Behnam.
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Credit unions, Small Business Association forge renewed partnership
The National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions and the government's Small Business Association have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding and extended their partnership.
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Democrats leverage Equifax breach to defend CFPB's arbitration rule
A massive data breach at the credit rating service Equifax has gifted Democrats and other supporters of the CFPB's arbitration rule with fresh ammo.
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PCAOB flags increased number of audits at Crowe
After several years of steadily improving results, Crowe Horwath saw an increase in adverse findings in its latest PCAOB inspection report.
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Board members wary of CAM disclosures in audit reports
Half of public company board members say critical audit matters will not make audit reports more useful to investors, but instead will make their jobs more difficult.
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Treasury in ‘hand-to-hand financial combat’ with North Korea
Current and future sanctions efforts by the Treasury Department to financially strike back against North Korean aggression were dissected by Assistant Treasury Secretary Marshall Billingslea during a recent House committee hearing.