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Adopting the 2013 COSO framework: fiscal 2015 update
Data gathered by Protiviti and Audit Analytics from fiscal 2015 annual reports show that the implementation of the COSO framework for audited internal control over financial reporting is almost complete: 96 percent of companies reviewed used the 2013 Framework, in comparison to 82 percent for fiscal 2014. Tammy Whitehouse reports.
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Fraudsters have tech edge over companies, KPMG study shows
A study from KPMG that looks at fraudster’s typical profile says perpetrators are gaining an edge over corporate anti-fraud controls by making better use of technology than the companies they route. The report says weak controls were a factor in 61 percent of frauds through 2016. More study details from ...
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Former CalPERS CEO gets four years in prison
A California federal judge yesterday sentenced the former chief executive officer of the California Public Employees Retirement System to four years and six months in prison for engaging in a bribery and corruption scheme.
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Expanded auditor report: take two
The PCAOB has issued a reproposal to amend and expand the auditor’s report, keeping in mind a similar proposal from the United Kingdom’s Financial Reporting Council. Columnist Robert Herz says the U.K. proposal has been well received and signals a fundamental change in auditor reporting across the world.
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Mind the Non-GAAP
Why all of the sudden and intense regulatory interest on non-GAAP measures? While the common use of this practice raises concerns of accounting misdeeds, the facts behind non-GAAP paint a different picture that regulators would be wise to notice.
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Coca-Cola European Partners names general counsel and company secretary
Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP), a consumer packaged goods company in Europe, has appointed Clare Wardle as general counsel and company secretary, effective July 15. She will eport to Chief Executive Officer John Brock.
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Nobilis Health appoints chief accounting officer
Nobilis Health has appointed Marcos Rodriguez as chief accounting officer. Rodriguez brings over 17 years of diversified accounting experience to the company.
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Where will Brazil’s new president take Operation Car Wash?
Will Brazil’s interim president do away with the country’s fight against bribery and corruption? Early results are not promising, according to FCPA blogger Tom Fox, who offers a further look at recent troubles in the scandal-plagued country.
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Podcast: The legal challenges and regulatory risks of 3D printing
In this edition of the Compliance Week podcast, we chat with Maya Eckstein of the law firm Hunton & Williams, head of the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group, about the revolutionary implications of 3D printing and the host of new questions it inspires surrounding intellectual property, product liability, regulation, and ...
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Five-step guide to human rights due diligence
The U.K. Equality and Human Rights Commission has issued a five-step guide aimed at British boards and intended to help businesses “identify, mitigate, and report on the human rights impacts of their activities.” Paul Hodgson reports.
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GFT launches regulatory change management service
GFT, a provider of advisory, business consulting, IT and software services to the financial services community, has announced the launch of its Regulatory Change Management Service, giving firms the ability to create an end-to-end tracking process to keep on top of their regulatory challenges.
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Datawatch brings faster trading analytics
Datawatch has announced the general availability of Datawatch Panopticon 13.7, providing faster visual data analysis for trading, risk and compliance markets. The new features enable buy-side and sell-side firms, and exchanges to perform Big Data analysis of e-trading data both in real-time as well as intra-day and historically to gain ...
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Compliance Week publishing one day late
Due to the Memorial Day holiday, Compliance Week will publish one day late this week on Wednesday, June 1.
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SEC: Cyber-security now biggest risk facing financial system
In an interview on May 17, SEC Chair Mary Jo White made an eye-opening comment about cyber-security. Cyber-security, she stated, is now the “biggest risk facing the financial system.” What does that mean for the Commission going forward? Bruce Carton reports.
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Some (minor) movement in SEC nominations of Fairfax and Peirce
It wasn't much, but given the complete lack of movement in the languishing nominations of Hester Peirce and Lisa Fairfax to be SEC commissioners, we'll take it. On Thursday, May 19, the U.S. Senate Banking Committee finally voted to advance the nominations of Peirce and Fairfax to the full Senate ...
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BlogFrench nay on pay-cut
The controversy over Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn’s (pictured above) 2015 €7.2 million remuneration likely sparked revisions to France’s rules on compensation—including making say-on-pay mandatory and strengthening transparency rules. But so far, says Global Glimpses writer Paul Hodgson, Renault has no plans to change Ghosn’s compensation.
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States propose crowdfunding filings
With an SEC rule enabling equity crowdfunding now in effect, and portals to facilitate that process under review, the North American Securities Administrators Association has announced a proposed model rule and uniform notice filing form for federal crowdfunding offerings. Joe Mont reports.
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Deloitte names new AML and economic sanctions leaders
Frederick Curry has been named Deloitte Advisory anti-money laundering (AML) and economic sanctions practice leader. Michael Shepard has been named Deloitte Global AML, economic sanctions and financial crimes leader. They succeed Alison Clew who will retire in May.
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PNMsoft releases HotOperations case management suite
PNMsoft, a global provider of Business Process Management software, has announced the release of HotOperations, a case management and work optimization solution powered by its intelligent BPM suite Sequence.
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BDO Consulting expands Dispute Advisory Services
BDO Consulting, a division of BDO USA, a professional services organization, has appointed Bob Broxson as managing director in the firm's Dispute Advisory Services practice, and as a member of BDO’s Natural Resources practice.