The Man From FCPA Tom Fox looks at the case of disgraced pharmaceutical company Valeant and what new Chief Financial Officer Paul Herendeen has planned for the company’s future.
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FRC issues new Audit Firm Governance Code
The U.K. Financial Reporting Council has updated its Audit Firm Governance Code in an effort to improve investors’ faith in accounting practices. Paul Hodgson reports.
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Deutsche Telekom to study its ethics and compliance culture
Deutsche Telekom is working to boost ethical behavior and foster a speak-up culture within the company to minimize compliance risks. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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Joel Katz: Walking the talk
Joel Katz’s legal acumen and communication skills have enabled him to build a robust compliance program that blends the hard facts of the law with the soft science of human nature.
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An employee suicide and corporate culture
The Man From FCPA Tom Fox examines the recent suicide of an executive with Abbot Laboratories in India and what happens when the numbers are more important than employees’ well-being.
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FRC: U.K. corporate culture needs serious work
The United Kingdom’s Financial Reporting Council has released a report of observations on overall U.K. corporate culture and highlighted a number of ways in which boards and management can make some much-needed adjustments. Neil Hodge has more.
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Monitoring corporate culture
A recent report from the Financial Reporting Council offers guidance to board chairmen on how to promote corporate culture. The report advises boards to align values, exercise steardship, and demonstrate leadership, among other steps. Paul Hodgson provides an in-depth look.
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Christopher Michaelson: A man of letters
Bill Coffin catches up with Christopher Michaelson, who works as a professor of ethics and business, as well as a practicing business advisor. By keeping a foot in both the academic and practical worlds, Michaelson sees a path forward for ethics and compliance not just as a professional or as a discipline, but as a business model for the 21st century.
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Empathy might be the secret ingredient your compliance program needs
Being a great compliance officer requires more than strong analytical skills and acumen. It requires soft skills like emotional intelligence, too, since compliance is ultimately all about people.
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Ellen Hunt: The accidental expert
Bill Coffin talks with Ellen Hunt, chief ethics and compliance officer at the AARP, recently chosen as one of 12 compliance experts and featured in Compliance Week’s exclusive Top Minds edition.