All articles by Jaclyn Jaeger – Page 18
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ArticleQ&A: Global Widget CCO says CBD industry at regulatory ‘tipping point’
Global Widget Chief Compliance and Legal Officer Margaret Richardson talks with Compliance Week about how the company’s focus on federal and state compliance lends to leading the way in the currently unregulated cannabidiol industry.
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ArticleClover Health facing SEC probe over short-seller report
The Securities and Exchange Commission has launched an investigation into Clover Health Investments in response to scathing allegations made against the Medicare provider by short-seller Hindenburg Research.
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ArticleFINRA report: Top risk areas for AML, cyber-security
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has published a new report designed to help inform member firms’ compliance programs by providing annual insights from its examinations and risk monitoring programs.
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ArticleSurvey: Pandemic pervades executives’ top 10 risks for 2021
The aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic dominates the top risks that will keep boards of directors and executive management teams on their toes in 2021, a new survey by Protiviti and NC State’s ERM Initiative finds.
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ArticleMcKinsey to pay $573M for role in opioid epidemic
McKinsey & Company reached a $573 million settlement with 49 state attorneys general and the District of Columbia related to consulting services it provided to pharmaceutical companies that directly contributed to the opioid epidemic.
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ArticleAnti-corruption developments in 2020: China, India make strides
A global panel of experts with law firm Gibson Dunn share insights around recent anti-corruption developments in some of the world’s largest regions, including China, India, Latin America, and Africa.
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Former WageWorks CEO, CFO settle SEC accounting violation charges
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged two former executives of WageWorks with making false and misleading statements and omissions that resulted in the improper recognition of $3.6 million in revenue.
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ArticleFDIC fines Apple Bank $12.5M for AML compliance failures
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has fined Apple Bank for Savings $12.5 million for violations of the Bank Secrecy Act related to anti-money laundering controls.
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ArticleSolarWinds hack turning into Pandora’s box of cyber-risk
The more we learn about the SolarWinds hack, the more troubled compliance officers should be by the scope and breadth of the risks their companies might have incurred.
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ArticleH.B. Fuller avoids fine in OFAC Iran sanctions probe
Adhesive manufacturing company H.B. Fuller said in a regulatory filing it received a “cautionary letter” from the Office of Foreign Assets Control concerning possible economic sanctions dealings in Iran.
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ArticleIncoming IIA chief Anthony Pugliese to prioritize technology, D&I
Compliance Week caught up with Anthony Pugliese, the incoming president and chief executive officer of the Institute of Internal Auditors, to discuss his plans for the future of the IIA and the internal audit profession at large.
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Athenahealth settles kickback case for $18.25M
The Department of Justice announced an $18.25 million settlement with electronic health records technology vendor athenahealth for allegedly paying unlawful kickbacks to generate sales.
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ArticleTransparency International index: Pandemic tests anti-corruption efforts
Corrupt activity bolstered by the coronavirus pandemic features heavily in the findings of Transparency International’s 2020 Corruption Perceptions Index, with even some of the highest-scoring countries having their share of challenges.
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SEC charges Vuuzle Media with $14M securities fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged streaming service Vuuzle Media Corp. and its founder with fraudulently offering over $14 million in securities via a boiler room scheme.
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ArticleSurvey: KYC, risk profiling key problem areas for finance amid pandemic
A new survey by LexisNexis Risk Solutions examines the rising costs and emerging risk areas faced by compliance at U.S. and Canadian financial institutions amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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ArticleThree best practices for handling GDPR and CCPA ‘right of access’ requests
A panel discussion on a recent Webcast analyzed common data subject access request compliance challenges, as well as leading practices designed to best comply with the EU’s GDPR and the CCPA in the United States.
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ArticleCyber-Risk Summit: 7 best practices for protecting employee health data
Experts at CW’s virtual Cyber-Risk and Data Privacy Summit explain the importance for companies to review and enhance their current data security compliance policies and procedures.
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ArticleSamsung heir Jay Lee returns to prison for bribery scandal
Jay Lee, the heir and de facto leader of family-owned conglomerate Samsung, was sentenced to prison for 2 1/2 years in a retrial regarding his role in a bribery scandal involving the former president of South Korea.
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ArticleExcellus Health Plan fined $5.1M for 2015 data breach
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights fined Excellus Health Plan $5.1 million for failures relating to a 2015 data breach that exposed the personal information of 9.3 million individuals.
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ArticleEx-Wells Fargo general counsel fined $3.5M for fake accounts role
General Counsel James Strother agreed to a $3.5 million settlement to become the seventh former senior executive at Wells Fargo fined by the OCC for their role in the bank’s fake account scandal.