All articles by Jaclyn Jaeger – Page 77

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    U.K. government seeks views on NIS Directive

    2017-08-08T11:15:00Z

    The U.K. government this week published a consultation seeking views on its plans to implement the EU’s Network and Information Systems Directive, which is due to come into force in May 2018.

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    Striving toward a better ethics and compliance training program

    2017-08-08T09:00:00Z

    NAVEX’s 2017 report on ethics and compliance training is out, and the results are required reading for compliance officers eager to know how well their programs compare to their peers.

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    SFO investigating British American Tobacco

    2017-08-07T15:45:00Z

    The U.K. Serious Fraud Office confirmed that it is investigating suspicions of corruption in the conduct of business by British American Tobacco, its subsidiaries, and associated persons over bribery allegations in East Africa.

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    Teradata discloses FCPA probe

    2017-08-07T11:00:00Z

    Teradata, an IT service management company, disclosed in its most recent quarterly filing that it has, through internal processes, discovered potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act concerning one of its international subsidiaries doing business in Turkey.

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    Archrock names general counsel amid FCPA probe

    2017-08-07T10:15:00Z

    Archrock Partners has appointed Stephanie Hildebrandt as senior vice president and general counsel, effective Aug. 7. Hildebrandt's appointment comes amid an ongoing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigation in connection with certain previously disclosed errors and possible irregularities at one of its former international operations.

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    GDPR compliance is lagging

    2017-08-01T14:15:00Z

    A survey says many firms are nowhere near ready to comply with the new EU data privacy standard. CCOs should consider people, processes, technology, and data when building a GDPR solution.

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    Financial Conduct Authority seeks views on AML supervision

    2017-07-31T11:30:00Z

    The Financial Conduct Authority has launched a consultation regarding the government-proposed Office for Professional Body AML Supervision, which sets out draft expectations about how professional body supervisors can meet their AML supervision obligations.

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    Net1: Department of Justice closed FCPA probe

    2017-07-31T10:00:00Z

    Net1 UEPS Technologies, a Johannesburg, South Africa-based provider of alternative payment systems, last week received a letter from the Criminal Division's Fraud Section of the U.S. Department of Justice advising the company that it has closed its investigation concerning possible violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

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    SEC awards more than $1.7M to whistleblower

    2017-07-31T09:45:00Z

    The SEC last week announced a whistleblower award of more than $1.7 million to a company insider who it said provided the agency with critical information to help stop a fraud that would have otherwise been difficult to detect.

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    Halliburton settles FCPA case for $29.2M

    2017-07-27T12:15:00Z

    Oil field services giant Halliburton today reached a $29.2 million settlement with the SEC over charges that it violated the books and records and internal accounting controls provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act concerning payments tied to Angola.

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    SEC Investigative Report: Digital assets are securities

    2017-07-26T16:00:00Z

    The Securities and Exchange Commission issued an investigative report this week cautioning market participants that offers and sales of digital assets by “virtual” organizations are subject to the requirements of the federal securities laws.

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    Newmont Mining FCPA case ends in declination

    2017-07-26T15:00:00Z

    Newmont Mining said in a quarterly filing this week that it will not be facing an enforcement action from the Department of Justice regarding a previously disclosed investigation into potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

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    SEC awards $2.5 million to whistleblower

    2017-07-26T15:00:00Z

    The Securities and Exchange Commission this week announced an award of nearly $2.5 million to an employee of a domestic government agency whose whistleblower tip helped launch an SEC investigation and whose continued assistance enabled the SEC to address a company's misconduct.

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    SFO investigating Rio Tinto

    2017-07-25T09:45:00Z

    The U.K. Serious Fraud Office confirmed this week it has opened an investigation into suspected corruption by mining company Rio Tinto.

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    New U.K. watchdog to close money laundering loopholes

    2017-07-25T09:30:00Z

    The U.K’s new Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision said that it will tackle potential weaknesses in the supervisory system that criminals and terrorists may be trying to exploit.

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    Exxon to challenge OFAC over Russia sanctions

    2017-07-24T12:45:00Z

    The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has slapped ExxonMobil with a $2 million civil penalty for violating Ukraine-related sanctions regulations, an action that Exxon is legally challenging.

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    The compliance side of the war on drugs

    2017-07-21T13:45:00Z

    In a precedent-setting case, drugmaker Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals has agreed to a $35 million settlement with the U.S. federal government for failing to monitor its sales channels for suspicious orders.

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    Mexico unveils new anti-corruption law

    2017-07-21T13:30:00Z

    A new Mexican law cracks down on dishonest business, especially with public servants. But companies with strong compliance programs should have little to fear, experts say.

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    Ethics and compliance in United States takes global stage

    2017-07-18T12:15:00Z

    What do the recent resignations of Walter Shaub, director of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, and Department of Justice Compliance Counsel Hui Chen mean for the ethics and compliance community?

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    New index shows extractives governance lacking in some countries

    2017-07-18T10:45:00Z

    The results from the Natural Resource Governance Institute’s Resource Governance Index show a lack of governance for natural resources.