All Compliance Week articles in January-February 2020
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ArticleCase study: How 3M uses predictive analytics
At a recent virtual conference, Michael Duran, chief ethics and compliance officer at 3M, shared in candid detail lessons learned from the company’s journey toward predictive analytics.
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ArticleAsk Amii mailbag: What makes a champion of culture?
In the latest edition of the Ask Amii mailbag, executive coach Amii Barnard-Bahn offers a checklist for measuring ethical culture, three guideposts for promoting culture at a startup, and her take on getting the right mix of in-person and virtual trainings.
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ArticleU.S. trending up in new TRACE matrix bribery report
The latest edition of TRACE International’s annual Bribery Risk Matrix shows many of the same countries named in last year’s report are still struggling with business-related bribery risk. One country on the rise: the United States.
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ArticleSEC sees slight decrease in number of whistleblower tips fielded
The Securities and Exchange Commission, in its annual report to Congress, indicated it fielded 5,212 whistleblower tips in fiscal year 2019, down 1 percent from the record of 5,282 in FY2018.
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ArticleReport: Investor confidence in audit committees high; more transparency needed
The 2019 Audit Committee Transparency Barometer indicated investor confidence in audit committee effectiveness was strong (81 percent) and had increased 10 percentage points since the first report was issued in 2014.
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House passes bill requiring disclosure of diversity on corporate boards
If enacted, legislation on corporate board diversity would require the SEC to work on strategies to increase gender, racial, and ethnic diversity on corporate boards.
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ArticleGuide for practitioners: How to effectively monitor anti-corruption compliance
In a guest column for CW, Uber’s senior counsel for global compliance helps to outline a best-in-class compliance monitoring program.
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ArticleEricsson finalizes $1B FCPA settlement
Swedish telecom giant Ericsson has entered a $1 billion settlement with U.S. authorities to resolve a long-running investigation into violations of the FCPA that spanned 17 years and several geographies and involved high-level executives.
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ArticleAsk Amii mailbag: 8 tips for workplace time management
Too many meetings, too little time? In the latest edition of the Ask Amii mailbag, executive coach Amii Barnard-Bahn offers tips on how to reset your corporate calendar and better prioritize your time.
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ArticleListen to your mom … and 15 other reasons to attend CW2020
Compliance Week quoted everyone’s original compliance officer (mom, of course) in running down 15 reasons why you should attend CW’s 15th annual National Conference.
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ArticleCompanies deserve a break on rushed CCPA compliance
The CCPA has been rushed from the start, says CW Editor in Chief Dave Lefort, who believes the California attorney general’s plan to give leniency for companies making good-faith efforts is the right call.
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ArticleMost-trafficked content tells story of the compliance officer
Changes in the interests of our audience over the last several years help us to understand how much compliance officers must evolve in their jobs to meet the demands of a given time.
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ArticleApple, Walmart among compliance winners of 2019
Strong social stances, a dedication to doing what’s right, and leading by example highlight the qualities exemplified by our list of ethics and compliance winners of 2019.
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PremiumTop ethics and compliance failures of 2019
From antitrust and privacy concerns in the tech world to compliance officer liability in the pharmaceutical industry to unethical practices in the banking and accounting professions, more than a dozen companies made Compliance Week’s list of the biggest compliance fails in 2019.
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ArticleCompliance 2020: A timeline
Compliance Week looks back at two decades of scandals, enforcement actions, and regulatory policies (2000-2019) that shaped the compliance function we see today.
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ArticleSpecial report: Compliance 2020
CW Editor in Chief Dave Lefort offers 10 predictions on what will dominate compliance headlines in 2020.
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PremiumFour veteran CCOs, 5 questions: The evolution of compliance
With a combined 64 years experience in compliance, these four chief compliance officers reflect on how the profession has evolved over the past decade-plus and what challenges lie ahead.
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SEC’s 2020 priorities can be gleaned from 2019 trends
Companies would be wise to study the SEC’s annual enforcement report and avoid becoming one of the ever-increasing number of enforcement actions the Commission doles out yearly for misconduct.
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DOJ enforcement priorities for 2020 include antitrust
Compliance officers need to step it up in 2020; a world of heightened risk means a world of heightened regulatory oversight.
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ArticleHot topics for 2019 year-end audits
As auditors get ready for year-end audits, internal controls and new accounting standards are on their radar.