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Accounting & Auditing Update Blog
Tax functions need high-tech tools, KPMG outlook says
Tammy Whitehouse | September 21, 2018
Tax departments need to tool up to be ready for the kinds of tax planning that will occur in the coming 12 months, especially under tax reform, survey says.
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Accounting & Auditing Update Blog
Confidence in auditors tapers in 2018, poll says
Tammy Whitehouse | September 19, 2018
Investor confidence in auditors and in capital markets in general fell in 2018, according to the annual poll by the Center for Audit Quality.
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The Filing Cabinet Blog
Pay for outside corporate directors barely increased in 2017
Joe Mont | September 6, 2018
Total pay for outside directors at the nation’s largest corporations increased by a mere 3 percent in 2017, driven by increases in cash and stock compensation, according to a new analysis by Willis Towers Watson.
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The benefits and challenges of blockchain
Ebook, September 4, 2018Despite the nearly constant buzzing about Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, their underlying technology framework, blockchain, is where the real excitement is, creating both risks and opportunities for companies.
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Key Considerations When Selecting GRC Software
White Paper, August 29, 2018When choosing a software to manage risk and compliance, choosing the right software is critical. The wrong software can lead to serious issues that can have lasting damage your company and reputation.
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Accounting & Auditing Update Blog
SOX-related audit costs rise again in 2017, poll says
Tammy Whitehouse | August 9, 2018
Half of the largest public companies saw SOX-related audit costs rise in 2017, driven by regulatory pressure, M&A activity, and new accounting rules.
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News Article
As technology evolves, so do accounting and finance leaders
Jaclyn Jaeger | August 7, 2018
A new study from Robert Half and the Financial Executives Research Foundation reveals how evolving technology is rapidly enhancing the accounting and finance functions.
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Accounting & Auditing Update Blog
Angst over lease accounting grows, new polls say
Tammy Whitehouse | August 1, 2018
A pair of new poll results suggest anxiety is growing at public companies that have five months remaining until new lease accounting rules take effect.
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News Article
New index ranks countries by level of ‘compliance complexity’
Jaclyn Jaeger | July 26, 2018
Companies looking to expand their global footprint or invest for the first time in new, unfamiliar regions of the world may want to check out a new index that ranks countries by the complexity of their compliance requirements.
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Accounting & Auditing Update Blog
CECL readiness spans the full spectrum, new poll shows
Tammy Whitehouse | July 20, 2018
Banks appear all over the spectrum in terms of their readiness for CECL, with equal numbers implementing the new model or still in the early stages, a new poll says.
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Accounting & Auditing Update Blog
Companies plan to automate internal controls, poll says
Tammy Whitehouse | July 17, 2018
Companies are migrating toward automating their internal control over financial reporting, according to a recent survey by Financial Executives Research Foundation.
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News Article
Managing contracts in an evolving regulatory world
Jaclyn Jaeger | July 3, 2018
Knowing how to properly manage risk across the company’s entire contract portfolio is a critical part of maintaining compliance with contractual agreements and ensuring that contracts remain current and in line with regulatory requirements in the United States and abroad.
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News Article
Bank of England: EU not doing enough to combat Brexit risks to financial services
Neil Hodge | June 29, 2018
The Bank of England thinks the United Kingdom has made positive “progress” on handling the risks of disruption to financial services likely to be caused by Brexit, but adds there has been a lack of similar action from the European Union.
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Accounting & Auditing Update Blog
SAB 74 disclosures still lag, PwC analysis shows
Tammy Whitehouse | June 13, 2018
Investors are not getting much warning about assets and liabilities soon to hit corporate balance sheets as companies prepare to adopt new lease accounting rules.
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News Article
Compliance officers in Europe: You’re in demand and getting a raise
Paul Hodgson | June 12, 2018
According to recent studies, there is a high demand in Europe for chief compliance officers and companies are willing to pay big bucks for top talent.
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The Man From FCPA Blog
Best practices: Hiring a business sponsor for third-party relationships
Tom Fox | June 10, 2018
A significant piece of the compliance regime is overseeing third-party business relationships, and the best way to keep them on track is to employ the business sponsor.
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News Article
Benchmark survey: Top compliance programs are data-driven
Jaclyn Jaeger | June 6, 2018
A new survey from Convercent and Compliance Week indicates that the top-performing compliance departments increasingly are starting to invest in technology solutions that support a data-driven program.
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News Article
Poll-apalooza: Let us help you benchmark your compliance program
Dave Lefort | June 4, 2018
We polled practitioners on 11 key topics in ethics and compliance at the recently concluded Compliance Week 2018 conference. Check out the results to help you benchmark your own programs.
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News Article
For leading compliance programs, it’s all about technology
Jaclyn Jaeger | May 31, 2018
Leading compliance programs more often use technology tools than do their peers, according to the results of PwC’s annual State of Compliance study. These include data analysis tools, dashboards, continuous monitoring, data warehousing, data extraction tools, and a GRC solution.
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Accounting & Auditing Update Blog
Newest poll shows lag in lease accounting adoption
Tammy Whitehouse | May 30, 2018
With only six months to the effective date of a new lease accounting rule, more than half of companies have not started to prepare, according to a new survey.
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Accounting & Auditing Update Blog
Restatements dip again in 2017, newest study shows
Tammy Whitehouse | May 30, 2018
Restatements took another downward dip in 2017, suggesting continued improvement in financial reporting quality, according to the newest study from Audit Analytics.
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News Article
Building a top-notch anti-corruption program
Joe Mont | May 22, 2018
A panel of experts spoke at Compliance Week 2018 on how to embed anti-corruption procedures into the compliance function.
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Best Practices: Compliance Programs Now Require Microlearning
White Paper, May 17, 2018Traditional long compliance training sessions, whether in-person or online, are no longer effective. Employees get bored, tune out and disengage – shorter attention spans demand shorter bursts of content. Utilizing microlearning methods in your training ensures that employees will engage with and retain your compliance communications.
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News Article
What to do to make sure you’re ready for GDPR
Neil Hodge | May 16, 2018
Data protection experts are emphatic about what a company’s first reaction should be if it believes it is not fully GDPR compliant as 25 May approaches: Don’t panic.
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News Article
Reducing fourth-party risk with eyes wide open
Jaclyn Jaeger | May 8, 2018
Recent analyses show that many companies don’t have adequate visibility into their third parties, and even less so their third parties’ third parties and beyond (so-called Nth parties).
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