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PremiumShinhan Bank enforcements a lesson in not prioritizing compliance
The recent $25 million in combined penalties levied against South Korean-based Shinhan Bank by three U.S. regulators was the culmination of the bank’s failure over an eight-year period to timely correct deficiencies with its anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act processes.
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PremiumExpert: Clorox ‘trying to do the right thing’ with rapid cyberattack disclosures
The timing of a recent cyberattack against Clorox juxtaposed against the Securities and Exchange Commission’s adoption of its cybersecurity incident disclosure rule soon to take effect has presented a case study regarding how companies might seek to meet the requirements of the rule.
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PremiumDOJ floats declinations as incentive under M&A self-disclosure safe harbor
The Department of Justice’s push to incentivize companies to voluntarily self-disclose potential misconduct reached its next stage in the form of a safe harbor policy regarding mergers and acquisitions.
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PremiumLessons from Danske Bank CCO: Four pillars to successful remediation
Outgoing Danske Bank CCO Satnam Lehal shares with Compliance Week lessons learned from addressing deficiencies in the bank’s compliance program while managing the expectations of regulators, the board, employees, customers, analysts, investors, and the public.
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PremiumSurvey finds gender parity progress in general counsel compensation
Pay among women general counsel outpaced men in 2022 for only the second time since 2018, according to the latest compensation benchmarking report from corporate leadership data provider Equilar.
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PremiumNIST framework might help organizations prepare for AI regulations
The new artificial intelligence framework released by the National Institute of Standards and Technology is not a checklist for AI but might help organizations better manage the risks associated with the technology.
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PremiumAuditor independence on regulators’ radars
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and Securities and Exchange Commission have emphasized in public statements auditor independence is a critical enforcement area, prompting the need for firms to reacquaint themselves with each agency’s requirements.
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WebcastCPE Webcast: Global compliance trends: Discussing anti-bribery and corruption survey findings
This webcast will break down the key findings of an anti-bribery and corruption survey report and offer additional insights into what global compliance professionals had to say about their ongoing and emerging concerns.
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PremiumAssessing the value of COSO sustainability reporting guidance
Companies that haven’t yet set up verifiable reporting in their sustainability programs have a ready reference available in the framework put out by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, experts discussed at CW’s virtual ESG Summit.
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PremiumStartup or established: Common denominators of corporate ESG strategy
A pair of experts from vastly different companies swapped notes on how to scaffold and structure an environmental, social, and governance program at CW’s virtual ESG Summit.
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PremiumPath to ESG assurance a crawl-walk-run exercise
It’s important companies exercise patience when determining when to begin an assurance engagement, experts explained during a session at CW’s virtual ESG Summit.
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PremiumScope 3 emissions best practices: Be transparent, thorough
There is much companies can do—and must do, given upcoming regulatory requirements—to rein in Scope 3 emissions, sustainability expert Susan McNichols discussed at CW’s virtual ESG Summit.
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PremiumSurvey: Tech gaps, third parties pose biggest ABAC threats
A recent survey conducted by Compliance Week and Morgan Lewis determined areas of insufficient resource support to combat bribery and corruption, along with trends in third-party due diligence.
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ResourceSurvey Report: Tech gaps, third parties pose biggest ABAC threats
Compliance professionals asked to assess their anti-bribery and corruption efforts indicated resource support deficiencies in areas including staffing and technology, according to a survey conducted by Compliance Week and Morgan Lewis.
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PremiumExperts: SEC or not, Scope 3 GHG disclosure requirements coming
The actions of companies like Amazon and new legislation passed in California prove it’s no longer a question of if companies will be required to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions—it’s a question of when, experts told attendees at CW’s virtual ESG Summit.
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PremiumQ&A: Paxos CCO on defying stereotype of lax controls in digital asset industry
Carolina Ceballos, the first full-time chief compliance officer at Paxos, shares with Compliance Week what the blockchain infrastructure platform does, its culture, and how it uses compliance as a competitive advantage.
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PremiumQ&A: Lexmark sustainability chief on defying ESG criticism to ‘stay the course’
John Gagel, chief sustainability officer for Lexmark International, shares with Compliance Week why the private company tracks its greenhouse gas emissions and plans to comply with the climate-related disclosure rule proposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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PremiumFrom 5 to 11: Keeping up with new state data privacy laws
If multi-state businesses thought at the start of 2023 complying with a patchwork of U.S. state privacy laws was going to be a lot of work, now they must be overwhelmed. Experts assess the fast-evolving U.S. privacy landscape.
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News Brief
FCPA opinion shines light on reasonable expenses for foreign officials
A Foreign Corrupt Practices Act review published by the Department of Justice offers further clarity around when the agency would determine expenses paid on behalf of a foreign official to be deemed “reasonable and bona fide.”
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PremiumAppreciating ESG fraud risk management
The factors that surround the environmental, social, and governance disciplines have grown from just a few to more than 50 considerations, indicating all three ESG elements carry equal weight when evaluating a proper corporate strategy.