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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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SEC 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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Webcast: How to reduce audit burdens
Accounting and audit teams are continually being asked to interact with and coordinate compliance initiatives on a more frequent basis. For organizations juggling multiple audits, such as SOX, operational audits, or financial reporting, information redundancy, competing deadlines, and large numbers of audit requirements quickly present challenges.
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Survey: Compliance struggles to keep pace with mobile, social tech in workplace
A new survey shows the use of personal devices and contemporary communication platforms are par for the course in work settings; yet 45 percent of firms feel they are incessantly behind the eight-ball when it comes to managing electronic message compliance.
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Microsoft updates cloud contract privacy amid EDPS probe
Microsoft has updated the privacy provisions of its commercial cloud contracts amid a European Data Protection Supervisor investigation that revealed “serious concerns” in its preliminary findings.
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Itiviti, Capital Market Solutions partner on SEC rule
Itiviti announced a partnership with Capital Market Solutions to provide a complete regulatory reporting solution for SEC Rule 613 (Consolidated Audit Trail).
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What FASB’s recent updates might mean for you
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued updates to its standards on hedging and share-based payments and is offering guidance on reference rate reform.
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U.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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NHTSA probing Tesla for defects that cause battery fires
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched an investigation into electric-car company Tesla over potential battery defects that allegedly cause its vehicles to suddenly burst into flames.
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e-Book: Social media & electronic messaging: Know your risk
The blending of corporate culture with the proliferation of social media carries with it a heavy burden of risk.
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White paper: Artificial Intelligence & Human Analysis: A Collaborative Relationship
While many industries have become fixated with the potential of AI – including the field of corporate due diligence – asking if it will replace the human component may be the wrong question.
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SEC’s Clayton pushes modernization at UPenn speech
Touting the SEC’s recent accomplishments, Chairman Jay Clayton maintains modernization helps advance the regulator’s “tripartite mission” and gives some hints about next year’s agenda.
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Hearsay Systems launches consulting service
Hearsay Systems announced the launch of a new consulting practice to help financial services organizations adhere to industry regulations and implement modern technologies.
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Sutter Health ignores compliance, pays $30M in whistleblower suit
Sutter Health will pay $30.5 million in a lawsuit alleging fraud and kickbacks after reports from a compliance officer-turned-whistleblower went ignored, and that’s not the only compliance trouble the healthcare services provider faces.
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Former Herbalife execs charged with FCPA violations
The DOJ has charged two former executives of Herbalife with violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act for bribing Chinese government officials for over a decade and then trying to cover up the illicit payments.
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FASB finalizes standard delays, including CECL
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has finalized long anticipated delays in effective dates for several accounting standards, including the controversial rule on credit losses.
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Survey: Data use, security among top audit risk areas
Research and advisory firm Gartner has released its annual “Audit Hot Spots” report, which reveals the three top risk areas for internal audit teams and chief audit executives in 2020.
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Wells Fargo general counsel stepping down
Wells Fargo announced General Counsel Allen Parker will leave the company, effective March 31, 2020, “to pursue other business opportunities.”
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Kroll, Coinfirm partner on crypto compliance
Kroll, a division of global advisor Duff Phelps, announced it now offers crypto compliance and investigations solutions through a collaboration with blockchain analytics firm Coinfirm.
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Verizon finds payment security declines for 2nd consecutive year
Although the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) launched back in 2004, 15 years later, most organizations still struggle to adhere to it.
