All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 1138
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PodcastDoug Walter on how a new HQ can drive engagement
Doug Walter, chief compliance officer at Phillips 66, explains to columnist Tom Fox how the energy company’s new headquarters has been a valuable tool for employee engagement and recruiting.
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ArticleCongress takes aim at Big Tech with new bills
Bills working through Congress would make it harder for tech companies to profit from consumer data and force them to better secure networked devices.
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ArticleSEC closes FCPA probe into Misonix
The SEC has closed its FCPA investigation into medical device company Misonix and will not be recommending an enforcement action, the company announced.
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Airbus subsidiary at center of bribery probe to cease operations
A U.K. subsidiary of Airbus that has been at the center of a seven-year bribery investigation disclosed in an annual report that it will be ceasing business operations, meaning it could potentially avoid criminal charges in connection with the matter.
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ArticleVote: Would you give up social media use for lifetime data privacy?
Would you give up social media for life in order to guarantee a lifetime of data privacy? According to a study by global cyber-security company Kaspersky, nearly 4 in 10 (38 percent) consumers would.
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ArticleGlobal regulators strike against shady ‘manufactured credit events’
International regulators are joining forces to strike against what they deem as “opportunistic strategies” and “manufactured credit events” in the multi-trillion-dollar derivatives marketplace.
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ArticleNew index assesses Latin America’s anti-corruption efforts
Chief compliance officers and chief risk officers will want to check out a new index that assesses Latin American countries’ ability to uncover, punish, and deter corruption.
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Lockpath enhances Blacklight platform
Integrated risk management solutions provider Lockpath announced the upcoming release of Blacklight 2.0.
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ABB appoints new general counsel
Technology company ABB has appointed Maria Varsellona as general counsel and corporate secretary.
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SteelEye adds SM&CR capabilities to data platform
SteelEye announced the addition of Senior Manager & Certification Regime (SM&CR) capabilities within its compliance technology and data analytics platform.
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ArticleAsk Amii mailbag: People skills, diverse backgrounds add to CCO role
In this edition of our compliance advice column, Amii Barnard-Bahn discusses what people skills are necessary to become a truly effective compliance practitioner.
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Aegion appoints chief accounting officer
Aegion has appointed John Heggemann as its senior vice president, corporate controller, and chief accounting officer.
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CAQ governing board elects new leadership
The governing board of the Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) has elected EY’s Kelly Grier and BDO’s Wayne Berson as its chair and vice chair, respectively.
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Facebook exec echoes calls for regulation
One of Facebook’s top executives added his voice to the growing movement among technology firms that the sector cannot police the internet on its own.
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ArticleCFTC issues reduced whistleblower award of $2.5M
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has awarded a whistleblower $2.5 million for assisting it in an investigation, but the award could have been larger if the report was made sooner, the CFTC said.
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FedEx sues Feds over export control burdens related to Huawei dispute
Shipping giant FedEx is suing the federal government in an effort to reverse what it says are impossible to achieve compliance burdens imposed by the Department of Commerce.
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Compliance lessons from Technip’s $301.3M global foreign bribery settlement
TechnipFMC and its wholly owned U.S. subsidiary Technip USA will pay a combined $301.3 million settlement to resolve foreign bribery charges with authorities in the United States and Brazil.
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Merrill Lynch to pay $25M to settle metals ‘spoofing’ claims
Merrill Lynch Commodities will pay a combined $25 million to resolve a government investigation into a multi-year scheme to mislead the market for precious metals futures contracts.
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ArticleYet another misstep by Danske results in firing of interim Danish CEO
Danske Bank has been forced to fire yet another board member—this time for mis-selling thousands of customers a wealth management product that charged excessive fees.
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UBS compliance officer convicted of insider trading
A London Southwark Crown Court jury on June 27 convicted two individuals—a senior compliance officer of UBS and a day trader of financial securities—and sentenced them to three years’ imprisonment for insider trading.