All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 1143
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ArticleNew EC president willing to extend Brexit third time
New European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said she is willing to extend the Brexit deadline for a third time “should more time be required for a good reason.”
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National Vision names chief accounting officer
National Vision Holdings, an optical retailer, has appointed Melissa Rasmussen as chief accounting officer, effective July 29.
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ArticleAll eyes on how Ireland will handle Big Tech and GDPR
Ireland—home EU regulator to Big Tech firms including Google, Twitter, and Facebook—is the key country not to have issued a GDPR-related fine yet, though the regulator has said it has started at least 19 inquiries into the sector.
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ArticleWhat we can learn from the biggest GDPR fines so far
Recent record-breaking fines for GDPR violations levied on British Airways and Marriott by the U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office offer a glimpse into what GDPR enforcement might look like going forward and serve up a warning to companies that data privacy protocols must be foolproof.
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ArticleGDPR enforcement varies widely by country
Most EU countries have now issued fines under the GDPR. Determining which are the toughest enforcers depends on one’s viewpoint—we lay out country-by-country look at the enforcement trends to date.
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PodcastMax Roche on grant money management compliance
Max Roche, compliance manager of direct funding at the World Economic Forum, discusses his role in making sure grant money received by the organization is spent in the way intended.
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ArticleLesson from Equifax penalty (at least $575M): Breach ‘entirely preventable’
What resulted in the largest-ever breach of consumer data culminated in the largest data breach enforcement action in history.
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Microsoft to pay $25M in FCPA case
Microsoft and a subsidiary will pay $25.3 million in combined criminal and civil penalties to resolve the U.S. government’s investigation into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
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New PM Boris Johnson vows Brexit by Oct. 31 deadline; businesses wary
Newly elected Prime Minister Boris Johnson will enter 10 Downing Street with exactly 100 days to deliver the Brexit he has promised.
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Appeals Court upholds bribery conviction of Alstom Network
The Criminal Division of the U.K. Court of Appeal has upheld the April 2018 conviction of Alstom Network UK over a bribery case concerning an infrastructure contract in Tunisia.
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ArticleSEC, DOJ charge 3 former Power Solutions executives with fraud
Three former executives of a smaller reporting company are facing multiple fraud charges connected to a $25 million overstatement of revenue.
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ArticleDOJ launches antitrust probe into Big Tech
The U.S. Department of Justice has opened an antitrust probe into Big Tech firms that are ”engaging in practices that have reduced competition, stifled innovation, or otherwise harmed consumers.”
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InvestEdge updates compliance monitoring system
InvestEdge, a provider of financial advisory solutions, announced the release of Compliance Middle Office Management as a new addition to its compliance monitoring system.
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ArticleICFR findings rose in 2018, pending report to say
Adverse auditor attestations on the state of internal controls at public companies made a bit of a comeback in 2018 after a brief retreat, according to a coming report from Audit Analytics.
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Facebook to pay $100M for misleading disclosures
In addition to its record-breaking FTC fine, Facebook on Wednesday reached a $100 million settlement with the SEC for making misleading disclosures regarding the risk of misuse of its user data.
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ArticleFacebook settlement was barely worth waiting for
The compliance aspects of what will be expected of Facebook going forward were fair enough, but a lack of personal liability has us questioning the settlement.
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Kroll expands to Australia with Enex Carbon addition
Kroll, a division of global advisor Duff & Phelps, announced the expansion of its cyber risk solution offerings with the addition of Australia-based cyber-security firm Enex Carbon.
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Grant Thornton, Ephesoft announce alliance
Grant Thornton has formed an alliance with enterprise content capture and data discovery solutions provider Ephesoft.
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Celsius Network names new chief compliance officer
Celsius Network, a London-based cryptocurrency platform, has appointed Jeremie Beaudry as chief compliance officer.
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ArticleOverseas whistleblowers continue to fuel SEC program
Foreign national whistleblowers play a strong role in the SEC’s whistleblower program, highlighted by the most recent award of $500,000 to an overseas informant. This latest payout appears to mark at least the 13th time the SEC has awarded an overseas whistleblower.


