All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 1229
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ArticleGerman court cuts 1 & 1 Telecom GDPR fine by 90 percent
Continuing a recent trend of massive fine reductions under the General Data Protection Regulation, 1 & 1 Telecom in Germany had its €9.55 million penalty issued last year reduced to €900,000 (U.S. $1.06 million) by a German court.
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ArticleISS 2021 proxy voting updates address racial, ethnic, gender diversity
Proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services released updates to its 2021 benchmark proxy voting policy, with the biggest changes this year addressing racial, ethnic, and gender diversity on boards.
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Analysis: With Clayton leaving, SEC likely to target financial institutions
SEC Chairman Jay Clayton will step down from his post at the end of the year, allowing the Biden administration to choose his successor immediately upon taking over the White House.
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Resourcee-Book: Machine learning will (eventually) help win the war against financial crime
This e-Book, from Compliance Week and Guidehouse Inc., explores how the adoption of machine learning in fighting financial crime will likely explode as technology solutions become more effective and efficient—driven by work-stream prioritization, product maturity, and refinement of implementation processes.
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ICA partnership offers AML education in Lithuania
The International Compliance Association announced a partnership with Kazimieras Simonavičius University in Lithuania to offer the ICA’s full suite of professional qualifications.
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Hyliion appoints general counsel and chief compliance officer
Hyliion Holdings, an electrified powertrain solutions provider, announced the appointment of Jose Oxholm as vice president, general counsel, and chief compliance officer.
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ArticleAirbnb in talks with OFAC regarding potential sanctions violations
Airbnb said in a regulatory filing that it has been in discussions with the Office of Foreign Assets Control regarding user activity on its platform that may be in violation of U.S. sanctions laws.
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ArticleCryptocurrency’s future: What compliance needs to know
Cryptocurrency is complicated, but it’s not going away anytime soon. David Povey of the ICA takes a look at what regulators are trying to do and offers tips on where compliance officers can go to study this complex topic further.
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Resourcee-Book: Using immersive scenarios in your financial crime training
This free e-Book considers five questions that can help when designing immersive financial crime training scenarios for learners.
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ResourceSurvey Report: The benefits of centralizing and automating entity management
This report from Compliance Week and Diligent explores results from the recent survey, “Automated entity management greatly reduces compliance risk.”
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ResourceWhite paper: Addressing the hidden cost of embedding open source software
The digital economy has created a need in the world of software development to find new ways of delivering innovative software solutions and software updates faster than ever before. Development teams are—understandably so—increasingly using open source software.
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ArticleOECD praises U.S. global anti-bribery enforcement efforts
In its 10-year check-in report, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development lauded U.S. enforcement authorities for continuing to be at the forefront in the global fight against corruption and offered only minor suggestions for improvements.
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Article2020 TRACE Bribery Matrix: U.S. falls from top 20; China on the rise
TRACE International’s 2020 Bribery Risk Matrix has the United States trending downward in multiple areas of business-related bribery risk.
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ArticleOCIE director’s warning: Insufficient CCO support won’t fly
In a year turned upside down by the coronavirus pandemic, one thing hasn’t changed in the eyes of the SEC: The best compliance programs are supported by senior management and have adequate staffing, technology, and training.
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Duke Energy names new chief ethics and compliance officer
Duke Energy announced several executive changes, including the appointment of a new chief ethics and compliance officer and a new chief risk officer.
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Herbalife Nutrition names its first chief risk officer
Herbalife Nutrition has named Bosco Chiu as the company’s first ever chief risk officer.
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Limeade names general counsel, corporate secretary
Limeade, an employee experience software company, announced the appointment of Scott Fletcher as general counsel and corporate secretary.
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Black Knight appoints chief risk officer
Black Knight, a provider of integrated software, data, and analytics to the mortgage and real estate industries, announced Ryan Hallett has been appointed chief risk officer.
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ArticleWhatsApp Ireland reserves $91.8M for potential GDPR fine
The Irish arm of WhatsApp has set aside $91.8 million for possible administrative fines arising from long-standing investigations by Ireland’s data regulator into the way the messaging platform shares data with Facebook.
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ArticleCrackdown on culture part of widespread regulatory push
A recent ruling by the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority to ban three individuals from the financial services industry for out-of-work misconduct is part of a broader push by regulators to crack down on matters related to culture, writes Martin Woods.