All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 1352
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News BriefCredit Suisse discloses ICFR ‘not effective’ in 2022
Credit Suisse Group disclosed in its annual report its internal control over financial reporting was “not effective” for the fiscal year ending December 2022.
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News BriefInvestment adviser fined $50K for compliance lapses following founder/CCO’s death
E. Magnus Oppenheim & Co. must pay $50,000 and hire an independent compliance consultant to settle Securities and Exchange Commission charges of failing to implement compliance policies and procedures following the death of its founder and CCO.
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Crowe promotes diversity leader to chief DEI officer
Public accounting, consulting, and technology firm Crowe announced the promotion of Rachael Gibson to chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer.
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News BriefDOJ intervenes in suit alleging Rite Aid helped fuel opioid crisis
The Department of Justice announced its intervention in a lawsuit alleging retail pharmacy chain Rite Aid filled hundreds of thousands of prescriptions for medically unnecessary oxycodone and other opioids in violation of multiple federal laws.
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News BriefDXC Technology fined $8M over non-GAAP disclosures
IT services provider DXC Technology Company agreed to pay an $8 million penalty to settle Securities and Exchange Commission charges it made material misstatements regarding its non-GAAP disclosures over a two-year period.
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PremiumAccounting and reporting challenges of environmental credits
Companies are working on plans to reduce their carbon emissions. The popularity of environmental credits has grown as a way for companies to meet their emission reduction targets.
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News BriefWeb hosting company fined in DOJ cyber fraud case
Web hosting company Jelly Bean Communications Design and its manager agreed to pay $293,771 in the latest Department of Justice case holding government contractors accountable for poor cybersecurity practices.
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AutoCruitment appoints general counsel, chief compliance officer
AutoCruitment, a digital patient recruitment company serving clinical researchers, announced the appointment of Kathy Twiddy as general counsel and chief compliance officer.
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Crane Holdings names general counsel of spin-off
Manufacturing company Crane Holdings announced the appointment of Paul Igoe as senior vice president, general counsel and secretary of Crane NXT, an industrial technology spin-off.
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SEC proposes Reg S-P updates on incident response, breach notifications
The Securities and Exchange Commission proposed amendments to its regulation requiring broker-dealers, investment companies, and registered investment advisers to establish policies and procedures to safeguard customer records and information.
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News BriefCISA pilot program seeks to bolster ransomware preparedness
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency announced a pilot program designed to help critical infrastructure entities vulnerable to cyberattacks mitigate a ransomware incident before it occurs.
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PremiumExperts: DOJ clawback pilot to be ‘work in progress’
Businesses and compliance professionals should expect the Department of Justice’s new compensation clawback policies to be applied on a case-by-case basis, with broad discretion, according to legal experts.
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PremiumTRACE enforcement report highlights anti-bribery trends from 2022
The United States broke from a three-year downturn in bribery-related enforcement actions, while Brazil continued its emergence in the space, according to the results of the latest annual Global Enforcement Report by nonprofit TRACE.
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News BriefEx-Wells Fargo exec fined $17M for role in fake accounts scandal
Carrie Tolstedt, the former head of Wells Fargo’s community bank, will pay a $17 million fine issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for her role in the bank’s fake accounts scandal.
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News BriefCFPB eyeing data broker practices in planned rulemaking push
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is asking companies that “track and collect information on people’s personal lives” to provide information to the agency as it considers rulemaking under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
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News BriefSterling Bank spared fine, to pay $27.2M in restitution under DOJ plea deal
Sterling Bancorp pleaded guilty to falsifying securities statements prior to and following a 2017 initial public offering and will pay approximately $27.2 million in restitution, the Department of Justice announced.
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News BriefFed governor teases new TPRM guidance for banks
The Federal Reserve and other U.S. banking agencies are working to develop joint guidance to clarify regulatory expectations around third-party risk management, according to Fed Governor Michelle Bowman.
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PremiumWhere will regulators turn following SVB, Signature Bank failures?
Small and mid-sized banks can expect more regulatory scrutiny in the aftermath of the collapses of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, according to legal experts. The time to prepare is now.
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News BriefBipartisan bill strengthening SEC whistleblower program reintroduced
Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) revived a whistleblower protection bill aimed at shielding whistleblowers from retaliation and cutting down on the time it takes to receive an award from the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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News BriefTupperware to delay annual report amid ICFR weaknesses
Tupperware Brands Corp. disclosed it uncovered material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting as part of an announcement its 2022 annual report would be delayed.