All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 1366
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News BriefCantaloupe fined $1.5M in SEC accounting fraud case
Electronic payments software company Cantaloupe agreed to pay a $1.5 million penalty to settle allegations of accounting fraud levied by the Securities and Exchange Commission arising from improper revenue recognition practices.
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News BriefSEC continues crusade against crypto with Coinbase charges
The Securities and Exchange Commission continued its crackdown on the digital asset industry, charging cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase with violating federal securities laws.
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News BriefPCAOB proposal puts pressure on auditors to find fraud
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board proposed standard updates that would require auditors to enhance scrutiny toward potential instances of company noncompliance, including fraud, in their audit work.
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PremiumSurvey: Social risks in supply chain prove vexing for GRC professionals
Respondents to a survey conducted by the International Compliance Association said they were confident they understood and are properly monitoring the social risks in their companies’ supply chains, though blind spots regarding cultures and strategic plans remain.
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News BriefFlorida marks 10 U.S. states with data privacy laws
Florida became the 10th U.S. state to pass a comprehensive consumer data privacy bill, though its law will only apply to larger businesses with more than $1 billion in annual revenue.
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News BriefSEC rule prohibits manipulating CCOs at security-based swaps
The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted two rules aimed at curbing potential misconduct in the security-based swaps market.
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News BriefCFPB: ‘Poorly deployed’ AI chatbots harming banking customer service
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau flagged risks regarding expanded use of chatbots by financial institutions, specifically for customer service purposes.
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PremiumKPMG report: Bank supervision, cyber among reg focus areas for rest of year
A new report by KPMG on key regulatory challenges for the second half of 2023 warned financial institutions to prepare for increased scrutiny, while all companies should expect more questions on how they oversee their cybersecurity and data management programs.
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Opinion‘Bully Market’ depicts Goldman Sachs lacking in culture vigilance
Jamie Fiore Higgins’s experiences at Goldman Sachs as chronicled in her memoir “Bully Market” prove a timely read following the investment bank’s $215 million class-action settlement over gender discrimination.
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Resourcee-Book: ESG survey: Social risks, blind spots, and barriers
This free e-Book explores why companies understand the social risks in their supply chains posed by corruption, inequality, and employment standards but don’t always fully recognize less visible risks such as forced and child labor.
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News BriefBanking regs seek consistency via new TPRM guidance
U.S. banking regulators combined to issue final guidance on managing the risks of third-party relationships that replaces the previous documentation each agency released individually.
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Nobell Foods names chief legal officer
Nobell Foods announced the appointment of Justin Ferber as chief legal officer.
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Monday.com promotes general counsel to chief people and legal officer
Software developer monday.com announced the promotion of General Counsel Shiran Nawi to chief people and legal officer.
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PremiumPoll finds finance empowerment key to ESG reporting confidence
The Deloitte Center for Controllership released new data that indicates confidence levels in environmental, social, and governance financial reporting are low.
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Corvus Insurance appoints chief risk officer
Corvus Insurance announced the appointment of Albert Zhou as chief risk officer.
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SEC risk alert expands marketing rule exam focus areas
The Securities and Exchange Commission is expanding its examination focus regarding investment advisers’ compliance with its new marketing rule.
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PremiumVerizon report: Lion’s share of data breaches linked to organized crime
About 83 percent of data breaches are perpetrated by external bad actors and not employees, with 70 percent of those breaches linked to organized crime groups with financial motives, according to the latest research.
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News BriefTreasury to review its compliance, enforcement efforts
The Treasury Department announced steps it is taking to improve its own compliance efforts, including a reassessment of the way it pursues enforcement actions.
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News BriefPharmacy holding company CCO convicted in $50M Medicare fraud
Steven King, the chief compliance officer of a defunct pharmacy holding company, was found guilty of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and wire fraud for unnecessarily billing Medicare for more than $50 million in medical supplies.
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PremiumHow will regulators’ increased scrutiny of banks play out in practice?
Federal banking regulators have indicated they will be more assertive in their supervision of mid-sized banks in the aftermath of the collapses of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, and First Republic Bank. What actions might they take?