All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 1472
-
PremiumFTC sounds alarm on business practices turning into ‘vast surveillance’
The Federal Trade Commission took aim at the business models of some of the world’s largest companies, publishing a years-long study that decried technologies that have created “vast surveillance” networks that expose people to “a host of harms” and violate children’s privacy laws.
-
News Brief‘Biblically responsible’ investment adviser ordered to pay $300K over misleading investors
A “biblically responsible” investment adviser agreed to pay $300,000 and hire an independent compliance consultant to settle charges with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it misled investors, along with other compliance failures.
-
Blog
Safe-Guard Products International names CRO
Safe-Guard Products International, provider of third-party private label protection products for the automotive, RV, marine, and powersports industries, announced the appointment of Alen Gong as chief risk officer.
-
Blog
FINRA names XML Securities’ CCO to board of governors
FINRA announced the election of Jennifer Szaro, chief compliance officer and a managing equity owner at XML Securities and its affiliated registered investment adviser, XML Financial Group, to its board of governors.
-
News BriefSEC penalizes Macquarie Asset Management $80M for overvaluing assets, fraud
Historically, the SEC has fiercely protected the rights of retail investors, and is constantly churning out enforcement actions against investment advisers it alleges have defrauded and manipulated its customers. So, it was somewhat unusual the agency issued an enforcement action this week that involved protecting the rights of institutional investors.
-
PremiumBarclays is axing its bonus caps. Is it also ditching good governance?
Four years post-Brexit, London-based Barclays became the first British bank to scrap bonus caps for its traders that were meant to curb excessive risk-taking with client cash, improve corporate governance, and restore faith in an industry most working people still hold responsible for 15 years of economic misery.
-
PremiumDeloitte survey: AI adoption raising concerns about trust, reputational damage, ethics
As the artificial intelligence boom sweeps into the business world, employees are increasingly concerned about ethics questions and data privacy, a new Deloitte survey found, leading them to increasingly lose trust in their organizations.
-
PremiumHow lax compliance led three defense companies to give military secrets to U.S. adversaries
There are dozens of ways foreign countries can get their hands on U.S. military secrets, including cyberhacking, espionage, theft, and more. But one increasingly concerning way has been through unintentional disclosures by trusted defense contractors, including Boeing, 3D Systems Corp., and RTX Corp., parent company of Raytheon.
-
News BriefRegs levy $120M in fines over off-channel comms with two firms avoiding penalties
Regulators continue to hammer firms with fines for violating rules regarding the use of unapproved communication methods by employees, issuing $120 million in fines this week. And for the first time, two firms were not fined because they self-reported their violations.
-
News BriefSEC to host Nov. 7 virtual compliance seminar for investment advisers
The Securities and Exchange Commission will host a virtual national seminar on Nov. 7 targeted toward chief compliance officers at investment companies and investment advisers.
-
PremiumAI and government: How Trump or Harris presidency will differ on policy, regulation
AI may be one of the hottest things in the business world but former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris haven’t devoted much time to discussing the technology. Still, each candidate has offered a few clues as to how they would govern over this next wave of innovation.
-
News BriefAAR Corp. discloses former exec implicated in Nepal, South Africa FCPA violations
Aviation maintenance services provider AAR Corp. disclosed that several former employees may have bribed officials in Nepal and South Africa to win contracts, and chose to self-report violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act to authorities in the U.S. and U.K.
-
WebcastCPE Webcast: AI strategy and regulatory risk: A financial services perspective
In our coming webinar, experts will discuss the fundamental rethinking of how risk is understood and managed in the financial services industry and how firms can be proactive to stay ahead of these big technological changes.
-
News BriefDOJ updates ECCP to include AI risks, whistleblower protections
Companies under criminal prosecution by the Department of Justice for any reason must show they have robust compliance for any artificial intelligence in use–or risk heightened prosecution–under a DOJ policy update.
-
News BriefFive firms fined by PCAOB for alleged communications, reporting failures
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board fined five consultancies, including Ernst & Young, as the agency continues its crackdown on firms violating audit committee communications rules and reporting requirements.
-
Blog
Norfolk Southern names legal chief
Transport company Norfolk Southern Corporation named Jason Morris as senior vice president, chief legal officer and corporate secretary.
-
Blog
AMMO names compliance chief as CFO
AMMO, which designs and manufactures products for a variety of aptitudes, including law enforcement, military, sport shooting and self-defense, announced that Paul Kasowski, who has served as the company’s chief compliance and transformation officer, has been appointed as the new chief financial officer.
-
Blog
Amtrak appoints general counsel
National passenger railroad company Amtrak appointed Byl Herrmann to the position of executive vice president and general counsel, effective Oct. 1.
-
Blog
ABN AMRO names risk chief
ABN AMRO Bank announced that Serena Fioravanti was appointed as a member of the executive board of ABN AMRO Bank N.V. and chief risk officer, effective Oct. 1.
-
Blog
Louvre Hotels Group adds GC
Louvre Hotels Group announced that Grégoire Bouffard will join the executive committee as general counsel, effective Oct. 1.