All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 463
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Post-mortem on Theranos—where were the controls?
Theranos’s fall from grace is one large-scale compliance failure. The reason? It’s all about internal controls, writes The Man From FCPA.
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Incorporating compliance into long-term strategy
How can a board work to incorporate the compliance function into a long-term business strategy of the organization? The Man From FCPA offers some suggestions.
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House passes bill seeking end to cookie-cutter stress tests for non-banks
The House of Representatives garnered bipartisan support for legislation that would exempt non-bank financial institutions that are not under supervision by the Federal Reserve, but overseen by the SEC and CFTC, from stress tests.
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Warren presses Department of Defense to monitor contractors' workplace safety
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is asking military officials to update Congress on efforts to ensure that Department of Defense contractors are complying with federal worker protection laws.
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A deep dive into the Senate bill that chips away at the Dodd-Frank Act
On March 15, the Senate, under the leadership of Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, passed what he is calling “the most significant piece of regulatory reform legislation for community financial institutions in nearly a decade” with a bipartisan vote of 67 to 31.
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Pilfered data launches Facebook into a battle with regulators, legislators
Regulators and legislators are demanding answers from Facebook over how an international firm, Cambridge Analytica, improperly used the personal data of 50 million users without their consent to enable the psychological profiling used to sway election results.
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McDonald's nears agreement with NLRB over joint employer status
McDonald's and the NLRB are nearing approval on settlement agreements related to how much control the parent company had over how franchisees treated their employees and resulting wage violations. The case is part of the confusing landscape of what constitutes joint employer status.
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Weary from accounting change, companies gear up for leases
With year-end reporting and revenue recognition implementation nearly complete, firms are preparing for their next accounting freak out—this time over leases.
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Study establishes link between fee pressure and audit quality
New academic research suggests there is indeed a correlation between pressure on audit fees and audit quality — and it’s not pretty.
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Companies grapple with guns
Gun bans and NRA boycotts may just be the start of new risk management strategies and corporate governance reforms. The true test of corporate mettle will come as the media furor dies down.
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The supply chain risks-rewards of 3D printing
What was once science fiction is fast becoming practical risk management, especially when it comes to 3D printing. Supply chain leaders should keep pace with technology.
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ArticleContinued fallout at Kobe Steel leads to governance overhaul
Japan’s embattled metal products manufacturer launches a slate of efforts to address its systemic issues of dishonesty and non-compliance.
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Software demoIron Mountain Policy Center
Do you have the confidence to destroy records and store only what you need to retain for legal reasons? If not, you’re likely keeping records longer than required, limiting your legal defensibility. This 4-minute video is a crisp and concise demonstration of what you can do to have that confidence.
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SFO: Ex-Deutsche Bank trader pleads guilty over EURIBOR manipulation
The Serious Fraud Office announced that an ex-Deutsche Bank trader pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud in connection with its ongoing investigation into the manipulation of the Euro Interbank Offered Rate (EURIBOR).
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Barclays trying not to be the U.K.’s Wells Fargo
As one of the U.K.'s top banks struggles with numerous scandals, its audit committee shows there is still a way forward.
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EDPS Opinion calls for enforced data protections
A recently published European Data Protection Supervisor Opinion discussing online manipulation and personal data calls for enforced data protections.
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Office Depot appoints chief accounting officer
Office Depot has appointed Scott Kriss as senior vice president and chief accounting officer, effective April 3, 2018.
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Early pay ratio filings show a disclosure demand in progress
As initial pay ratio disclosures hit the books, investors are finding some supplemental disclosures and thinking creatively about where to place the new data.
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Court strikes down Labor Department’s fiduciary rule—what’s next?
The Labor Department’s regulatory soap opera is facing another cliffhanger and an appeals court opinion that vacates it. But the story is far from over.
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IRS winds down voluntary disclosure, ramps up investigations
Just as the IRS bolsters its international enforcement capabilities and activities, it is also phasing out its voluntary disclosure program.