All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 464

  • Resource

    Third Circuit Continues the Marathon Battle Over Delaware’s Unclaimed Property Law

    2018-03-19T14:15:00Z Provided by

    Delaware’s unclaimed property law continues to face challenges in federal court.

  • Blog

    CORRECTION: Theranos executives charged by SEC for 'massive fraud'

    2018-03-19T13:00:00Z

    Correction: In a recent post that appeared in the Filing Cabinet, we incorrectly connected a recent enforcement action against Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes with Mylan, the maker of the EpiPen. Any implication or connection between the two companies was incorrect.

  • Blog

    SEC doles out its largest ever whistleblower awards

    2018-03-19T13:00:00Z

    The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced its highest ever Dodd-Frank whistleblower awards, with two whistleblowers sharing a nearly $50 million award and a third whistleblower receiving more than $33 million.

  • Blog

    World Bank Group debars Innogy Solutions

    2018-03-19T11:45:00Z

    The World Bank on March 19 announced the debarment of Innogy Solutions and its president for more five years in connection with collusive and fraudulent practices during the selection process for contracts under the World Bank-financed Integrated Persistent Organic Pollutants Management Project in the Philippines.

  • Blog

    Mossack Fonseca closing its doors

    2018-03-19T11:30:00Z

    Mossack Fonseca, the offshore law firm at the center of the Panama Papers investigation, announced that it will be closing its doors by the end of the month.

  • Resource

    Twists and turns in the road driving toward GDPR

    2018-03-19T11:15:00Z Provided by

    May 2018, the effective date of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, is almost here and promises to establish the most sweeping changes to EU data privacy laws in more than 20 years. 

  • Article

    U.K. co-op compliance failures raise regulatory questions

    2018-03-19T11:15:00Z

    A series of compliance setbacks at prominent U.K. co-ops have brought increased scrutiny to both the co-ops … and their regulators.

  • Event

    3rd Annual Third Party Risk Management Conference

    2018-03-19T07:00:00Z 2018-03-20T21:00:00Z

    210 Peachtree St NWAtlanta, GA 30303-1704United States

  • Blog

    Former Siemens executive pleads guilty in $100M foreign bribery case

    2018-03-16T14:45:00Z

    The former technical manager of the Major Projects division of Siemens Business Services GmbH & Co. OGH, has pled guilty to conspiring to pay tens of millions of dollars in bribes to Argentine government officials.

  • Blog

    Mars, Inc. appoints new general counsel

    2018-03-16T14:15:00Z

    Mars, Incorporated has promoted Stefanie Straub, current vice president and general counsel for Mars Wrigley Confectionery, to the role of vice president and general counsel for Mars, Incorporated.

  • Blog

    Starbucks names general counsel, secretary

    2018-03-16T14:00:00Z

    Starbucks has appointed Rachel Gonzalez as executive vice president, general counsel, and secretary. She reports to Chief Executive Officer Kevin Johnson.

  • Blog

    Dyadic International names chief accounting officer

    2018-03-16T14:00:00Z

    Dyadic International, a global biotechnology company, has promoted Ping Rawson to the role of chief accounting officer on March 14.

  • Blog

    Former McDonald's executive to join Welbilt board

    2018-03-16T13:45:00Z

    Welbilt, a global provider of commercial foodservice equipment, has nominated Janice Fields to stand for election to its board of directors at its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on April 27, 2018.

  • Blog

    SEC pitches changes to liquidity risk disclosures

    2018-03-15T15:15:00Z

    The SEC is looking to amend liquidity-related disclosure requirements for certain open-end investment management companies. Under the proposal, funds would discuss, in their annual report, the effectiveness of their program.

  • Blog

    Former FDIC counsel joins BitcoinIRA.com as senior compliance officer

    2018-03-15T13:30:00Z

    BitcoinIRA.com, the world’s first and largest cryptocurrency IRA conduit that allows customers to purchase Bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies for their retirement accounts, has appointed Maryann Bullion as general counsel and senior compliance officer.

  • Blog

    Novartis strengthens executive committee further

    2018-03-14T17:30:00Z

    Novartis this week announced changes to its senior leadership team to support the implementation of its strategic priorities. These changes include the appointment of Shannon Klinger in the elevated and expanded role of chief ethics, risk, and compliance officer, effective April 1.

  • Blog

    Theranos executives charged by SEC for 'massive fraud'

    2018-03-14T13:15:00Z

    The SEC has charged Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes, and its former President Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, with raising more than $700 million from investors “through an elaborate, years-long fraud.”

  • Blog

    What is the price for profits?

    2018-03-14T12:45:00Z

    LaFargeHolcim, a global construction materials and solutions company, is facing an investigation after it was uncovered that its Syrian operations funded terrorist groups to keep a cement plant operating.

  • Blog

    Post-breach, Equifax remains in a harsh spotlight

    2018-03-14T12:45:00Z

    For a company embroiled in one of the nation’s largest data breaches, things have been relatively quiet in recent weeks on the Equifax front. That has changed with an insider trading charge, and inclusion in controversial Senate legislation.

  • Blog

    Of Saudi princes and gilded cages

    2018-03-14T12:45:00Z

    If you have done business in Saudi Arabia or with wealthy Saudis over the past few years, now might be a very good time to review not only those business relationships, but also your FCPA compliance program, writes The Man From FCPA.