All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 485
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PCAOB fines Grant Thornton over audit, partner failures
The PCAOB has extracted a $1.5 million settlement from Grant Thornton over allegations of audit and quality control failures around engagement partner performance.
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Net neutrality repeal creates political chasms, raises regulatory conundrums
The FCC has voted 3-2 to repeal so-called net neutrality. Next up: political battles and regulatory confusion.
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Justice Dept., AGs, protest ‘bureaucratic sleight-of-hand’ in CFPB battle
The legal battle over leadership of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has escalated, with both the Department of Justice and a coalition of Republican attorneys general entering the fray.
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Could companies get relief from tax reform year-end reporting?
With tax reform nearly law, the focus for public companies is shifting to whether companies might get some relief from enormous year-end reporting burdens.
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Secure information exchange with cloud fax for Financial Services
Meeting the ever-changing requirements of regulations, such as Sarbanes Oxley, Gramm-Leach-Biley and Basell II, is an increasing and costly challenge for all organizations in the Financial Services sector.
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New report on Deloitte shows no change in audit findings
Audit regulators found problems with 24 percent of the audits they inspected at Deloitte in 2016, the same number inspectors flagged in 2015.
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What newspapers do you read?
In this day and age, it would be wise for chief compliance officers to keep on top of the news, especially when it regards corruption, says The Man From FCPA.
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Compliance and employment separation
Before beginning any layoffs, it is essential that the compliance practitioner work with the legal department and HR function to make certain employment separation documents are in compliance with SEC rules.
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Five Must-Haves in a Cloud Financial Management System
Read this whitepaper to find out what to look for when evaluating a cloud-based financial management solution.
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The imperial CEO
Former GE CEO Jeff Immelt managed in a way that he could have a backup private jet follow him around, but never had time to speak with the person managing the fleet...or to let the Board know about his infamous "ghost plane."
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Where is your backup?
A power outage at Atlanta’s Hartsfield Airport is a reminder to us all that having backup systems in place is essential to good business.
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The desktop risk assessment
If you perform an annual Desktop Risk Assessment with a full worldwide risk assessment every two years, you should be in a good position to keep abreast of compliance issues that may change and need more or greater risk management.
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FOR: SEC political disclosure rule
To help companies manage risk, the Securities and Exchange Commission should mandate what smart organizations are already doing: disclosing political contributions.
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Bilfinger executives share lessons learned from FCPA case
Two Bilfinger executives share their lessons learned following Bilfinger’s $32M criminal penalty and DPA with the Justice Department in 2013 for FCPA violations.
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AGAINST: Wrong tactic and agency
Requiring public companies to disclose their political contributions is a solution in search of a problem, especially given how little corporate money actually goes into elections.
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ArticleLease accounting relief will ease adoption—but only a little
With work winding down to get ready for the massive shift in how to recognize revenue, the next major accounting change exercise still awaits—lease accounting.
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As the FCPA turns 40, compliance officers reflect on its impact
Dec. 19 marks the 40th anniversary of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, prompting compliance officers to take stock of the overall effect FCPA enforcement has had on anti-corruption compliance programs.
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Regulators skeptical of Uber’s work to fix breach processes
A look at the trials and tribulations of taxi-app company Uber: data breaches it tried to keep hidden, how they were exposed, what Uber is doing to fix operations.
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Kobe Steel: “We are extremely sorry for our improper conduct”
The biggest question surrounding the recent scandal at Kobe Steel is: If you have all the right systems in place—culture of compliance, proper regulations, good quality control, and more—but admit you’ve largely ignored them, how do you convince customers and investors going forward that you’re ready to comply?
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Unsealed letter: Uber engaged in fraud, theft, espionage, more
Uber’s former manager of global intelligence, Richard Jacobs, claims to have observed a laundry list of illegal activities at Uber, including fraud, theft, espionage, and more.