All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 495
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How financial regulation will evolve under Fed Chairman Powell
If confirmed by the Senate, President Trump’s decision to promote Fed Governor Jerome Powell to chairman will further his deregulatory agenda, albeit in a kinder, gentler way.
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Sexual harassment must become a compliance issue
No longer can sexual harassment claims be shuffled off to the HR department. The accusations need to be viewed in terms of materiality and reputation risk.
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Resource
Pulse Data Privacy aggregate report
A check-the-box approach doesn’t ensure employees are equipped with the knowledge needed to make informed and compliant decisions about data protection, which is why True Office Learning recently released a new adaptive Pulse training course, Data Privacy: EU Edition. This course is designed to help organizations educate their employees on ...
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Blog
Adverse internal control findings tapered off in 2016
For the first time since 2012, a slightly smaller number of companies in 2016 reported adverse findings on internal control, according to a new analysis.
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Blog
Rite Aid names chief accounting officer
Rite Aid has promoted Matt Schroeder to senior vice president, chief accounting officer and treasurer, effective immediately. He will continue to report to Darren Karst, the company’s senior executive vice president, CFO and chief administrative officer.
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Software demo
Compliance Central: The all-in-one compliance platform for controls, reconciliations, and certifications
Compliance Central is a platform solution that is used to document and test controls, reconcile accounts, approve documents, and process secure certifications.
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Maximizing Automated Retroactive Screening
Download this white paper for the latest insight on automated retroactive screening.
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Blog
FASB tees up talk on controversial materiality proposal
The Financial Accounting Standards Board plans at its next public meeting to discuss its controversial proposal to alter the GAAP concept of materiality.
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Blog
Design of your compliance training
The Man From FCPA identifies what steps companies should take after giving employees a risk ranking to design effective compliance training.
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Blog
Risk-ranking and compliance training
The Justice Department’s Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs advises taking a risk-based approach to identifying employees in the three-tiered ranking.
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Blog
Paradise Papers: The sequel to the Panama Papers
Dubbed the Paradise Papers, more than 381 journalists in 67 countries embarked on an effort of massive proportions to parse through 13.4 million leaked documents—many that mention some of the world's largest companies—revealing that the shady world of shell companies, offshore tax shelters, and secret trusts is far more prevalent ...
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SEC charges Osiris Therapeutics with accounting fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission this week charged biotech company Osiris Therapeutics and four former top executives with prioritizing revenue growth over lawful accounting and misleading investors in the process.
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Charles Cain named chief of FCPA Unit
The Securities and Exchange Commission has named Charles Cain chief of the Enforcement Division's national specialized Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Unit that focuses on violations of the anti-bribery provisions of the federal securities laws.
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Blog
The Chertoff Group achieves SAFETY Act designation
The Chertoff Group, a global security advisory firm, announced that its Security Risk Management Consulting Methodology has been approved as a designated SAFETY Act “qualified anti-terrorism technology.”
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Blog
Accuity provides greater clarity on KYC risks
Accuity has announced the launch of Bankers Almanac Sanctions View, enabling financial institutions to gain a comprehensive and holistic view of their financial counterparties to help them perform their KYC due diligence faster and easier.
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Blog
Fusion Risk Management expands presence in European market
Fusion Risk Management, a provider of business continuity risk management software and services, has expanded its European presence to keep pace with rapidly growing market demand and to support engagement among its burgeoning community of enterprise customers in Europe.
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Blog
ZL Technologies enters EU with GDPR Ready Solutions
ZL Technologies, a provider of unified governance, eDiscovery, compliance, and analytics for large enterprises, recently released a new suite of solutions that will enable organizations to meet requirements set forth by the EU General Data Protection Regulation.
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Blog
Global exits, the SEC, and the Manafort Indictment
This week the Trump administration announced plans to exit more global initiatives, the SEC sent a warning to pop stars about cryptocurrency, and a local blogger may have aided in the case against Manafort.
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Blog
Does a compliance department need a behaviorist?
Tom Fox offers some detailed steps to help companies upgrade and improve their corporate compliance programs.
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Blog
Compliance lessons from the World Series
How does baseball correlate to compliance? The Man From FCPA explores where the two meet in terms of data analytics, strategic risk, and discipline.