All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 505
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PCAOB revises proposal on supervising outside audit work
The PCAOB is asking for a new round of public comment on a revised proposed standard that seeks to raise the bar on how audit firms supervise outside auditors.
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Exasperated Clayton briefs Senators on SEC breach
SEC Chairman Jay Clayton provided fresh insight into the Commission's recently annunced 2016 data breach during scheduled testimony before the Senate Banking Committee.
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News headlines complicate looming arbitration vote
As Republican critics of the CFPB’s arbitration rule prepare for a Senate vote to repeal it, news headlines are giving their progressive opposition plenty of ammunition and leverage..
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Hungry for a ‘win,’ Republicans unveil tax reform framework
Republican legislators have released the outline of an ambitious tax package that rethinks payments by individuals and corporations alike. Among the plans is reducing the corporate tax rate to 20 percent.
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Senators want Equifax answers on clawbacks, disclosures
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and fellow senators have expanded their investigation into the recent Equifax breach, the company's response, and the possibility of executive pay clawbacks.
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Princess investigates FIFA
A recent report indicates soccer’s global governing body, FIFA, has found itself embroiled in another corruption investigation, this time under the auspices of Jordanian Princess Haya bint al-Hussein, who has been working to uncover whether corrupt forces were at work in the two-time bid for FIFA presidency by her brother ...
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A promise to pay can be an FCPA violation
The South African imbroglio involving the Gupta family and their relationship to the current President of the country continues to be a sinkhole of reputational kryptonite. Tom Fox reports.
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Overcoming culture dissonance in compliance
A look at how chief compliance officers can operationalize compliance to make it relevant outside the corporate office in the United States.
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Leaving the sinking Brexit ship
Several banks and other industries are jumping ship from the United Kingdom. But what will this all mean for compliance officers?
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FASB proposes tweaks to lease accounting rules
Just as new rules on revenue recognition required some tweaking as companies prepared to implement them, so apparently do the new rules on lease accounting.
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Companies gear up for Q4 dash to revenue rule ready date
As the fourth quarter approaches, companies are expected to break into a sprint to complete their efforts to adopt new revenue recognition requirements.
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U.K. Pensions Regulator prosecutes Chappell over BHS acquisition
All executives need to be held to account for corporate failures—and not just those who can’t afford to buy their way out of trouble.
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European Commission proposes framework for screening of foreign direct investments
In his annual State of the Union address this month, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker proposed a new EU framework for screening of foreign direct investments.
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SFO secures seven convictions in F.H. Bertling case
The U.K. Serious Fraud Office announced this week that F.H. Bertling and six current and former employees have been convicted of conspiracy to make corrupt payments in relation to F.H. Bertling’s freight forwarding business in Angola and a contract worth approximately $20 million.
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ArticleQ&A: Compliance Awareness Month at Panasonic
Ling-Ling Nie, chief compliance officer and assistant general counsel for Panasonic North America talks about the company’s annual, month-long compliance awareness event.
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Deloitte confirms cyber hack exposed client information
Deloitte says information on a small number of clients was accessible to hackers after an intrusion of the firm's email platform.
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Reducing money-laundering risk in financial services
Thanks to two new reports risk and compliance professionals in the financial services industry can take the pulse of their BSA/AML compliance programs and better understand how they stack up against their peers.
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SEC data breach reveals fear and loathing in the mainframe
A breach disclosure by the SEC does the agency no favors as it prepares to dig deep into data troves for market surveillance.
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Amid reform considerations, Trump utilizes foreign deal reviews
On the heels of a rejected semiconductor deal with Chinese investors, legislators are pondering reforms for how international M&A is reviewed.
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10 tips for boosting CCO face time with the board
Effective communication with the board is essential for a chief compliance officer. Here are 10 ways to make your time at the table as productive as possible.