All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 525
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Article
Choosing a sound path forward for cyber-security
When it comes to cyber-security risk management, let’s pursue a flexible, principles-based approach—and avoid a road to nowhere paved with layers of compliance requirements.
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Getting ready for GDPR
Steve Durbin, managing director of the Information Security Forum, talks about how GDPR is essentially a new global standard for data management and how complying with it is actually a blessing in disguise.
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Right place at the right time? Or insider information?
Tom Tropp, the Practical Ethicist, draws on the concept of yin and yang to look at what we must do and what we should do, using insider information as an example.
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New DoJ policy limits settlement relief options
For years, companies facing regulatory settlements had the option of delivering payments to non-governmental third parties as part of their punishment. No longer.
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Blog
Bank of England raises capital requirements for U.K. banks
The U.K. Financial Policy Committee this week published its latest Financial Stability Report, which sets out its views on the U.K. financial system’s stability and an assessment of any risks to it.
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What would the regulators do?
A recent Senate Banking Committee hearing on “Fostering Economic Growth” showed that regulators are not entirely opposed to a regulatory rollback. Their thoughts are inside.
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SEC ponders public comments as fiduciary rule takes root with overseers
While the Labor Department and SEC are headed for a showdown over a fiduciary duty rule, another player has entered the mix: the CFP Board.
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Blog
London bank official jailed for taking bribes
A U.K. court on 20th June sentenced a former London bank official to six years in prison for accepting more than £2million in bribes in return for approving large loans.
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ArticleAustralia mulls Modern Slavery Act
‘Land Down Under’ formalizes efforts to attack supply chain slavery issues and human trafficking.
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Blog
New poll suggests slow uptake of new lease accounting rules
A new poll suggests nearly one-fourth of companies are not yet preparing to comply with new lease accounting standards that begin to take effect in 2019.
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Blog
Bank of the West names chief compliance officer
Bank of the West, a regional financial services company headquartered in San Francisco with $83.8 billion in assets as of March 31, has appointed Karin Lockovitch as its new chief compliance officer. She will be responsible for overseeing bank compliance with regulatory requirements and with internal policies and procedures.
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Blog
The power of social media
Last week saw the resignation of Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, and it all began with a blog post.
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Blog
Making data protection and privacy a business process
In May 2018, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into force, which means that U.S. companies that do work internationally need to be very aware of this date and plan accordingly.
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Blog
FCPA protects the safety and health of Americans
Some continue to believe that bribery and corruption that occurs outside the United States does not concern the United States, its laws, or is even worth the time of U.S. law enforcement agencies. This myopic view belies both the inter-connectedness of the world’s economy and the facts on the ground.
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Cruel Britannia? U.K. grapples with modern slavery in its own backyard
There is far more modern slavery in the United Kingdom than one might think, but regulatory efforts have led to a sharp rise in referrals, awareness, and detection of forced labour.
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Resource
Working toward a solution: Third-party risk management
This is a can’t-miss e-Book for any chief compliance officers, chief risk officers, internal audit professionals, and others looking for ways to enhance a corporate third-party risk management program.
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Blog
FASB plans corrections to lease, financial instrument rules
FASB is planning a series of technical corrections on lease accounting and financial instruments, but it resisted the temptation to tweak revenue recognition any further.
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Blog
Law Society: employment law recommendations? Comply or be punished
Inside is a look at the U.K. Law Society’s submitted comments on a recent report entitled, “Independent Review of Employment Practices in the Modern Economy.”
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Study looks at risk management’s evolution to strategy
The message from a recent Deloitte report: As a company’s risks multiply in frequency and complexity the answer isn’t just mitigation. Strategy can help swing risk to reward.