All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 530
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Incentivising ethics: Lessons from Wells Fargo
A recent report from Transparency International outlines how incorporating five key principles into an incentives program can help organizations keep from becoming the next Wells Fargo.
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Prosecutors weigh in on effective compliance programs
CW’s annual conference offered an in-depth look at the Justice Department’s “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs” for those who may have missed it.
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Graña y Montero makes governance changes amid bribery probe
Peruvian engineering and construction company Graña y Montero has made several governance changes of late, including the appointment of a new chief risk and compliance officer, as the company faces a bribery investigation connected to Odebrecht.
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Tanium names new chief accounting officer
Tanium, a privately held endpoint security and systems management company, has appointed Steven Adams to the newly created role of chief accounting officer.
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A deep dive into the World Bank’s investigation process
Debarments from the World Bank are just one way in which companies can run afoul of serious compliance problems if they are not careful.
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“Chancer” chauffeurs and liquidators: the Retail Acquisitions story
Retail Acquisitions’ purchase of troubled retailer BHS for £1 (U.S.$1.3) has since been complicated by a £6M (U.S.$7.8M) loan coming due and some extremely unstable governance issues.
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Ask the Practical Ethicist
When does entertainment become bribery? Arthur J. Gallagher’s chief ethics and compliance officer, Tom Tropp, addresses real-world ethical dilemmas with advice anybody can learn from.
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Boards and CCOs adapt to the new forces that unify them
What’s the best way for compliance officers to communicate with directors? That question, like the strategies that answer it, are more important than ever before.
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Defending against the dark side of the Internet of Things
The Internet of Things is often a boon for companies, but experts warn of the need for a response plan when that technology becomes a weapon of mass destruction.
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Deloitte analysis shows slow move to new revenue rules
An analysis of Fortune 1000 disclosures provides more disturbing evidence that companies are making only sluggish progress in implementing new revenue recognition accounting.
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The latest strains in revenue rule adoption: technology
It’s starting to get tense in the trenches where finance and technology staff are preparing to implement new revenue recognition standards in 2018.
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Social Anxiety: Understanding FTC Compliance Risks in Sponsored Posts and Native Ads
Social media compliance is a big job, and it can be difficult to handle every detail yourself. Ensuring compliance requires knowledge, following procedures, and constant monitoring. Especially now that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is really cracking down on businesses staying compliant on social media.
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PCAOB floats new rules for auditing estimates, specialists’ work
Audit regulators have proposed two new standards to beef up requirements for auditors as they scrutinize accounting estimates and the work of specialists.
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When corruption is endemic and structural
The recent scandals involving JBS, Odebrecht, and Petrobras seem to imply that once Brazilian politicians go on the take, they stay on the take. Time for Brazil to update its anti-corruption regulations.
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Should compliance training be humanities- or business-based?
The Man From FCPA explores the question of whether a compliance professional benefits more from a humanities-based education or a business school-based education.
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The Haider FinCEN enforcement action and CCO liability
Does the recent FinCEN enforcement action against Thomas Haider, Moneygram’s CCO, portend a shift in Justice Department enforcement strategies?
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CFTC launches LabCFTC, a major FinTech initiative
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has announced the creation of LabCFTC, a new hub for the agency’s engagement with emerging technology and FinTech innovators.
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SEC initiates comment period on fiduciary rule
Critics of the Department of Labor’s controversial “fiduciary rule” say it should instead be promulgated by the SEC. Now, for the first time in years, the Commission has launched a public comment process on the matter.
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Auditors get new disclosure requirements sure to expand audits
Auditors have just been handed extensive new disclosure requirements that are largely expected to make public company audits take more time and cost more money.
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JBS reaches $3.2B leniency deal; makes governance changes
J&F Investimentos, the holding company of meat-packing company JBS, has agreed to pay a record 10.3 billion reais (US$3.2bn; £2.4bn) fine for its role in a widespread corruption scandal, deepening Brazil's anti-corruption enforcement crackdown.