All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 543
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5 things FinServ firms should know about the NY cyber-law
With New York’s new cyber-security law in effect, compliance officers will need to stay agile to remain compliant with data protection rules. Here are five tips for how to do just that.
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Compliance, Rolls-Royce, and DPAs—what went wrong?
If the Rolls-Royce deferred prosecution agreement is any indicator, the Serious Fraud Office plans to make heavier use of DPAs going forward, especially for companies with paper compliance programs.
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CMA launches first advertising campaign to curb cartels
The Competition and Markets Authority is putting out a £100,000 (U.S.$124,822) bounty for those who blow the whistle on cartel activity, but not everyone wants to pay for disclosure.
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Investors demand more ESG disclosure, new study says
Investor interest is growing in getting expanded information out of companies about their environmental, social, and governance issues, based on a recent global study.
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Compliance’s role in thwarting gender inequality rhetoric
Equal Pay Day highlights income inequality between men and women, and perhaps the answer to addressing unequal pay is through best corporate practice.
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Henry VIII and the Great ‘Control and Paste’ Repeal Bill
The U.K. government’s Great Repeal Bill has been dubbed the “Control and Paste” Bill, because it seems to take EU law & paste it into English law ... but how does Henry VIII factor in?
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Barclays CEO didn’t know it was illegal?
Barclays CEO James Staley is claiming ignorance, saying he didn’t know it was inappropriate to attempt to unmask the identity of an anonymous corporate whistleblower and is now facing the consequences.
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What will a code of conduct bring to British cycling?
Despite stunning successes by the British cycling team in both the Tour de France and recent Olympic games, several allegations haunt the team.
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SEC backs away from conflict minerals rule enforcement
With the May 31 deadline for conflict minerals disclosures fast approaching, a court ruling has prompted the SEC to ease its enforcement posture regarding those requirements while it rethinks the rule.
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Flying the (not so) friendly skies of United
United Airlines seems to be battling an internal cultural issue, as recent events suggest. The beleaguered airline is once again in the news—this time for forcing a paying passenger off a flight to make room for its own staff.
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Regulators globally say 42 percent of audits are deficient
Audit quality is an even bigger concern outside the United States, where inspectors spot deficiencies at major network firms in 42 percent of the audits they check.
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Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings names principal accounting officer
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, an American rocket and missile propulsion manufacturer, has appointed Steven Adams, vice president and controller, to serve as principal accounting officer, effective as of April 3.
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Lennox International chief accounting officer to retire
Lennox International, a global provider of climate control solutions, has announced the retirement of Roy Rumbough as chief accounting officer and controller, effective May 31.
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LockPath, SecurityScorecard partnership streamlines vendor risk management
LockPath, a provider of governance, risk management and compliance solutions, and SecurityScorecard, a security-rating platform, announced a new partnership to streamline and strengthen how organizations manage vendor and third-party risk.
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Hearsay launches next-generation compliance platform
Hearsay, provider of Advisor Cloud solutions for the financial services and insurance industries, has introduced the next generation of its enterprise compliance platform, which applies predictive technology to reduce false alerts and help compliance teams focus on activities that pose the highest risk, while increasing security coverage and control.
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Senators once again pitch resurrected Glass-Steagall
With bipartisan support and possibly even White House buy-in, a coalition of senators is once again trying to bring back the Glass-Steagall Act.
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Pension sponsors pay unnecessary premiums, study finds
Companies sponsoring defined benefit pension plans have seen their PBGC premiums skyrocket in recent years — in some cases needlessly.
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M-Files receives ISO 27001 Certification
M-Files, a provider of solutions that improve how organizations manage documents and other information, has received ISO 27001 certification, signifying it adheres to stringent security controls for delivery and support of its cloud-based information management software and related services.
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ArticleCoffin on Compliance: Top Minds
Every year, Compliance Week’s Top Minds project brings together a dozen of the best and brightest thought leaders in the governance, risk, ethics, and compliance field. How many of them do you see in yourself?
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Acquisitions, data privacy, and national security concerns
The attempted takeover of the U.S. company MoneyGram International Inc. by China-based Ant Financial Services raises regulatory concerns and questions.