All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 547
-
Blog
Critics seek to slay FATCA through tax reform
A coalition of business leaders is looking to repeal the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act as part of any tax reform initiative in Congress.
-
Blog
Dems demand end to pay-ratio rule delay
Senate Democrats are demanding that the SEC stop delaying implementation of a controversial rule requiring that CEO pay be disclosed as a comparative ratio to their median employee.
-
Blog
Trump Administration deals another blow to transparency initiative
The Department of the Interior has halted its participation in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, a global anti-corruption effort for the oil, gas, and mining industries.
-
Blog
PCAOB inspection findings rise at Grant Thornton
While audit inspection findings across the major firms generally improved in the most recently reported year, such was not the case at Grant Thornton.
-
Blog
Newest internal audit poll calls for focus on disruption
If there’s a point to internal audit beyond fulfilling a compliance requirement, it seems as if corporate America is still trying to figure it out.
-
Article
Bank of England deputy governor resigns over conflicts of interest
Charlotte Hogg had all of two weeks to enjoy her new position as deputy governor at the BoE before she had to resign for failing to disclose that her brother also worked there.
-
Article
Glass-Steagall resurrection gains momentum
There has been a lot of talk about modernizing the Glass-Steagall Act. Now, there may be a blueprint for doing it.
-
ArticleTop 5 ethics and compliance failures of 2016
A highlight of the biggest ethical failures of 2016, including the scandals that rocked Wells Fargo, Unaoil, and Teva, and what public companies should do to avoid a similar fate.
-
Blog
The hard truths of the SQM enforcement action
The FCPA shows just how far its authority can extend when it comes to companies that blatantly disregard U.S. anti-corruption law.
-
Article
FinTech takes a great leap forward
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has outlined, in greater detail, what it will take for FinTech firms to be chartered as national banks.
-
Article
Mending ethics and compliance gaps in EMEA and APAC companies
While many companies place a high importance on creating an ethical culture, their ethics & compliance priorities for the coming year seem strangely out of step.
-
Article
Can inline XBRL save XBRL, or at least improve data quality?
Slow progress in shifting financial statement data to the digital realm may be getting a boost, but the clock is ticking for proponents to show the real benefits of XBRL.
-
Article
IKEA: Compliance and enforcement are two sides of the same coin
IKEA and other large retailers in Europe have been accused of ignoring EU commercial transportation rules, suggesting a widespread flouting of the rules and the support of numerous unsustainable business practices.
-
Blog
Justice Dept. joins fight against ‘unconstitutional’ CFPB
Friend has turned foe as the Justice Department, under the Trump Administration, has reversed course and is now arguing that the CFPB is unconstitutional.
-
Blog
Brazil’s new approach to compliance
Brazil is taking a page out of U.S. businesses’ books and moving from paper compliance programs to actually doing compliance.
-
Blog
New foundation to protect sports whistleblowers
A venture capitalist, a former United States federal prosecutor, and an Olympic gold medalist have formed a non-profit foundation, Fair Sport, to help mitigate risk for whistleblowers in the wide, wide world of sports.
-
Blog
Venezuela investigates PDVSA for corruption
A look at the ironic Venezuelan investigation into corrupt company Petróleos de Venezuela SA.
-
Blog
NAVEX Global launches networking community for compliance professionals
Ethics and compliance software and services company NAVEX Global has announced the launch of Compliance Next, a community-driven website offering real-world education and skill enhancement through best-practice examples, how-to guides, research, and other short, easy-to-consume content.
-
Blog
CyberGRX unveils third-party cyber global risk exchange
CyberGRX, a third-party cyber-risk management platform provider, recently unveiled a first-of-its-kind cyber risk assessment exchange for sharing third-party security information.
-
Blog
CFTC extends comment period for new capital requirements
The CFTC will extend the comment period on proposed capital requirements for swap dealers for an additional 60 days. The original comment period was set to expire this week.