All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 576
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Kara Stein: A vision for data at the SEC
SEC Commissioner Kara Stein has renewed calls to create an Office of Data Strategy that would be tasked with coordinating the creation of a data strategy addressing how the SEC collects, manages, uses, and provides data. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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FASB’s new consolidation guidance lays off indirect interests
FASB’s new consolidation guidance is meant to help companies better determine whether a particular entity should be consolidated to financial statements. More from Tammy Whitehouse.
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New IIA data tallies political pressure on internal auditors
Tammy Whitehouse has the results of a new report from the Internal Audit Foundation that says one in four practitioners around the world face pressure to suppress or change audit findings.
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Survey: Trials, tribulations of third-party risk management
Jaclyn Jaeger has the results of a new survey jointly conducted by Compliance Week and Crowe Horwath that explores the many trials and tribulations of third-party risk management programs.
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An inside look at the SEC Office of the Whistleblower
Jaclyn Jaeger talks with Sean McKessy, who served as first-ever chief of the SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower, about the Whistleblower Program, his time at the SEC, and how companies could improve their whistleblower programs.
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New sanctions, export controls guidance from DoJ
The Justice Department just made it a lot harder to get credit for voluntarily self-disclosing potential violations of sanctions and export controls. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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Big bucks mean big headaches as CEOs face personal scrutiny
The era of “plausible deniability” for CEOs may be coming to an end as pay scrutiny goes hand-in-hand with personal liability. Joe Mont explores.
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Conflicts of interest: The EU and the revolving door
Tom Fox explores the recent appointment of former EU commissioner Jose Manuel Barroso to non-executive chairman of Goldman Sachs’ London-based investment bank. Is the move a violation of conflict of interest rules?
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3 ways audit committees can rein in corporate culture
After another banking scandal, heads are turning to the audit committee for answers. Tammy Whitehouse reports on how audit committees can fix errant corporate culture.
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Is universal proxy voting a boon or bust for directors?
Joe Mont reports on the SEC’s proposal for universal proxy cards. Meant to improve board composition, some fear they might create shareholder chaos.
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Dutch trade union brings legal action against FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is the subject of another legal action for failing to ensure that the rights of migrant workers are respected as they work on projects connected to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Neil Hodge reports.
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Podcast: Engaging an evolving workforce in compliance
In our latest podcast, we talk to Jeff Brandeis, growth markets director for Wolters Kluwer ELM Solutions, about the challenges presented by a multi-generational, multicultural workforce when designing a compliance program.
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Podcast: Engaging an evolving workforce in compliance
In our latest podcast, we talk to Jeff Brandeis, growth markets director for Wolters Kluwer ELM Solutions, about the challenges presented by a multi-generational, multicultural workforce when designing a compliance program.
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Grapevine: Who’s coming and going in compliance
Firstmark Credit Union has strengthened its risk management division with the hiring of Tamika Baker as its first-ever chief risk officer; the American Institute of CPAs has appointed a new chair, and IASB named a new vice chair. Check out the CW Grapevine for the latest personnel moves.
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Firstmark Credit Union hires its first chief risk officer
Firstmark Credit Union has strengthened its risk management division with the hiring of Tamika Baker as its first-ever chief risk officer. Her appointment comes at a time when credit union compliance departments are facing a wave of stringent new regulatory requirements.
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Bridgewater Wealth names chief compliance officer
Bridgewater Wealth & Financial Management, a fee-only investment advisory firm, has appointed Marla Roeser as chief compliance officer.
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Waste Management appoints new chief accounting officer
Waste Management has appointed Darren Shade as vice president and chief accounting officer, the company announced in a Form 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Shade succeeds Don Carpenter, who will be retiring.
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RenaissanceRe Holdings names chief accounting officer and corporate controller
RenaissanceRe Holdings, a global provider of reinsurance and insurance, has announced several key leadership changes in its finance function, effective Dec. 31, 2016, including the appointment of a new chief accounting officer and a new global corporate controller