All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 603
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Butterfield names chief risk officer
The Butterfield Group in Guernsey has appointed Andy Graham as chief risk officer and deputy group head of fiduciary risk with risk management responsibilities for Butterfield Group’s trust and fiduciary services businesses globally.
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Patrick Stokes joins Gibson Dunn
Former federal prosecutor Patrick Stokes will join the law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher as a partner in its Washington, D.C. office. Stokes most recently served as Senior Deputy Chief of the Fraud Section of the Criminal Division at the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Roper Technologies names general counsel
Roper Technologies has appointed John Stipancich as general counsel and secretary, effective immediately. He succeeds David Liner, who will remain with the company for a transitional period until the end of 2017.
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e-Book: Modern Perspectives on Financial Disclosure
Numerous regulatory changes are on the horizon in 2016 that promise to keep senior financial professionals at public companies very busy over the next year and beyond, bringing even greater regulatory scrutiny and rulemaking. As finance professionals prepare to adapt to this new regulatory climate, they’ll have to overcome the ...
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Pacific Continental names chief risk officer
Pacific Continental, the holding company of Pacific Continental Bank, has promoted Maria Seip to executive vice president and chief risk officer. She will join the organization’s leadership team.
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FINRA fines Deutsche Bank $6 million for submitting inaccurate trade data
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority fined Deutsche Bank Securities $6 million for failing to provide complete, accurate trade data in an automated format in a timely manner when requested by FINRA and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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SEC is back with another extractive payments rule
In 2012 the SEC issued a rule requiring oil, gas, and mining companies to report the payments made to governments for extraction rights. It was promptly sent back to the drawing board after a successful legal challenge. Now, the Commission is back with a revised rule. Joe Mont looks at ...
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The Great Accounting Challenge: KPMG’s 2016 Accounting Change Survey
Title: 2016 Accounting Change SurveyKPMG recently surveyed over 140 companies across a wide range of industries to understand how accounting executives are responding to the challenge of implementing the new revenue recognition and leases accounting rules from the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB).>
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Former SEC Commissioner and Enf. Dir. Irving Pollack Passes Away at Age 98
Irving M. Pollack, a former SEC Commissioner who also served as the agency's first director of the Enforcement Division, passed away on July 1, 2016 at the age of 98. Pollack served at the SEC for 34 years.
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Seclore enhances Enterprise Digital Rights Management solution
Seclore, an Enterprise Digital Rights Management provider, announced the release of its new Seclore EDRM solution, adding further advancements in persistent, data-centric security.
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Nike appoints Apple CEO Tim Cook as lead indepenent director
Nike announced that chairman Phil Knight has retired from the board of directors. The company also announced that Apple CEO Tim Cook has been appointed lead independent director of the board, effective immediately.
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American Water appoints controller
American Water Works, a publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, has named Melissa Wikle as controller, effective July 19. She will lead American Water’s corporate accounting, external financial reporting, SEC compliance, tax, payroll and accounts payable functions.
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2016 SEC trial scorecard update: New Mexico verdict hands agency first loss
On Wednesday, the SEC suffered its first setback in its FY 2016 federal court trials following a trial in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico.
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e-Book: The Challenges of Fighting Money Laundering
In this e-Book, produced by Compliance Week in cooperation with Pitney Bowes, we explore this evolving AML regulatory and enforcement landscape, as well as how to reduce AML risk. We also take a look at how Pitney Bowes Entity Resolution for Financial Crimes and Compliance software is aiding in the ...
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False Claims Act penalties to double
Federal contractors, beware: False Claims Act penalties will nearly double, effective Aug. 1. The increase in penalties is especially relevant to healthcare providers, government contractors and others that conduct business with the government. Jaclyn Jaeger has more.
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BlogFed releases report card on capital plans of big banks
The Federal Reserve has released the results of its annual Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review, an assessment of whether bank holding companies with $50 billion or more in total consolidated assets have effective capital planning processes and adequate assets on-hand to absorb losses during stressful conditions. While many plans passed ...
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Treasury finalizes new country-by-country reporting rules
The U.S. Treasury has issued final regulations requiring multinational companies to provide country-by-country reporting that will enable tax authorities around the world to compare notes on corporate taxpayers.
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SEC's Dabney O'Riordan Named Co-Chief of Asset Mgmt Unit
Yesterday, C. Dabney O’Riordan of the SEC’s Los Angeles Regional Office was named co-chief of the Division of Enforcement’s Asset Management Unit. She fills the co-chief role left vacant when Marshall Sprung left the agency in April 2016 to join Blackstone Group LP as a managing director and the firm's ...
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e-Book: Executing a lockdown on cyber-security threats
Image: Every company knows that falling victim to a cyber-attack is not a matter of if, but when. Needless to say, companies operating in today’s cyber threat landscape have their work cut out for them. In this e-Book, produced by Compliance Week in cooperation with NAVEX Global, we explore the ...
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GE Capital breaks free of its SIFI designation
GE Capital Global Holdings is no longer a threat to financial stability,says the Financial Stability Oversight Council. While MetLife prevailed in a lawsuit to shed its designation as a non-bank systemically important financial institution, GE Capital did so by working within the agencies appeals framework. Joe Mont reports.