All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 676
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Opus Global Acquires Alacra
Opus Global, a provider of SaaS-based compliance solutions, announced that it has acquired Alacra, a provider of Know Your Customer (KYC), Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Reference Data business information solutions. More inside.
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Hyperdynamics to Pay $75K to SEC in FCPA Case
Oil and gas company Hyperdynamics announced this week that it has reached a $75,000 settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to resolve violations of the books and records and internal control provisions of the Securities Exchange Act. Hyperdynamics said it consented to the SEC order without admitting or denying ...
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Atterocor Names General Counsel
Atterocor, a drug development company, has appointed Jeffery Brinza as senior vice president, administration and general counsel. Brinza joins Atterocor from RGIS, a Blackstone portfolio company, where he was general counsel, secretary and chief compliance officer. More inside.
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Unified VRM Now Offers Advanced Task and Workflow Automation
NopSec, a provider of vulnerability risk management and remediation solutions, has announced the latest version of its Unified VRM platform to help security professionals rapidly reduce remediation time through enhanced workflow automation and risk reporting. More inside.
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OCEG Releases Red Book 3.0
OCEG, a non-profit global think tank that publishes the GRC Capability Model (Red Book) has announced the availability of version 3.0 of these standards for integrated governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC) capabilities. OCEG has also updated the GRC Professional Certification exam and GRC Fundamentals on-demand training and has made ...
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Latest Version of AvePoint Compliance Guardian Mitigates Security Risk
AvePoint, a governance, compliance and management solutions provider, has introduced the latest release of AvePoint Compliance Guardian. AvePoint Compliance Guardian provides unified risk management from the moment data is created through its entire lifecycle, proactively monitoring and neutralizing violations of privacy, security, and compliance. More inside.
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SEC Charges Grant Thornton Affiliates for Auditor Independence
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged two Grant Thornton affiliates in India and Australia with violating auditor independence rules based on their activities in the tiny island nation of Mauritius off the east coast of Africa.
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SNC-Lavalin Settles Bribery Case for $1.5 Million; Revamps E&C Program
Engineering business SNC-Lavalin has reached a $1.5 million settlement with the African Development Bank Group to resolve practices by SNC-Lavalin International, a subsidiary of the company, in connection with certain bank-financed contracts in Mozambique and Uganda. The company said it also has signficantly enhanced its ethics and compliance program. More ...
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New U.S.-China Corruption Cooperation Initiative
Image: An interesting development reported this week: The United States and China have agreed to cooperate on the seizure of assets obtained through corruption and on the deportations of Chinese nationals from the United States who engaged in bribery and corruption in China and later fled to America for sanctuary. ...
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PCAOB Lays Bare Its 2015 Inspection Strategy
Image: The PCAOB has published a staff inspection brief mandating that inspectors scrutinize the audit of internal control over financial reporting, the auditor assessment of (and response to) risks of material misstatements, and the audit of accounting estimates. “We hope that audit firms and other stakeholders find this information about ...
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How Do Small Groups Produce So Much 'Anti-Mary Jo White' Noise?
In the past, it took a lot of dissatisfied people to make a lot of noise. We continue to learn that in the social media era, a very small number of dissatisfied people with the right tools and tactics can generate just as much noise!
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FASB Proposes More Changes to Revenue Standard
FASB is asking for feedback by Nov. 16 on its planned fixes to the revenue recognition standard to address implementation challenges around collectibility, taxes, non-cash consideration, contract modifications, and other technical issues. The board says its proposed amendments should reduce the degree of judgment necessary to apply the new revenue ...
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Researchers Defend Big Money CEO Severance Pay
A surefire way for a company to garner bad press and anger investors is to reward an outgoing, terminated CEO with a hefty payout despite poor firm performance. A recent study published in The Accounting Review, a publication of the American Accounting Association, puts a contrarian spin on those controversies ...
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The Curious Incident of the 'Life Coach' and the Press Release
The SEC loves to craft press release headlines that feature defendants' interesting or high-profile jobs, but it missed a golden opportunity to do just that in its announcement of an insider trading case last week.
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EIOPA Requires ‘Robust’ Risk Management Framework
Image: The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) is backing the creation of a separate asset class for high-quality infrastructure investments under Solvency II. The EIOPA also stressed that insurers should have the proper due diligence and risk management procedures in place to tackle the complexities associated with this ...
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Third Parties Face Penalties Over ‘Deliberate Tax Evasion’ Scheme
An investigation into third parties by the Revenue Commissioners of Ireland revealed that some companies were deliberately dodging tax laws by submitting incomplete and doctored disclosures to avoid penalties. According to a report by the comptroller and auditor general, tighter regulations are necessary to help crack down on tax evasion ...
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More Volcker Rule Questions Answered
The Securities and Exchange Commission has added another round of supplemental guidance to its growing list of “frequently asked questions” regarding Volcker Rule compliance. The latest updates, released on Sept. 25, address CEO attestation and compliance program requirements for market-making activities. More inside.
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e-Book: The Evolving Era of Big Data
Data has broken free from the confines of computers and mobile devices, making it hard for pretty much anyone to control what is collected, how it is aggregated, and how it can be used. To make matters worse, a new breed of connected devices is becoming a far more difficult ...