All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 678
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Hitachi Settles FCPA Charges With SEC for $19 Million
Tokyo-based Hitachi reached a $19 million settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to resolve charges that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by inaccurately recording improper payments to South Africa’s ruling political party in connection with contracts to build two multi-billion dollar power plants. More inside.
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SEC Details How Government Shutdown May Affect Services
Anticipating a potential government shutdown, the Securities and Exchange Commission has published an “operational plan.” The EDGAR filing system would remain functional, but staff will be unable to process filings, provide interpretive advice, or issue no-action letters. New or pending registration statements and applications for exemptive relief will not be ...
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Reminder: New FAR Thresholds for 2015
Reminder: revised acquisition-related dollar thresholds amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation for government contractors take effect Oct. 1. Government contractors should be aware of these adjustments since they affect a number of areas, including when contractors must report the executive compensation of their first-tier subcontracts, when they must report certified cost ...
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Compliance Week 2016: First Sessions Announced
Image: We hold the Compliance Week annual conference every May, so our 2016 event might still seem a long way off to many. Around here, however, we’ve already been working on speakers and ideas for months. This week we want to give you a peek at what’s on drawing board ...
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ACE Introduces Global Cyber Facility
ACE Group, a multiline property and casualty insurer, last week announced the launch of ACE’s Global Cyber Facility, which goes beyond standard risk transfer by incorporating a comprehensive risk management solution into a single policy purchase. More inside.
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This Phrase Is a Key Corruption Indicator
Image: Title: FoxCorporate scandals come in many forms, and can violate any number of federal statutes. For compliance officers, however, some key phrases—such as one that has turned up in scandals including Volkswagen and Hewlett-Packard—are the words that should guide your program. When employees utter them, they need to know ...
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Two More Banks Reach Agreements Under Swiss Bank Program
The Department of Justice last week announced that two more banks—Migros Bank and Graubündner Kantonalbank—have reached resolutions under the Department’s Swiss Bank Program, which provides a means for Swiss banks to resolve potential criminal liabilities in the United States. Migros will pay a $15 million penalty, and Graubündner will pay ...
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Actionable Insights from the 2015 World's Most Ethical Companies®
It’s clear that just as regulatory oversight has never been more complex, public expectations about transparency, corporate culture, and business behavior are part of everyday conversation. These factors, among others, have led to an expansion in the field of ethics and compliance. Leading practices of prior years have become today’s ...
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SEC Trial Scorecard Update: Jury Finds for SEC in Insider Trading Case
With just five days remaining in FY 2015, the SEC notched another victory at trial yesterday when a federal jury in Illinois found two men liable for insider trading in the securities of three acquisition targets. The case represented the SEC's sixth trial verdict in federal court in FY 2015.
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Assurant CFO Appointed Chief Risk Officer
Assurant, a global provider of specialty protection products and related services, has named Assurant's Chief Financial Officer Christopher Pagano as chief risk officer. The new appointment is part of Assurant's ongoing strategic realignment, Assurant said it will integrate the key functions of risk management, strategy and business development, communication and ...
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FASB Proposes Aligning Guidance on Materiality
Image: FASB has issued two new exposure drafts—one to help firms use discretion when deciding which footnote disclosures should be considered material; the other to clarify the concept of materiality for standard-setting purposes. The proposals are intended to help organizations improve the effectiveness of their disclosures by steering them away ...
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Matrix-Exzac Launches Financial Risk Advisory Group
Matrix-Exzac, a global provider of financial crime prevention and compliance solutions and services announces the formation of a new subsidiary, Exzac Financial Risk Advisory. The newly created group will be led by John Grannis, who recently served as a member of the FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) Risk Management Supervision ...
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FIFA Corruption Scandal: A Business Solution Coming?
Image: The fallout from the FIFA corruption scandal continues across the globe (literally), with FIFA audit committee members suspended and investigations expanded. As the next wave of soccer tournaments reaches the planning stages, however, we might be starting to see FIFA taking business practices seriously. Our Man From FCPA, Tom ...
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SEC Proposes Changes to Administrative Proceedings
The SEC has proposed changes to how it conducts its administrative proceedings, amid growing scrutiny of “APs” in the business and judicial world. The measures clarify the timing of proceedings, simplify requirements to seek a review by the full Commission, and require those involved in administrative proceedings to file and ...
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Hudson City Bancorp to Pay $33M on Lending Practices
Hudson City Savings Bank today reached a $33 million settlement with the Department of Justice and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to resolve allegations that it engaged in discriminatory mortgage lending practices against predominantly African American and Hispanic neighborhoods. “This resolution represents the Justice Department’s largest residential mortgage 'redlining' settlement ...
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Former RidgeWorth Capital Management CCO Joins Deloitte
Deloitte & Touche has named Robert Zakem as a director in its regulatory and compliance practice for investment management firms. Most recently, he served as general counsel and chief compliance officer of RidgeWorth Capital Management. Details inside.