All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 718
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Ukraine Anti-Corruption Law Requires Compliance Officers
The Ukraine has enacted a new law that applies to almost all companies participating in public tenders and state-owned enterprises over a certain size, requiring them to have in place a compliance program. The law further requires companies to appoint a compliance officer with responsibility for implementing the compliance program. ...
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China Targets Medical Device Companies in Bribery Probe
Chinese regulators are investigating several foreign medical device companies over suspicions that they may have bribed hospitals in exchange for sales. Regulators launched a preliminary investigation last year into the Chinese healthcare units of U.S.-based General Electric, Amsterdam-based Royal Philips, and Germany-based Siemens AG. Details inside.
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Mittleman Investment Management Names New Compliance Chief
Mittleman Investment Management, an SEC-registered investment advisor wholly-owned by Mittleman Brothers, has hired Laura Kate Garner as chief compliance officer. She replaces Shannon Brown, who resigned from the company earlier this year to devote herself full-time to her family. Details inside.
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Accenture Names Chief Compliance Officer
Accenture has appointed Chad Jerdee as general counsel and chief compliance officer, and Joel Unruch as corporate secretary. These changes are effective June 1. Details inside.
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LSG Launches Global Enterprise Risk Management Suite
LSG, a software application and business process outsourcing provider, recently announced the launch of GERMS (Global Enterprise Risk Management Suite). LSG GERMS is a business model for global companies to achieve greater transparency and stability by mitigating and offsetting risk. Details inside.
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Russian Artist's 'Bribe Envelopes' Quickly Sell Out
A Siberian artist has taken a humorous poke at Russia's growing reputation for corruption in business and government through the creation of specialized "bribe envelopes."
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Owens Corning Names General Counsel
Owens Corning, a developer and maker of insulation, roofing, and fiberglass composites, has appointed Ava Harter as general counsel and secretary, effective May 18. Harter will succeed John Christy and serve as the company’s chief legal advisor, overseeing all aspects of law, compliance, and securities compliance for Owens Corning. Details ...
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Tech Data Corporation Names New Corporate Controller
Tech Data Corporation, a wholesale distributor of technology products, services and solutions, has promoted Jeffrey Taylor to corporate controller. In this role, Taylor will serve as the company's chief accounting officer, responsible for all global accounting policy, controls and financial reporting. Details inside.
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FASB Plans Next Phase of Big Accounting Changes
Image: As FASB wraps up some major projects in coming months, it is starting to wonder: what’s next? The board plans to publish a discussion paper seeking input on what revisions should be added to the agenda, but it will likely focus on clarifications to revenue recognition, income taxes, business ...
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UK Insider Trader Returned to Prison For Failure to Repay Illegal Profits
In the UK, insider trading prosecutions are pretty rare. Indeed, there had never even been a criminal insider trading case in the UK until 2009, and to date there have only been a total of about two dozen criminal convictions for insider trading in the UK. Pardip Saini is one ...
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e-Book: Cyber-Security: Rising to the Challenge
The risk of critical information falling into the hands of hackers is now higher than ever, and governing information remains a struggle. Worse, the technical nuance associated with cyber-security can be somewhat intimidating for internal auditors and compliance officers. While many organizations are trying to avoid falling victim to a ...
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TCN Launches Business Intelligence Analytics Solution for Cloud-Based Call Center Platform
TCN, a provider of cloud-based call center technology, today announced the launch of Competitive Analytics, a fully integrated business intelligence analytics solution for its cloud-based call center suite, TCN Platform 3.0. The new solution provides real-time business intelligence (BI), analytics, and reporting through intuitive and customizable dashboards. Details inside.
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Novaworks Issues New Solution for SEC Regulation SDR
New SEC rules scheduled to take effect May 18 and designed to increase transparency within the derivatives markets have left firms engaged in securities swaps searching for solutions. Novaworks, a provider of SEC filing software, announced this week the latest version of its GoFiler family of products contains an easy-to-use ...
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MFRI Appoints New Board Member
MFRI, a manufacturer of specialty piping systems and industrial filtration products, has appointed David Brown to its board of directors. With Brown's appointment, the MFRI board has been expanded to eight members. Details inside.
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SNC-Lavalin General Counsel to Depart
SNC-Lavalin announced this month that Réjean Goulet will be retiring from his position as general counsel after a 30-year career with the embattled engineering-and-construction company, effective in July. Jean-Éric Laferrière, currently senior vice president of legal affairs, will serve as interim general counsel while the company conducts a worldwide search ...
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AK Steel Corporate Secretary to Retire
AK Steel recently announced the retirement of David Horn as chief legal and administrative officer, and corporate secretary, effective May 31. As a result, Joseph Alter, general counsel and chief compliance officer, will assume the added responsibility of corporate secretary. Details inside.
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SEC Proposes Pay-Versus-Performance Disclosure Rule
The SEC has proposed a new pay-for-performance disclosure rule, requiring companies to report the relationship between compensation paid to named executive officers and the Total Shareholder Return of both the company and its peer group. The proposal marks the first time the Commission will require data tagging in the XBRL ...
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FCA: Banks Should Rethink Derisking Strategies
The Financial Conduct Authority warns that banks should rethink their anti-money laundering strategies in light of reports that financial institutions have nixed services to customers that may pose potential money-laundering risks. The agency says, “These policies and procedures must be comprehensive and proportionate to the nature, scale, and complexity of ...