All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 722
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Volcker Offers Sweeping New Reform Ideas
Image: Paul Volcker, the famed former Fed chairman and namesake of the most controversial rule in the Dodd-Frank Act, is proposing a slate of financial reform proposals that would merge the SEC and CFTC and create new regulatory agencies. The Volcker Alliance—a non-partisan, non-profit organization launched in 2013—issued a report ...
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Lockheed Wants Out of 40-Year-Old Disclosure Demand
Lockheed Martin wants a federal judge to end a 40-year-old SEC requirement of advance notice for changes to its anti-bribery policies. Lockheed argues that the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, FCPA requirements, and a move to online shareholder information make the requirement obsolete and unnecessary. More inside.
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Dodd-Frank: Remember the History Before Pushing Reform
Image: As the fifth anniversary of the Dodd-Frank Act approaches, we’ll hear more talk about whether the law needs reform; in fact, we already hear that talk in Congress. Before we go too far, Compliance Week editor Matt Kelly writes, we should remember what caused the financial crisis in 2008 ...
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McGraw Hill Financial Appoints Chief Compliance Officer
McGraw Hill Financial has apponted Robert Easton as chief compliance officer, effective May 26. Easton will report to General Counsel Lucy Fato. Details inside.
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HIPAA Privacy and Security Guidance Updated
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has released an updated version of its privacy and security guidance to help healthcare providers better understand how to integrate federal health information privacy and security requirements into their practices. The guidance was last published in 2011. Details inside.
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Study: Supplier Payment Processes Need Improving
A new study conducted by market research firm Gatepoint Research and sponsored by global payments solutions provider Tipalti finds significant weaknesses in the systems and processes companies use to mitigate regulatory, compliance, and fraud-related payment risks. According to the study, 66 percent of 100 senior finance and accounting executives polled ...
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FBI Establishes International Corruption Squads
The Federal Bureau of Investigation, in conjunction with the Department of Justice’s Fraud Section, recently established another weapon in the battle against foreign bribery and kleptocracy-related criminal activity: three dedicated international corruption squads, based in New York City, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. Details inside.
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BNY Mellon Units Fined $185 Million for Custody Rule Compliance Failures
The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority this week fined two Bank of New York Mellon firms—Bank of New York Mellon’s London Branch and The Bank of New York Mellon International Limited—a total of $185 million for failing to comply with the FCA’s Custody Rules, which protect safe custody assets if a ...
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Advocacy Groups Looking for an SEC Superhero
From the depths of the D.C. Metro system comes a social media campaign from an advocacy group that depicts SEC Chairman Mary Jo White as a superhero. The campaign revolves around the concept of White with a cape and an MJW logo, taking down the scourge of “dark money.” See ...
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SEC Trial Scorecard Update: Jury Finds 'Feeder' Liable in Florida Ponzi Scheme
This running SEC Trial Scorecard tracks the SEC's trials and outcomes for FY 2015. To date in FY 2015, which began on October 1, 2014, the SEC has now had five trials in federal court reach a verdict (see the full list below). The most recent verdict was reached on ...
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Freddie Mac Names Chief Enterprise Risk Officer
Freddie Mac has named Anil Hinduja as chief enterprise risk officer. He will report to Chief Executive Officer Donald Layton and will serve on the company's senior operating committee. Details inside.
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House Vote Demands More Transparency from CFPB
The House of Representatives, with a 401-2 vote, has approved legislation that requires the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to comply with Federal Advisory Committee Act transparency requirements. The Federal Reserve, CIA, and CFPB are among the agencies not covered by the law. More inside.
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Gladstone Appoints Chief Accounting Officer
Gladstone Investment, a publicly traded business development company, has appointed Julia Ryan as chief accounting officer. Prior to joining the company, Ryan served as a senior manager of assurance services at KPMG. Details inside.
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Landauer Names Chief Accounting Officer; Corporate Controller
Landauer, a global provider of technical and analytical monitoring to determine occupational and environmental radiation exposure, has promoted Kara Venegas to the role of corporate controller and chief accounting officer. Details inside.
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EY Settles Lehman Allegations for $10 Million
Image: New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has announced a $10 million settlement with EY over its role in auditing Lehman Brothers financial statements, which hid tens of billions in leverage before collapsing in 2008. Schneiderman says the $10 million will be distributed as restitution to Lehman Brothers investors. More ...
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FERF Updates Latest Fraud Defense Tactics
The Financial Executives Research Foundation has put some fresh research and analysis to the fraud conundrum, offering companies some new insights on how to address an old problem. FERF says fraud risk is growing rather than declining for companies, despite plenty of regulatory and legislative efforts to the contrary. More ...
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Warren on the Warpath: Slams SEC, Pitches Financial Reforms
Image: Slamming the SEC and Justice Department for a “slap on the wrist” approach to enforcement, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, in a recent speech, also championed a slate of financial reforms, including a transaction tax to restrain high-frequency trading, restoring the former Glass-Steagall Act, and reducing the size and risk of ...
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SEC's Lawsuit Against Freddie Mac Execs Fizzles Out in Unusual Settlement
On Dec. 16, 2011, the SEC charged three former top executives of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) with securities fraud. The SEC alleged that the executives "knew and approved of misleading statements claiming the companies had minimal holdings of higher-risk mortgage loans, including subprime loans." Yesterday, however, ...
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Walmart Prevails in Bid to Drop Shareholder Proposal on Gun Sales
Walmart will no longer be required to include a controversial shareholder proposal regarding its sale of firearms in its 2015 proxy statement, now that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has overturned an earlier opinion on the matter. Trinity Wall Street, associated with New York City’s Trinity ...