All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 956
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Trump initiates sweeping overhaul of government agencies
President Donald J. Trump has unveiled a “comprehensive plan for reorganizing the executive branch,” an overhaul of federal agencies intended to cut federal spending and reduce redundancies.
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Institute of Directors offers its ideas on navigating Brexit
Handling the heavy lifting of a proper Brexit is going to be no small task, especially since nobody wants a great “vacuum period” between the U.K. Great Repeal Bill and whatever regulations are to follow.
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Trump nominee pledges ‘new direction’ for CFTC
Acting Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo was nominated by President Trump to officially head the agency this week. Awaiting Senate confirmation, he has already detailed bold reforms for the Commission.
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Deliberate ignorance and the FCPA
Tom Fox explores the term “conscious avoidance” under the FCPA, specifically in the case of Frederick Bourke, who invested in an enterprise in Azerbaijan that was engaged in bribery and corruption to obtain certain oil and gas rights of which Bourke claimed he had no knowledge.
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An Omnichannel Solution to Brand Fraud
Download Proofpoint's solution brief to learn more about the methods hackers are using to imitate your brand. Then sign up for a demo of Proofpoint's Fraud Protection solution to see how Proofpoint can help you manage the risks of brand fraud.
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Scotiabank names chief risk officer
Scotiabank, Canada's international bank, has appointed Daniel Moore, currently executive vice president and chief market risk officer, as chief risk officer, effective April 3. Moore will succeed Stephen Hart in this role, who is expected to retire after a career spanning almost 40 years.
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SEC approves 2017 GAAP Taxonomy for use in XBRL filings
The SEC has given its final approval to the 2017 GAAP Taxonomy that public companies will use to prepare their XBRL financial statement exhibits.
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Wall Street Blockchain Alliance has new board member
The Wall Street Blockchain Alliance (WSBA), a non-profit trade association at the forefront of blockchain adoption in financial markets, has appointed Julio Faura, head of R&D for innovation initiatives at Banco Santander, to its board of directors.
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LinkedIn co-founder joins Microsoft board
Microsoft appointed Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn, to its board of directors, effective immediately. He also will serve on the regulatory and public policy committee.
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Can inline XBRL save XBRL? Or at least improve data quality?
Slow progress in shifting financial statement data to the digital realm may be getting a boost, but the clock is ticking for proponents show the real benefits of XBRL.
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To combat fraud, check accounting policies, internal controls
In the battle against fraud and restatements, a company’s best allies are strong accounting policies and well-documented internal controls, a new report says.
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CFPB levies its largest ever mortgage reporting penalty
With its largest ever penalty under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, the CFPB has ordered Texas-based Nationstar Mortgage to pay a $1.75 million civil penalty.
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CFPB pitches date extension for prepaid accounts rule
The CFPB is looking to delay the effective date of a recent rule governing prepaid accounts by six months. The rule requires financial institutions to limit consumers’ losses when funds are stolen or cards are lost and resolve errors.
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CFTC extends comment period for new capital requirements
The CFTC will extend the comment period on proposed capital requirements for swap dealers for an additional 60 days. The original comment period was set to expire this week.
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CyberGRX unveils third-party cyber global risk exchange
CyberGRX, a third-party cyber-risk management platform provider, recently unveiled a first-of-its-kind cyber risk assessment exchange for sharing third-party security information.
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NAVEX Global launches networking community for compliance professionals
Ethics and compliance software and services company NAVEX Global has announced the launch of Compliance Next, a community-driven website offering real-world education and skill enhancement through best-practice examples, how-to guides, research, and other short, easy-to-consume content.
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Venezuela investigates PDVSA for corruption
A look at the ironic Venezuelan investigation into corrupt company Petróleos de Venezuela SA.
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New foundation to protect sports whistleblowers
A venture capitalist, a former United States federal prosecutor, and an Olympic gold medalist have formed a non-profit foundation, Fair Sport, to help mitigate risk for whistleblowers in the wide, wide world of sports.
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Brazil’s new approach to compliance
Brazil is taking a page out of U.S. businesses’ books and moving from paper compliance programs to actually doing compliance.
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Justice Dept. joins fight against ‘unconstitutional’ CFPB
Friend has turned foe as the Justice Department, under the Trump Administration, has reversed course and is now arguing that the CFPB is unconstitutional.