All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 960
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As firms adopt revenue rules, are they ignoring disclosure?
Whether you think your company is ready for the new accounting for revenue recognition or not, it’s probably not ready to comply with new disclosure requirements.
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European Union updates AML rules
The European Union is proposing some updates to anti-money laundering rules in an attempt to streamline coordination among member states in fighting terrorism financing and money laundering.
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The compliance side of the circuit split on whistleblower protections
An ongoing legal dispute over how far whistleblower protections extend beyond Dodd-Frank provisions highlights that best practices are already a few steps ahead of the law.
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Compliance program metrics for healthcare and beyond
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General has published a comprehensive new resource guide on measuring compliance program effectiveness, but it’s not just for the healthcare industry.
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Revenue recognition implementation way behind schedule for most: survey
With less than a year to go before implementation, a new survey from Workiva shows that many companies are not as prepared as they ought to be.
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Kara Brockmeyer, Chief of FCPA Unit, to leave SEC
Kara Brockmeyer, Chief of the Enforcement Division’s Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Unit, is planning to leave the agency later this month, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced.
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Labor Department extends fiduciary rule applicability date
To comply with a Presidential Memorandum, the Labor Department has announced a 60-day extension of the applicability dates of its fiduciary rule and related exemptions, including the Best Interest Contract Exemption.
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Government signals H-1B visa crackdown
Tech companies that rely on a specialized visa program to fill highly skilled jobs can expect to face more intense scrutiny from government agencies.
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Tesco, the SFO, and the FCA come to terms
Tesco Stores will pay a £129 million (U.S.$161.4M) fine over a 2014 misstatement of the retailer’s profits. The fine, part of a deferred prosecution agreement with the Serious Fraud Office, is a clarion call for all companies to strengthen their internal controls.
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Dems demand new rule for disclosing extractive payments
Senate Democrats want the SEC to “promptly re-issue" a disclosure rule for oil, gas, and mining companies that was legislatively repealed last month.
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Clayton's SEC nomination advances to Senate
With majority approval by members of the Senate Banking Committee, President Donald J. Trump’s nomination to head the SEC, Jay Clayton, now heads to a confirmation vote before the full Senate.
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Bipartisan bill would increase SEC penalties
A bipartisan bill making the rounds in Congress seeks to strengthen the SEC’s enforcement authority with increased fines.
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Bill would ease SEC requirements on employee stock
The U.S. House of Representatives has voted in favor of a bill that would reduce SEC disclosure requirements for certain companies that offer employees stock options.
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Acquisitions, data privacy, and national security concerns
The attempted takeover of the U.S. company MoneyGram International Inc. by China-based Ant Financial Services raises regulatory concerns and questions.
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ArticleCoffin on Compliance: Top Minds
Every year, Compliance Week’s Top Minds project brings together a dozen of the best and brightest thought leaders in the governance, risk, ethics, and compliance field. How many of them do you see in yourself?
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M-Files receives ISO 27001 Certification
M-Files, a provider of solutions that improve how organizations manage documents and other information, has received ISO 27001 certification, signifying it adheres to stringent security controls for delivery and support of its cloud-based information management software and related services.
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Pension sponsors pay unnecessary premiums, study finds
Companies sponsoring defined benefit pension plans have seen their PBGC premiums skyrocket in recent years — in some cases needlessly.
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Senators once again pitch resurrected Glass-Steagall
With bipartisan support and possibly even White House buy-in, a coalition of senators is once again trying to bring back the Glass-Steagall Act.
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Hearsay launches next-generation compliance platform
Hearsay, provider of Advisor Cloud solutions for the financial services and insurance industries, has introduced the next generation of its enterprise compliance platform, which applies predictive technology to reduce false alerts and help compliance teams focus on activities that pose the highest risk, while increasing security coverage and control.
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LockPath, SecurityScorecard partnership streamlines vendor risk management
LockPath, a provider of governance, risk management and compliance solutions, and SecurityScorecard, a security-rating platform, announced a new partnership to streamline and strengthen how organizations manage vendor and third-party risk.