All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 968
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Survey: Banks not preparing enough for CECL standard
According to a recent survey by RapidRatings and Compliance week, banks are nowhere near ready for FASB’s CECL requirements scheduled to go into effect in 2020.
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New revenue rule immaterial? Don't overlook disclosure, SEC says
The SEC is warning companies that say adopting new revenue rules will be immaterial to financials: Be sure that includes consideration of disclosures.
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ArticleSean X. McKessy: King of the whistleblowers
Sean McKessy spent several years at the SEC building its whistleblower protection program, putting in place an incentive program for paying whistleblowers, and creating a new way for the SEC to break cases.
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Bumble Bee to pay $25M in price-fixing scheme
Seafood company, Bumble Bee, pleaded guilty yesterday and agreed to pay a $25 million criminal fine resulting from an ongoing federal antitrust investigation into the packaged seafood industry.
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Are shell companies a compliance nightmare?
Deeply suspicious oil, gas, and mining deals that involve complex use of shell companies raise concerns over the use of shell companies themselves. They might be legal, but are they good compliance practice?
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ArticleMara Davis: The media mind
As the chief of compliance for one of the world’s biggest media companies, Mara Davis has taken a communications-based approach to building a strong code of business conduct and cultivating a stronger speak-up culture.
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ArticlePeter Driscoll: The risk detective
Under Peter Driscoll’s lead, the SEC Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations uses a risk-based approach to fulfill its mission to promote compliance with U.S. securities laws.
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Lacework launches zero-touch cloud workload security platform
Recently incubated Lacework, a newly established provider of cloud workload security solutions, launched out of stealth mode with the introduction of Lacework Polygraph, the industry’s first zero-touch cloud workload security platform.
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Control Risks compliance survey
Companies are reluctant to invest in compliance and may be at risk of underestimating their exposure to tough laws that hold them to account for their operations and their supply chains, according to a new report.
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ArticleData breach trends industry-by-industry
The 2017 Verizon Data Breach report is out, and it has some timely pointers for how healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, and retail organizations can improve their cyber-security.
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Green Tree International names chief compliance officer
Green Tree International, parent company of Amercanex—American Canabis Exchange—has named Steven Ferrara as chief compliance officer.
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KnowBe4 releases weak password test tool
IT security company KnowBe4 recently announced the release of Weak Password Test (WPT), a free tool for organizations that use Active Directory.
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Bipartisan bill targets human trafficking
Recently filed, bipartisan legislation seeks to further engage and empower financial institutions when it comes to identifying and reporting suspicions of human trafficking.
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12 legal and compliance executives join BarkerGilmore
BarkerGilmore, a New York-based boutique executive search firm specializing in building corporate legal and compliance teams, has added 12 esteemed former general counsel and chief compliance officers to its team.
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Dems call on SEC, CFTC to investigate top Trump advisor
Senate Democrats are asking the CFTC, SEC, and EPA to investigate Carl Icahn, a top adviser to President Trump, for potential insider trading and market manipulation.
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Barclays to pay $97M for overcharging clients
In a settlement of more than $97 million, Barclays agreed to settle three sets of violations that resulted in clients being overbilled by nearly $50 million, the SEC announced.
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UK General Insurance names chief risk officer
UK General Insurance has appointed Jane Bean as its new chief risk officer. She will join the Leeds-based personal lines insurer on 15th May and report to managing director Karen Beales.
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Gottlieb approved as FDA commissioner
President Donald J. Trump’s pick to head the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Scott Gottlieb, was confirmed this week by a 57-42 vote in the Senate.
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Senate falls short in effort to repeal environmental regulation
Republican in the Senate failed to muster needed support for the repeal of an Obama Administration regulation regarding methane emissions.