Articles | Compliance Week – Page 190
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SEC names San Francisco associate regional director
The SEC announced Monique Winkler has been named associate regional director for enforcement in the San Francisco Regional Office.
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Unclaimed property filing deadlines loom large
Deadlines are fast approaching for state unclaimed property filings, with roughly 40 states setting filing dates on Oct. 31 or Nov. 1.
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Google, YouTube reach $170M ‘groundbreaking’ settlement for violating children’s privacy
Google and its subsidiary YouTube will pay $170 million to settle allegations that the video-sharing service illegally collected personal information from children without their parents’ consent.
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Comcast deputy general counsel joins BakerHostetler
Daniel Pepper has left his role as deputy general counsel and deputy privacy officer at Comcast to join BakerHostetler as a partner.
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Boris Johnson loses control of Brexit
Britain PM Boris Johnson’s firm stance on Brexit has been shot down by Parliament; it remains to be seen when (or if?) the United Kingdom will be departing the European Union.
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FTI Consulting expands financial services practice
FTI Consulting announced the expansion of its financial services practice within the Forensic and Litigation Consulting segment with the appointment of three professionals in New York.
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BankUnited promotes chief risk officer
BankUnited announced Jay Richards has been promoted from chief credit officer to chief risk officer, assuming the role of Mark Bagnoli, who will retire.
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Court: Hyperlinked e-mails don’t count as ‘communication’ for debt collectors
A federal appeals court sided with a consumer in deciding hyperlinked e-mails violate debt notice requirements.
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Auditors ID 1.8 CAMs per large accelerated filer, report says
Large accelerated filers saw an average of 1.8 issues called out as critical audit matters in their first round of reporting, according to a new analysis.
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FINMA publishes AML guidance on blockchain
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority has published new guidance on how it applies AML rules to the financial services providers it supervises in the area of blockchain technology.
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Danske reported to police over investment mis-selling
Denmark’s financial regulator has filed a criminal complaint against Danske Bank over a mis-selling scandal that saw its former interim chief executive get fired in June this year.
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FIFA chief compliance officer joins DLA Piper
Global law firm DLA Piper announced that Edward Hanover, former chief compliance officer at FIFA, will join the firm’s litigation practice as a partner in Northern California based in its Silicon Valley office.
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SEC awards whistleblower $1.8M for 'extensive' assistance
The SEC awarded more than $1.8 million to a whistleblower whose information and assistance were “critically important” to the success of an enforcement action involving misconduct committed overseas.
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Juniper settles FCPA case with SEC for $11.7M
Juniper Networks has reached an $11.7 million settlement with the SEC for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act concerning its sales practices in Russia and China.
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GE whistleblower report shines light on insurance liability
Recent whistleblower allegations against GE have put a spotlight on mounting liabilities that will hit corporate balance sheets when insurance accounting rules shift.
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SEC issues 9 compliance & disclosure interpretations for Inline XBRL
The SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance this month published nine new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations relating to Inline XBRL rules, particularly concerning common questions around the exhibit index and cover page tagging.
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Antitrust Division names new senior director of investigation and litigation
The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division announced the elevation of Section Chief Kathy O’Neill to the new role of senior director of investigation and litigation.
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New FinCEN unit to focus on money laundering threats
FinCEN announced the launch of its newly created Global Investigations Division, with responsibility for targeting terrorist financing and money laundering threats, both domestically and internationally.
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Commissioners Jackson and Lee: A critical look at Regulation S-K
SEC Commissioners Robert Jackson and Allison Herren Lee have expressed concerns about the move toward principles-based requirements with Regulation S-K and advocated for more requirements to disclose climate risk.
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A glimpse into Greece’s first anti-corruption chief
Greece’s government has appointed Angelos Binis as its first ever anti-corruption chief to head the country’s newly created anti-corruption body, the Transparency Authority.