Articles | Compliance Week – Page 248
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Is artificial intelligence ready for financial compliance?
“Artificial intelligence” and “machine learning” are red-hot compliance buzzwords, but what do they really mean? And how can you actually incorporate them into your compliance program?
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A look at corruption risk in Latin America
Two new corruption reports, assessed together, provide compliance officers and risk officers a comprehensive look at bribery risk in the Latin America and Caribbean region.
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Collaboration enhances risk management in financial services
The OCC recently endorsed collaboration between banks as a way to reduce costs on managing third-party risk, and compliance officers are more than ready for it.
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EC takes on Ireland and Luxembourg over tax avoidance
The long-simmering disputes over Ireland and Luxembourg’s tax treatment of Apple and Amazon are about to reach a boiling point with the European Commission.
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Where to place tax bets amid reform uncertainty?
As the tax reform debate sputters, companies have some big decisions to make about where to make and hedge their bets when it comes to tax planning.
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Could the SEC hop on the blockchain bandwagon?
There are plenty of anticipated benefits and pitfalls to blockchain technology. Can regulators also leverage distributed ledger technology to revolutionize market oversight and investor protection?
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Everybody lies: Corporate veracity in a post-truth world
The truth is out there. But does it really matter anymore? A look at the impact of truth versus and lies in the business world.
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New GDPR implementation guide offers helpful roadmap
Figuring out how to comply with the fast approaching GDPR isn’t easy, but this handy guide from the ISF will be a big help to compliance officers everywhere.
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Auditors tasked to study revenue readiness at year-end
Auditors are under clear orders from their regulators to show no mercy in their assessment of corporate transition to the new revenue recognition rules.
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European Commission hits Scania with €880m cartel fine
One of Europe’s largest truck manufacturers prepares to fight a massive fine over allegations surrounding a long-running price-fixing cartel.
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Compliance considerations for doing business in Sudan
The United States might have lifted sanctions against Sudan, but companies looking to do business there need to understand the many serious compliance hurdles that still exist.
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It’s time to scrutinize data protection practices for GDPR readiness
By May 2018, the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation will take effect, and many companies are seriously underestimating the amount of compliance work this will require.
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New technology brings opportunities, and headaches, for CCOS
New technologies are poised to revolutionize compliance and risk management. But are CCOs and CROs ready and up to the challenge?
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Assessing bribery risk country-by-country
The 2017 TRACE Bribery Risk Matrix is out, designed to help compliance departments assess the likelihood of bribery in each country around the world and better tailor their due diligence practices.
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Treasury’s regulatory roadmap may affect agencies for years
The Treasury Department has released the second in a series of reports detailing efforts to pull the plug on regulations, and it may offer a more prudent plan that its politics suggests.
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What you do in your free time is not your business
Two recent examples of high-profile executives being fired or disciplined for inappropriate behavior in their personal time shows that codes of conduct are not strictly 9 to 5.
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How DICK’s Sporting Goods manages responsible sourcing
A successful sourcing program is about more than conducting audits and taking corrective action. It’s about executing an enterprise-wide risk strategy.
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Auditors offer ideas to help address cyber-readiness
In an era of inevitable cyber-hacks, what more can companies do to protect against and respond to a breach? Auditors are offering some attestation and reporting ideas.
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Recent data breaches impart third-party risk lessons
The data breaches at Yahoo, Equifax, and the SEC send a collective warning to organizations everywhere to improve their own third-party risk assessment.
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Managing global compliance expectations at the Golden Arches
Haydee Ortiz Olinger reflects on her 31 years as McDonald’s global compliance chief and what lessons she learned from her crucial role at the fast food giant.