Articles | Compliance Week – Page 249
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For 2017 close, expect auditors to queue up queries on 2018
In preparing for the year-end close, companies should brace for auditors’ questions about the riskiest reporting areas, especially accounting rules taking effect in 2018.
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Righting a wrong: Compliance lessons from Telia
Telia Company shares in candid detail what compliance lessons it learned following its recent $956 million global bribery settlement. Those in the ethics, compliance, and legal community will want to listen up.
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How corruption in sports spills into compliance
The NCAA fraud and corruption scheme that has resulted in federal criminal charges against 10 individuals offers numerous lessons for the corporate compliance world at large.
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Do CEOs have enough skin in the game?
A push may be coming to re-examine stock ownership guidelines with an eye toward increasing holding requirements.
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The new trend in FCPA compliance is cooperation
We may be seeing the dawn of a golden age of FCPA compliance as organizations and the government learn to work together so everybody stays clean.
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In cyber-security, you are your own worst enemy
Highly publicized breaches at the SEC and Equifax reveal how compliance efforts and reputation protection is often undermined by a lack of common sense.
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Preparing for the U.K. Criminal Finances Act
A new law holds that companies active in the U.K. could be subject to U.K. criminal proceedings if an employee anywhere in the world facilitates tax evasion.
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Beyond the breach: SEC’s Clayton on clawbacks, fiduciary rules, and materiality
While much of his time before the Senate Banking Committee last week focused on a newly disclosed 2016 data breach, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton weighed in on numerous other topics.
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Companies gear up for Q4 dash to revenue rule ready date
As the fourth quarter approaches, companies are expected to break into a sprint to complete their efforts to adopt new revenue recognition requirements.
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U.K. Pensions Regulator prosecutes Chappell over BHS acquisition
All executives need to be held to account for corporate failures—and not just those who can’t afford to buy their way out of trouble.
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Q&A: Compliance Awareness Month at Panasonic
Ling-Ling Nie, chief compliance officer and assistant general counsel for Panasonic North America talks about the company’s annual, month-long compliance awareness event.
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Reducing money-laundering risk in financial services
Thanks to two new reports risk and compliance professionals in the financial services industry can take the pulse of their BSA/AML compliance programs and better understand how they stack up against their peers.
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SEC data breach reveals fear and loathing in the mainframe
A breach disclosure by the SEC does the agency no favors as it prepares to dig deep into data troves for market surveillance.
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Amid reform considerations, Trump utilizes foreign deal reviews
On the heels of a rejected semiconductor deal with Chinese investors, legislators are pondering reforms for how international M&A is reviewed.
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10 tips for boosting CCO face time with the board
Effective communication with the board is essential for a chief compliance officer. Here are 10 ways to make your time at the table as productive as possible.
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Report: Anti-bribery compliance gaining steam
A new benchmark report jointly conducted by Compliance Week and Steele Compliance Solutions looks at companies’ anti-bribery and anti-corruption programs.
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GDPR and the elevated role of compliance
The hefty compliance requirements of GDPR are going to require companies to figure out how to separate personal data from the ability to link that data to a specific person. Easier said than done, writes Jaclyn Jaeger.
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New ERM framework links risk to strategy, performance
Courtesy of COSO, companies have a new risk framework to consider that has the potential to drive a new risk mindset deeper into the organization.
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The voice of reason: Q&A with Hui Chen
Renowned ethics and compliance expert Hui Chen discusses true compliance training, what integrity really means, and how compliance can earn its seat at the table at the top of an organization.
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LexisNexis Risk Solutions’ Chrisol Correia on AML, the convergence of risk intelligence
The leader of LexisNexis Risk Solutions' global anti-money laundering solutions strategy discusses trends in AML, risk management technology, and the evolution of FinTech compliance.