Articles | Compliance Week – Page 261
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A look at China’s sweeping new cyber-security law
Beijing has officially put foreign companies operating within China on notice: Improve your data privacy practices and cyber-security controls, or face the consequences.
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Q&A: Allstate’s approach to fostering an ethical culture
Kelly Noll, chief ethics and compliance officer at Allstate, shares how the insurer fosters a culture of ethics built on integrity, honesty, and accountability. Interview by Jaclyn Jaeger.
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U.K. weighing reforms for corporate economic crime
Jaclyn Jaeger discusses the United Kingdom’s battle against economic crime and what the country is doing to promote good corporate governance.
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Is it a business or an asset? Companies get new guidance
Companies will have some new analysis to do to assure their accounting for business transactions reflects a new definition of “business” in GAAP. Tammy Whitehouse has more.
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OECD releases guidance to ensure responsible business conduct in garment industry
Neil Hodge offers a look at guidance from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development meant to help businesses in the garment industry identify and mitigate risk in their supply chains.
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Sapin II aims to challenge France’s culture of corruption
France’s anti-corruption law reflects its growing interest in embracing whistleblowing and getting clear of U.S. FCPA enforcement actions. Rodrigo Amaral reports.
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In an era of reduced regulation, let’s not forget corporate integrity
Just because companies might face fewer rules doesn’t mean they have any less obligation to behave with ethical integrity, writes Exiger’s Daniel Alonso.
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Workplace investigations: 8 pitfalls to avoid
Investigating workplace complaints of harassment, intimidation, and other interpersonal issues is as challenging as it is mandatory. Sahil Kanuga shares eight common pitfalls to avoid.
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Insider trading allegations at Deutsche Borse could complicate LSE merger
Did Deutsche Borse CEO Carsten Kengeter make a lucky stock purchase in his own company, or did he act on inside knowledge of a planned merger with LSE? Neil Hodge reports.
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IRS campaigns point to new tax risks for public companies
Companies need to take a fresh look at their biggest tax risks to ensure they can withstand a new kind of scrutiny, both in tax filings and in financial statements. Tammy Whitehouse reports.
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Lost in fraud translation
Paul Hodgson explores the case of Jacques de Groote, the 90-year-old former CEO of the World Bank and director of the International Monetary Fund, who has spent the last decade in court battling allegations of fraud and corruption.
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The FCPA is unlikely to vanish under President Trump
Despite rhetoric to the contrary, FCPA enforcement during the Trump administration will not die off. If anything, it might actually increase. Jaclyn Jaeger explores.
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What U.S. companies are saying about U.S. trade policy
The Trump administration’s swift changes in trade policy are likely to complicate global trade management compliance for many businesses. Jaclyn Jaeger has more.
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Taking time to think – the biggest challenge
The latest installment of the GRC Illustrated Series from Compliance Week and OCEG examines how cognitive, artificial intelligence systems can help make a chief compliance officer’s job easier and get the job done faster.
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Accounting for non-GAAP earnings measures
Alternative performance measures are valuable when properly used, but should traditional income statements include them? Guest columnist Gary Kabureck discusses.
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Fiduciary rule follies: court ruling creates presidential dilemmas
The Department of Labor’s fiduciary rule passed its latest legal challenge, with a dressing down of plaintiff’s concerns by a federal judge in Texas. The ball is now in the Trump Administration’s court. Joe Mont reports.
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Finding the hidden risks in sales practices
As financial institutions pursue aggressive new sales goals, organizations need proactive, independent review of their own sales practices, write guest columnists Chris Sicuranza and Paul Noring.
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Weighing the issues of ISO 37001 certification
Questions have emerged from the passing of the ISO 37001 anti-bribery standards. Jaclyn Jaeger recaps a recent KPMG webinar that seeks to answer them.
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Hallmarks of an effective ethics and compliance program
You want a really top-notch ethics and compliance program? Then create a values-based workplace culture and forget about all those check-the-box metrics. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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Auditors prepare to inspect revenue recognition adoption
Public companies beware: Auditors plans to scrutinize the impending switch to new revenue recognition accounting. Tammy Whitehouse reports.