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IRS campaigns point to new tax risks for public companies

2017-02-22T11:15:00Z

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

2017-02-22T11:00:00Z

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

2017-02-22T10:15:00Z

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

2017-02-22T09:45:00Z

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

2017-02-21T12:45:00Z

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

2017-02-15T10:45:00Z

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

2017-02-14T14:00:00Z

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

2017-02-14T13:30:00Z

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

2017-02-14T12:00:00Z

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

2017-02-14T11:45:00Z

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

2017-02-14T11:00:00Z

Public companies beware: Auditors plans to scrutinize the impending switch to new revenue recognition accounting. Tammy Whitehouse reports.

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British police act as financial regulator in HBOS takedown

2017-02-14T09:15:00Z

British police arrested six people this week—two of them managers of banking and insurance firm HBOS—to end a six-year fraud investigation into a decade-old scandal. Neil Hodge reports.

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Romania faces anti-corruption demonstrations

2017-02-08T14:30:00Z

Romania’s attempt at amending legislation to make it more tolerant to abuse by government officials was far from well received by the general public, writes Neil Hodge.

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Trump’s regulatory overhaul goes beyond Dodd-Frank, fiduciary rule

2017-02-07T22:15:00Z

No, President Trump didn’t just kill the fiduciary rule and dismantle Dodd-Frank. Recent executive orders have set the stage for something far more complex and far-reaching. Joe Mont investigates.

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The rise of a new Department of Justice: Reading the tea leaves

2017-02-07T14:45:00Z

There is always a shake-up at the DoJ whenever a new Presidential administration takes over, but exactly what Trump has in store is still a mystery—not a large one, however, writes Jaclyn Jaeger.

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With Feds poised to scale back regulations, can states fill the void?

2017-02-07T13:45:00Z

With Congress and a new president dead set on rolling back rulemaking, state regulators may gain renewed prominence. Joe Mont explores.

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Internal auditors get new guidance to protect independence

2017-02-07T11:30:00Z

New standards tell internal auditors to safeguard their independence when asked to perform work other than internal audit—like helping with revenue recognition. Tammy Whitehouse reports.

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Breaking up is hard to do: Transparency International calls it quits on TI-USA

2017-02-07T11:15:00Z

Transparency International has pulled the accreditation on its U.S. chapter, but neither it nor the former chapter is explaining why. Jaclyn Jaeger has more.

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FRC spells out governance flaws and bids for more powers

2017-02-07T10:30:00Z

The Financial Reporting Council has published its annual report on corporate governance, and it looks as if boards need to do more to improve their corporate governance and reporting practices, writes Neil Hodge.

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Conflict minerals, extractive payments rules suffer fatal blows

2017-02-07T09:15:00Z

The SEC’s controversial conflict minerals rule and extractive payments disclosures will soon be gone, leaving companies to rethink corporate sustainability and compliance. Joe Mont has more.