Articles | Compliance Week – Page 275
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The many compliance lessons of Wells Fargo
What should compliance officers take away from Wells Fargo employees secretly opening unauthorized deposit and credit card accounts for their customers? Joe Mont looks at the important lessons.
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ArticleSteve Naughton: Evolving with the profession
Steve Naughton has held high-profile compliance and ethics jobs at Pepsi and Kimberly-Clark. As he moves onto a new challenge, he reflects upon a career that has continually evolved and the changing corporate mindset regarding compliance.
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ArticleBrexit uncertainty forcing review of supply chains
Jaclyn Jaeger looks at the results of a recent survey from the Institute of Supply Chain Management to answer whether supply chain executives fear Brexit will have a negative financial effect on their companies.
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Compliance clauses can keep third parties in line, regulators at bay
Even small companies have gone global and rely on a broad network of business partners. Those relationships, however, bring with them risks and potential regulatory hazards. Joe Mont discusses adding compliance and ethics clauses to contracts as a baseline for any third-party relationship.
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Debate over CFPB’s arbitration rule intensifies in comment letters
The CFPB has received some 13,000 comments in a fierce debate over its proposed rule to limit the use of binding arbitration for resolving disputes associated with financial products. Joe Mont explores.
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U.K. FCA issues strong new financial crime reporting rules
Taking issue with numerous reports that London is an ideal environment for money laundering and other financial crimes, the city is fighting back, writes Neil Hodge.
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Audit committees: Here’s your wake-up call on auditor independence
Recent legal spats should alert public companies that they need to decide for themselves whether their audit is being delivered by a truly independent auditor. Tammy Whitehouse has more.
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I’m alright, Jack: worker representation on boards
As new U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May has recommended worker representation on company boards, the question arises: Would this be better handled by promoting voluntary adoption, or by setting legal requirements? Paul Hodgson reports.
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Federal contractors brace for insider threat rule
A new Department of Defense rule requires contractors to detect, deter, and mitigate insider threats. But how they should achieve that leaves plenty of gray areas, which does not sit well with contractors. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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Companies make early progress in adopting revenue recognition
As summer slips away, it appears many companies used the time wisely to make some progress in adopting the new revenue recognition accounting standard. Tammy Whitehouse has more.
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How data analytics is changing the face of compliance
Compliance and risk officers are increasingly using data analytics to prevent and detect bribery and corruption risk, as well as enjoy cost and operational efficiencies. Jaclyn Jaeger explores.
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European Medicines Agency issues data integrity guidance
The pharmaceutical industry faces fresh regulatory pressure around the world over data integrity issues, reports Jaclyn Jaeger, particularly involving clinical trials.
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Post-Brexit, is the sky falling in the U.K., or is it business as usual?
A mix of positive and negative indicators signal an uncertain economic impact for the U.K. from its June 23 Brexit vote, but the longer-term view still trends negative. Paul Hodgson reports.
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ArticleU.K. boardrooms still ‘pale, male, and stale’
Across the United Kingdom and Europe, gender diversity requirements often go unmet, keeping boardrooms across the continent the same old boys’ club. Neil Hodge has more.
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CCOs struggle to keep up with evolving insider-trading legal standards
A year after the landmark U.S. v. Newman insider-trading case, federal prosecutors are getting more creative in an evolving legal landscape that creates fresh pitfalls for CCOs and legal counsel. Jaclyn Jaeger has more.
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ArticleK.C. Turan: Compliance and caduceus
K.C. Turan has a holistic perspective through which he views compliance. And given his position in the challenging field of healthcare compliance, perspective is the coin of the realm.
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U.S. government contractors face sweeping new ‘blacklisting’ rules
Prospective federal contractors will soon have to disclose any labor law, civil rights, or wage violations, making the Labor Dept. a de facto gatekeeper for all contracts, reports Joe Mont.
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Survey: Anti-bribery compliance with ISO 37001 lagging
A joint survey conducted by Compliance Week and STEELE Compliance Solutions reveals that most compliance officers still have a lot of work to do if their anti-bribery compliance programs are to satisfy ISO 37001 certification. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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Global regulatory onslaught zeroes in on intercompany accounting
New risks are emerging in intercompany accounting as regulators worldwide sharpen their focus on cross-border transactions among related entities. Read more from Tammy Whitehouse.
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ArticleRichard Wallace: Failure is not an option
Thanks to the work of CFO Richard Wallace and an enterprise-wide effort to build a world-league compliance program, the Options Clearing Corp. doesn’t strive to just meet current regulatory requirements, it lives by a set of internal expectations that exceeds the mandatory.