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ArticleChinese companies place dead last in corporate transparency report
A recent report by corruption watchdog Transparency International on the corporate disclosure practices of emerging-market multinationals revealed significant deficiencies in the areas of anti-corruption practices, company structures, and country-by-country reporting. Indian companies scored highest overall, while many Chinese companies failed miserably. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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Preparing for the new EU cyber-security directive
The European Parliament has greenlit an EU-wide cyber-security initiative that will impose plenty of new compliance requirements on organizations across the board. But, queries Jaclyn Jaeger, will compliance officers feel these are helping protect their organizations, or just adding another layer of regulatory liability?
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In cyber-security, the real enemy strikes from within
While organizations are trying to understand their cyber-risk and how best to address it, focusing on external threats can overlook an even greater problem, say guest contributors Mark Dorosz and Jennifer Benson: security flaws from internal employees who don’t understand, or don’t care, about upholding the organization’s defenses.
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ArticleRobert Barrington: A world without graft
Jaclyn Jaeger talks with Robert Barrington, an authority on global corruption, corporate bribery, and corruption within the United Kingdom, who heads the U.K.’s branch of Transparency International, the world’s leading anti-corruption organization.
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Despite SEC approval, inline XBRL filings still provide challenges
Is the cure worse than the disease? That’s what some compliance officers are wondering as inline XBRL, a method to help facilitate the harmonization between XBRL and HTML formats for machine-readable financial data, might just be adding one more complication to an already complicated process. Tammy Whitehouse has more.
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When the CCO leaves, do you have a succession plan?
The role of the chief compliance officer has grown in both complexity and importance over the years. A lot of trust and accountability can be invested in whoever holds that post. So, what happens when they leave? Joe Mont looks at how to survive the departure of a compliance program’s ...
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Treasury’s efforts to overturn long-standing tax law creates massive compliance headache
The federal government is trying to close a $40B tax loophole big enough to completely fund NASA twice every single year. But the way it’s doing it is causing some major corporate pushback. Tammy Whitehouse reports.
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New Commerce Department rule harmonizes export controls regime
Export controls can be tricky business, especially regarding the transmission of technical data over the cloud—something becoming ever-more common in modern business, yet currently constrained by tough export controls. New rules from the Commerce Department could change all of that. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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ArticleAlan Halfenger: The true believer
Alan Halfenger stumbled into compliance more than two decades ago, but in the time since then, he has not only come to embrace and embody what it means to be a strong compliance professional, he has made it his mission to spread the word far and wide on what tomorrow’s ...
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Commercial drones raise compliance issues for shipping industry
The shipping industry’s innovative use of drones to ferry goods to tanker ships shows promise, but carries compliance risk. Guest columnist Martin Foncello of Exiger gets into the details.
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ArticleAssessing antitrust risk in M&A transactions
Top officials at the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission have announced their intention to focus heavily on M&A antitrust enforcement, at a time when merger activity is skyrocketing. Jaclyn Jaeger explores how the agencies plan to tackle some of the larger, more complex deals ahead.
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ArticleFouad Khalifeh: The risk manager
Fouad Khalifeh, the group chief compliance officer for Fransabank, has utilized his expertise in risk management to allow his bank to thrive, despite the many geopolitical risk challenges that surround him.
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U.S. multinationals meet new IRS transparency rule with open arms
You’d think that U.S. multinational companies might not welcome new IRS regulations, but here's one companies can live with. In lieu of potentially multiple filing requirements in countries where they have entities, companies are accepting new country-by-country transparency rules in the United States and preparing to comply. Tammy Whitehouse has ...
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Brexited: what lies ahead for the United Kingdom
The fallout continues after the United Kingdom’s historic vote to leave the European Union. As the reality of it sets in, Paul Hodgson looks at what Brexit will mean for the U.K. financial markets, political landscape, and compliance needs.
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ArticleAdvice for U.S. companies, post-Brexit: Keep calm and carry on
We may be months away from clarity on what the United Kingdom’s vote to leave the EU means for U.S. companies with a multinational presence. Certain compliance challenges are inevitable in light of changing data privacy demands, labor concerns, trade and tax issues, and the prospect of starting from scratch ...
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Pharmaceutical industry bristles under FDA draft guidance
The amount of FDA draft guidance in play during the past few months has drawn skepticism from the pharmaceutical industry, which has its own thoughts on how best to address the broad scope of the agency’s proposed authority. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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SEC is back with another extractive payments rule
In 2012 the SEC issued a rule requiring oil, gas, and mining companies to report the payments made to governments for extraction rights. It was promptly sent back to the drawing board after a successful legal challenge. Now, the Commission is back with a revised rule. Joe Mont looks at ...
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FASB: future credit losses required in financial statements
A new Accounting Standards Update from FASB means that companies will be using even more forward-looking information in their financial statements to alert investors of potential credit losses yet to materialize. Tammy Whitehouse reports.
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Accelerating the evolution of GRC
The most recent edition of the CW, OCEG GRC Illustrated series looks at three key accelerators that are now driving the velocity of evolution in GRC capabilities. Every organization can benefit from improvements brought about by these accelerators, says OCEG’s Carole Switzer, who has further details.
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Overtime pay could unite CCOs with HR, empower attack on regulatory discretion
New rules issued by the Department of Labor that double the threshold for overtime pay present new corporate dilemmas that may lead CCOs into the domain of Human Resources to defend against lawsuits and reputation risk. Joe Mont explores.