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RQD Clearing adds chief compliance officer
Correspondent clearing provider RQD Clearing has appointed Lisa Bridgeford chief compliance officer.
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Snapchat CCO to step down for ‘sabbatical’
Calling it a “sabbatical” and admitting he’s “ready for a time out,” longtime Snap Chief Compliance Officer Dominic Perella announced he’s planning to step down in the spring.
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Cummins names chief risk officer, head of ESG strategy
Power solutions company Cummins has named Mark Sifferlen as its first vice president - chief risk officer and leader of environmental, social, and governance strategy.
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Trustmark adds chief risk officer
Trustmark Corp. announced the hiring of Michael Carlson as executive vice president and chief risk officer of Trustmark National Bank.
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Westpac combines risk, compliance leadership; hires Ryan Zanin as chief risk officer
Australian bank Westpac announced it will combine the leadership of its risk and compliance divisions into one position under Ryan Zanin, who joins after most recently serving as executive vice president, chief risk officer at Fannie Mae.
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DOJ opinion offers take on whether ransom-like payment violates FCPA
A payment by a U.S.-based company to a third-party intermediary under circumstances that placed an employee’s life and well-being at “significant risk” would not trigger enforcement under the anti-bribery provisions of the FCPA, the Department of Justice stated in an opinion procedure.
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AA study: Total audit fees decline in 2020 for first time in decade
Total and average audit fees in 2020 each declined for the first time since 2010, according to the latest Audit Analytics research.
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False Claims Act-related settlements top $5.6B in 2021
False Claims Act settlements totaled more than $5.6 billion in the past federal fiscal year, the second-largest amount ever collected by the government in FCA actions in one year, according to the Department of Justice.
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CFTC delays compliance for new swap data reporting rule until December
A May 2022 deadline for compliance with amended swap data reporting requirements has been delayed six months by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to allow market participants more time to comply.
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FinCEN readying rule for banks to prove AML/CFT programs ‘reasonably designed’
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network will likely require banks and other financial institutions to assess their anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism programs to ensure they are “effective and reasonably designed.”
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LRN survey: Shared elements of ‘high-impact’ ethics and compliance programs
Board engagement, changes to meet the needs of employees working remotely, simplified and searchable policies and procedures, and more were key among the traits of high-impact ethics and compliance programs as defined by LRN’s annual effectiveness report.
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Survey: Privacy budgets rise as businesses see consistent ROI
Companies believe effective privacy management improves trust, transparency, and provides a return on investment, according to the latest benchmark study by technology vendor Cisco.
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CW case study offers 360-degree view of ransomware attack
Learn through the eyes of the C-suite at Vulnerable Electric, a fictional private utility company impacted by a significant ransomware attack, as part of Compliance Week’s third case study.
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Biden plan to expand cybersecurity collaboration with water sector
The Biden administration announced an action plan to collaborate with owners and operators in the water sector to deploy technologies and systems that provide cyber-related threat visibility, indicators, detections, and warnings.
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Remedial actions help HeadSpin avoid fine in SEC fraud settlement
Silicon Valley-based tech company HeadSpin’s significant remedial actions in response to its chief executive’s alleged fraudulent behavior helped it settle charges with the Securities and Exchange Commission without being fined.
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FRC to reinvigorate enforcement efforts ahead of transition to ARGA
The U.K. Financial Reporting Council expects to receive greater staffing and resources to ramp up the number of investigations it carries out over 2022 as it prepares to make way for a new regulator next year.
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SEC reopens comment period on Dodd-Frank pay vs. performance rule
The Securities and Exchange Commission reopened the comment period for its pay versus performance rule, a long-dormant provision contained in the Dodd-Frank Act that was never implemented.
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Supreme Court declines case on False Claims Act anti-retaliation provisions
The Supreme Court has declined to settle conflict between two federal court decisions on whether former employees are covered by whistleblower anti-retaliation protections contained in the False Claims Act.
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Q&A: IAASB head on audit's role in combating fraud, ESG, new technologies, more
IAASB Chair Tom Seidenstein discusses with Compliance Week the organization’s current and future efforts to improve audit quality, the biggest challenges to audit confidence today, and what emerging issues might be around the corner.
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SEC proposes expanded reporting requirements for private funds, trading platforms
The Securities and Exchange Commission issued a pair of proposals that would increase the volume and timeliness of information that certain segments of the market must disclose, in order to provide more transparency and a deeper understanding of potential risks.