Appointment Blogs | Compliance Week – Page 106
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Rolls-Royce charges underscore trends in FCPA cases
The Department of Justice yesterday unsealed charges against five individuals for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, underscoring two important trends in FCPA enforcement: a growing focus on individual liability, and the undeniable global nature of FCPA investigations today. The U.K. Serious Fraud Office today also issued an update ...
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Sterling Construction appoints general counsel, corporate secretary
Sterling Construction Company has appointed Richard Chandler as general counsel and secretary, effective as of Oct. 27, 2017. Chandler assumes the role from Roger Barzun, who has held the position for the past 25 years.
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Polaris Industries compliance officer joins Winnebago Industries
Stacy Bogart, forer compliance officer at Polaris Industries, will assume the role of general counsel and corporate secretary at Winnebago Industries, effective Jan. 2, 2018.
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House bill seeking clarity on joint employer standard passes
The House of Representatives, by a vote of 242-181, approved a bill that seeks to overturn an Obama administration NLRB ruling that redefined longstanding policies regarding joint employer status.
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U.S. Steel chief compliance officer to resign
United States Steel announced that General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Suzanne Rich Folsom will resign from the company, effective Dec. 29, 2017.
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Deutsche Bank names general counsel
Florian Drinhausen will become Deutsche Bank’s general counsel next year, leading the legal department. He will replace Co-General Counsels Christof von Dryander and Simon Dodds.
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Government's drone plans keep buzzing along
The Department of Transportation is giving the commercial use of drones a boost, announcing a new pilot program for testing and validating operations throughout the country.
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Dudley readies departure from New York Fed
New York Fed President William Dudley has announced he intends to retire from his position in mid-2018. He shared some early parting thoughts regarding regulatory responses to the Financial Crisis.
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Compliance and unethical business practices down the chain
The fallout from the KPMG and McKinsey scandals in South Africa has led to backlash from customers—including Barclay’s and Munich Re—demonstrating not only the potential reputational harm for engaging in unethical business practices, but the real risk for losing business opportunities.
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The (anti) corruption London bus tour
A London bus tour that features the proceeds of corruption, exploring properties alleged to have been purchased with monies purloined from the country of Nigeria by the country’s former oil minister, the disgraced and now arrested, Diezani Alison-Madueke.
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European Commission hopes Paradise leaks ‘create political momentum’
The European Commission yesterday reiterated its commitment to fight against tax evasion, following the Paradise Papers leak.
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Lloyds HBOS case hauls more executives into court
Thousands of shareholders have filed a claim against banking group Lloyds and five of its former directors for being misled about HBOS’ financial health when they voted to let the deal go ahead in November 2008.
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Offshore tax maneuvers add pressure to tax reform
A new leak of millions of documents revealing the tax avoidance strategies of power players worldwide is putting pressure on the U.S. tax reform movement.
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Adverse internal control findings tapered off in 2016
For the first time since 2012, a slightly smaller number of companies in 2016 reported adverse findings on internal control, according to a new analysis.
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Rite Aid names chief accounting officer
Rite Aid has promoted Matt Schroeder to senior vice president, chief accounting officer and treasurer, effective immediately. He will continue to report to Darren Karst, the company’s senior executive vice president, CFO and chief administrative officer.
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FASB tees up talk on controversial materiality proposal
The Financial Accounting Standards Board plans at its next public meeting to discuss its controversial proposal to alter the GAAP concept of materiality.
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Design of your compliance training
The Man From FCPA identifies what steps companies should take after giving employees a risk ranking to design effective compliance training.
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Risk-ranking and compliance training
The Justice Department’s Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs advises taking a risk-based approach to identifying employees in the three-tiered ranking.
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Paradise Papers: The sequel to the Panama Papers
Dubbed the Paradise Papers, more than 381 journalists in 67 countries embarked on an effort of massive proportions to parse through 13.4 million leaked documents—many that mention some of the world's largest companies—revealing that the shady world of shell companies, offshore tax shelters, and secret trusts is far more prevalent ...
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SEC charges Osiris Therapeutics with accounting fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission this week charged biotech company Osiris Therapeutics and four former top executives with prioritizing revenue growth over lawful accounting and misleading investors in the process.