Appointment Blogs | Compliance Week – Page 180
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Profession rolls out more guidance for internal audit
Tammy Whitehouse explores new guidance and intelligence that has emerged recently on how internal audit can raise its game in the face of rising regulatory expectations and market demands.
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Ethris adds three new members to board of directors
German biotech firm Ethris GmbH has added three new members to the Ethris board of directors: Leon Chen, venture partner with OrbiMed, Thomas Chalberg, COO of Oncorus, and Justin Duckworth, managing partner with HS Life Sciences.
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US Foods reshuffles board of directors
US Foods Holding announced that Timothy McLevish has resigned from its board of directors, effective immediately, to become executive chairman of Lamb Weston Holdings, upon the completion of its planned spinoff. Because Lamb Weston is a significant supplier to US Foods, McLevish would no longer qualify as an independent director.
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United Continental appoints new board member
United Continental Holdings has appointed Edward Philip to its board of directors. He brings to United nearly three decades of leadership across the technology, health care and financial services sectors.
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CU Bancorp appoints chief risk officer
CU Bancorp and its wholly owned subsidiary California United Bank has appointed Robert Sjogren to the newly created position of executive vice president and chief risk officer for the company and the bank.
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The new FCPA enforcement circle is now complete
A trio of recent Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement actions shows just how much companies can spare themselves undue pain if they self-report violations early and without holding back. Tom Fox has more.
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Restatement analysis identifies seasonality to disclosures
While Audit Analytics was reviewing the results of its recent annual report on financial restatements, the company noticed an interesting—although not unexpected—trend. Restatements are most commonly disclosed in the spring.
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Black and blue: Can compliance help stop the police brutality?
As the arguing points of #BlackLivesMatter and #BlueLivesMatter square off, bodies continue to pile up across the country. But maybe—just maybe, says Editor Bill Coffin—there is a compliance angle to consider that could save lives and help defuse tensions.
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It is good to have friends at the top
It’s good to know someone at the top—that well-known maxim was demonstrated yet again recently when it was revealed that U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne intervened with the U.S. government during the investigation of money laundering violations by the U.K. bank HSBC. Tom Fox reports.
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The chairman’s flight
The Justice Department has reached a plea agreement with David Sampson, the former chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, who pressured executives of United Airlines to reopen a money-losing route, which flew near Sampson’s weekend home in South Carolina. In the world of the FCPA, ...
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Kimball International appoints chief compliance officer
Kimball International recently appointed a chief compliance officer; Match Group has hired a general counsel and secretary; the IFRS has a new director for trustee activities; and more. Check out the CW Grapevine for the latest compliance appointments.
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Approved amendments to SEC rules include depositions in APs
The SEC has approved several amendments to its rules of practice regarding administrative proceedings. Most notably, the new rules provide parties to APs—for the first time—with the opportunity to conduct a limited number of depositions. Bruce Carton has more.
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PCAOB targets controls, related parties in 2016 inspections
As inspectors are fanning out this year to scrutinize 2015 financial statement audits, they are looking for all the usual problem areas that have plagued audit firms the past few years, but they’re also looking at economic risks and how well auditors have observed a new standard on related-party transactions. ...
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SEC proposes new disclosure rules for broker-dealers
The Securities and Exchange Commission was busy this week: disclosure rules for broker-dealers; simplification of disclosure requirements; changes to administrative proceedings … Jaclyn Jaeger has the Commission rundown.
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SEC proposes to simplify disclosure requirements
The SEC this week voted to propose amendments to eliminate redundant, overlapping, outdated, or superseded provisions, in light of subsequent changes to disclosure rules, accounting principles, and technology. The SEC is also soliciting comment on certain disclosure requirements that overlap with U.S. GAAP to determine whether to retain, modify, eliminate ...
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SEC adopts changes to administrative proceedings
The SEC this week adopted amendments updating its rules of practice governing its administrative proceedings. After careful consideration of the comments received, the SEC adopted final amendments that, among other things, would adjust the timing of administrative proceedings and give parties additional opportunities to take depositions of witnesses. Jaclyn Jaeger ...
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Internal audit faces more change, technology, papers say
A pair of recent white papers by Big 4 firms suggest transformation for the internal audit profession is far from finished. In, fact, some of the biggest changes in store for the profession may still be around the bend.EY focuses its attention specifically on internal auditors in financial services, where ...
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Match Group hires general counsel and secretary
Match Group, a provider of dating products, has hired Jared Sine as general counsel and secretary, effective as of July 5. In this role, Sine will lead the Match Group legal team.
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EEOC gives more time to comment on proposal to collect pay data
Following more than 300 public comments, the EEOC unveiled a revised version of its proposal to expand pay data collection from federal contractors and other employers. As CW previously reported, the EEOC will be paying closer attention to whether an employer has conducted a pay analysis, says Jaclyn Jaeger, meaning ...
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IFRS Foundation names new director for trustee activities
The IFRS Foundation has appointed Richard Thorpe as its new director for trustee activities. He replaces David Loweth, who will step down from his full-time position to take up a part-time role looking at developments in corporate reporting and their relevance to IFRS standards.