Appointment Blogs | Compliance Week – Page 204

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    WADA and its non-response to whistleblowing

    2016-06-21T12:30:00Z

    What are the implications of an entity not responding to allegations, which come to its attention through a whistleblower? In the FCPA world, such corporate behavior can lead to significant legal and financial consequences. The Man From FCPA was therefore intriged by recent reports that the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) ...

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    At one bank, lax compliance and internal controls are a 'cancer'

    2016-06-21T12:30:00Z

    The Man from FCPA has seen a lot of strong statements from top management, but when a chief executive likens non-compliance to cancer, you know it is serious. But last week, Bill Winters, the chief executive of the UK bank Standard Chartered, did just that when he announced that he ...

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    VW’s Dieselgate has finally reached the automaker’s C-Suite

    2016-06-21T12:15:00Z

    The VW emissions-testing scandal has reached the embattled automaker’s C-Suite. It was only a matter of time. Tom Fox reports.

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    Amedisys brings in new compliance chief

    2016-06-21T12:00:00Z

    Home health and hospice care company Amedisys has hired a new chief compliance officer, one month after announcing that its former chief compliance officer would be taking one year of paid leave.

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    Cardtronics names general counsel

    2016-06-21T11:30:00Z

    Cardtronics, a provider of fully integrated ATM and financial kiosk products and services, has named Roger Craig as general counsel and secretary, effective as of June 20. Craig replaces Michael Keller, who has announced his retirement.

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    MB Financial Bank names chief risk officer

    2016-06-21T11:30:00Z

    MB Financial Bank has named Kevin Moffitt as chief risk officer. Moffitt assumes the chief risk officer role from Brian Wildman, who now leads all of MB’s consumer businesses in his new role as executive vice president of consumer banking.

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    Ultragenyx appoints general counsel

    2016-06-21T11:00:00Z

    Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, has appointed Karah Parschauer as general counsel. In this newly created role, she will be responsible for leading the company's legal, compliance, and corporate governance functions.

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    JLL names general counsel for Americas

    2016-06-21T11:00:00Z

    JLL, a professional services and investment management firm, recently named Kathryn Ditmars general counsel for the Americas region, overseeing the U.S. markets businesses.

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    Strategic risk weighs on executives, survey finds

    2016-06-21T01:15:00Z

    Strategic risk is a big threat to companies compared with other risks, yet many executives say they fall short in effectively managing and mitigating such risks. That’s the key finding of a new survey from Grant Thornton, which finds almost two-thirds of executives say strategic risk is a highly significant ...

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    Responsibility under the FCPA: persons vs. systems approach

    2016-06-20T17:00:00Z

    How your company considers Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations will inform its response. Inside, FCPA blogger Tom Fox examines the differences between a persons versus a systems approach when it comes to tackling those violations.

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    Podcast: How the CCO role is transforming in financial services

    2016-06-20T12:45:00Z

    In the latest edition of the Compliance Week podcast we talk to Cynthia Dow, who leads the legal officers practice at Russell Reynolds Associates, an executive search consultancy. She was the author of a recent report, “How the Chief Compliance Officer role is Transforming Across Financial Services,” examining the changing ...

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    Ericsson: Seven employees summoned in Greece corruption probe

    2016-06-20T12:15:00Z

    Ericsson, a Swedish multinational communication technology and services company, recently disclosed that a Greek prosecutor has summoned seven current and former Ericsson employees in a preliminary investigation involving allegations of possible corruption. As Compliance Week previously reported, Ericsson this week also issued a statement confirming that it’s being investigated for ...

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    SEC prevails again in latest circuit court challenge to APs

    2016-06-20T10:15:00Z

    Constitutional challenges to the SEC’s use of administrative proceedings to carry out enforcement actions continue to find no success in federal circuit court. Last week, the Eleventh Circuit joined the three other circuits that have considered and rejected such challenges. More from Bruce Carton.

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    New solution helps companies reclaim lost data

    2016-06-17T15:00:00Z

    Ground Labs, a global security software company, announced the release of Enterprise Recon 2.0. The solution scans for 100 different data points and personally identifiable information, allowing organizations to protect critical information at every endpoint without relying on antiquated perimeter security methods.

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    LockPath joins American National Standards Institute to provide ISO content

    2016-06-17T15:00:00Z

    LockPath, a GRC solutions provider, announced that it is now a member of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), the official U.S. representative to the International Organization for Standardization. LockPath will be working with ANSI to provide content for the dozens of ISO standards through its GRC solution, the Keylight ...

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    Ericsson responds to FCPA probe

    2016-06-17T14:45:00Z

    Ericsson, a Swedish multinational communication technology and services company, today issued a statement confirming that it’s being investigated for potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

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    CipherCloud unveils GDPR-ready cloud security solution

    2016-06-17T14:45:00Z

    CipherCloud, a cloud security company, announced the availability of the industry’s first cloud security solution designed to help companies comply with the European General Data Protection Requirement (GDPR).

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    Sen. Warren, Chair White and the circle of disappointment

    2016-06-17T09:30:00Z

    At a hearing this week, Sen. Elizabeth Warren tried to hang her "disappointment" on SEC Chair Mary Jo White for the third time in 12 months. This time, to Sen. Warren's surprise, Chair White was ready to fight disappointment with disappointment.

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    Lax controls—a cancer at one bank

    2016-06-16T17:30:00Z

    Bill Winters, CEO of the U.K. bank Standard Chartered may have set a new precedent for taking a hard stance on ethics and compliance recently, when he penned an angry memo to 1,500 top managers announcing steps he has taken to “stamp out the cancer of complacency and lax controls” ...

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    SEC proposes modernizing mining company disclosures

    2016-06-16T16:30:00Z

    The latest step toward disclosure effectiveness: The SEC has proposed rules to modernize disclosure requirements for mining registrants and align them with global standards. The rules would rescind Industry Guide 7 and include the updated mining property disclosure requirements in a new subpart of Regulation S-K. More from Joe Mont.