Appointment Blogs | Compliance Week – Page 53
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PCAOB censures Deloitte Mexico partners in cross-border audits
The PCAOB has disciplined three partners at Deloitte Mexico, citing failures in cross-border audits that affected U.S. opinions.
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Data privacy bill threatens corporate fines, jail for executives
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) has announced proposed legislation that would “impose harsh fines and prison terms for executives at corporations that misuse Americans’ data.”
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SEC expands probe at GE after $22B impairment charge
The SEC has expanded its investigation into accounting issues at GE and is now looking into a $22 billion impairment charge, the company reported.
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FDA, DHS partner on medical device cyber-security
The Food and Drug Administration and Department of Homeland Security have announced a new framework for greater coordination and cooperation when addressing cyber-security in medical devices.
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CEOs pledge ‘commonsense corporate governance principles’
CEOs of 20 leading public companies, pension funds, and investment firms have signed onto a continuing effort intended to “jumpstart a national conversation on corporate governance.”
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Study links accounting expertise to misstatement risk
Accounting expertise coupled with high levels of executive compensation can increase the risk of misstatements, according to a new academic study.
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State bank regulators sue OCC over FinTech charters
The Conference of State Bank Supervisors is suing to prevent the OCC from granting special national bank charters to non-banks, specifically FinTech firms.
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Prudential escapes SIFI tag, enhanced regulatory oversight
The FSOC has reversed a previous determination that material financial distress at Prudential Financial could pose a threat to U.S. financial stability.
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FinCEN advisor charged with leaking SARs to media
A senior advisor at the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has been arrested and charged with leaking agency data to a reporter.
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Senators demand post-breach answers from Google CEO
U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) have written a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai that demands more information regarding a recently reported breach.
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CII petitions exchanges over dual-class shares
The Council of Institutional Investors has filed petitions with the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq asking them to limit listings of companies with dual-class share structures.
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FASB edits hedging standard, more changes to come
FASB has finalized a change to the new hedge accounting standard to expand the list of permissible U.S. benchmark interest rates.
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U.K. data regulator slaps Facebook with maximum fine
Facebook has been hit with a £500,000 fine by the Information Commissioner’s Office for serious breaches of data protection rules stemming from the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
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Changes to PCAOB inspections will begin in 2019
A new approach to audit inspections will begin in 2019, with changes intended to focus on prevention and deterrence, new PCAOB chairman says.
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Big changes in store for goodwill testing, report says
Big changes in tax and accounting rules should produce big changes in goodwill impairment testing this year, according to a new report from Mercer.
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Apple CEO pushes for U.S.-style GDPR, bashes those who ‘put profits over privacy’
Apple CEO Tim Cook voiced his support for the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation and advocated for a similar U.S. mandate based on four “essential rights.”
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No-deal Brexit contingency plans don’t look pretty
There’s a lot more at stake for the United Kingdom than just interrupted Netflix access should a no-deal Brexit become a reality.
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Former BHP chief compliance officer rejoins Mayer Brown
Audrey Harris, former chief compliance officer for global resources company BHP, has rejoined law firm Mayer Brown in Washington D.C. as a partner and co-leader of its global Anti-Corruption and FCPA practice.
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Capital One pays $100M for AML compliance deficiencies
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has assessed a $100 million civil money penalty against Capital One and Capital One Bank for deficiencies in the financial concern’s Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering program.
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Survey: Financial firms looking for communications risks all wrong
A new survey finds that compliance professionals in the financial services industry are not keeping pace with their retention and supervision efforts, particularly as a growing, younger workforce relies on expanding, mobile-friendly channels, such as social media and text messaging.