Appointment Blogs | Compliance Week – Page 58
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LeaseAccelerator achieves SOC 2 Type 2 compliance
LeaseAccelerator, a software-as-a-service solution for enterprise lease accounting, announced that it has successfully completed a SOC 2 Type 2 assessment performed by an independent third-party auditor.
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Ankura acquires Navigant's DFLT segment and TAS practice
Ankura, a business advisory and expert services firm, recently completed its acquisition of the Disputes, Forensics and Legal Technology (DFLT) segment and the Transaction Advisory Services (TAS) practice of Navigant.
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SEC chairman weighs in on role of guidance
Reacting, in part, to a recent statement by banking regulators regarding the role of guidance in their regulatory regimes, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton has clarified his own views on the topic.
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NLRB proposes change to joint-employer standard
On Friday, the National Labor Relations Board will publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register regarding its joint-employer standard, a policy that will particularly affect franchise owners.
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Tax reform enthusiasm is waning, BDO poll says
As the true effects of tax reform unfold, enthusiasm is waning in corporate boardrooms, according to a recent poll.
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Venerable Holdings appoints chief risk officer
Venerable Holdings—a privately held company that owns and manages the legacy variable annuity business acquired from Voya Financial—has appointed Charles Schwartz as chief risk officer.
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UTC to pay $13.9M to settle SEC FCPA charges
United Technologies on Sept. 12 reached a $13.9 million settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to resolve charges that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by making illicit payments in its elevator and aircraft engine businesses.
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Vanguard appoints global chief risk officer
Vanguard, an investment management company, has appointed Joseph Brennan to the newly created position of global chief risk officer. He also will serve as a member of Vanguard’s senior leadership team.
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Still MIA: 2016 inspection report on KPMG
Audit regulators remain mum on when, if ever, they will publish a report on their 2016 inspection of Big 4 audit firm KPMG.
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Barbara Boehler joins Compliance Week as Director of Programming
Compliance Week on Monday announced the hiring of Barbara Boehler as its new Director of Programming. She will play a leading role in planning all live CW events in addition to developing in-depth reports, surveys, and Webinars.
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CFPB, amid controversy, names new advisory committees
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has announced the appointment of new experts from outside the federal government to the Consumer Advisory Board, Community Bank Advisory Council, and Credit Union Advisory Council.
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Moody’s to pay $16.25M for internal controls failures and ratings symbols deficiencies
The SEC has filed its first-ever enforcement action involving rating symbol deficiencies, hitting Moody’s Investors Service with $16.25 million in penalties to settle charges involving internal control failures and failing to clearly define and consistently apply credit rating symbols.
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Tesla chief accounting officer splits after one month on the job
Tesla has yet another person to add to its list of quick departures: After just one month of being on the job, Tesla’s chief accounting officer, Dave Morton, provided notice that he was resigning from Tesla, effective immediately.
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FASB takes red pen to rules on financial instruments
The Financial Accounting Standards Board is planning a number of updates to accounting standards around all three of its major new standards on financial instruments.
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Entities plead for tax guidance on depreciation, losses
Nearly 300 companies and associations signed a letter to the U.S. Treasury asking for guidance to edit what they call drafting errors in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
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SEC awards $54M to two whistleblowers
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced it is awarding $54 million to two whistleblowers, whose critical information and continued assistance helped the agency bring an enforcement action.
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U.S. Bank names chief risk officer
U.S. Bank has namedJodi Richard as its new vice chairman and chief risk officer, overseeing the company’s risk management and compliance efforts.
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Ensco: U.S. authorities will not be bringing enforcement actions
U.K.-based offshore drilling contractor Ensco announced this week that the U.S. Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission do not intend to bring enforcement actions in connection with a previously disclosed investigation into alleged irregularities related to a drilling services contract.
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Roisman confirmed as newest SEC commissioner
With a vote of the full Senate this week, Elad Roisman, a Republican nominated to replace Michael Piwowar, was confirmed to the Commission with bipartisan support. He was opposed by only 14 Democrats in the final vote.
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NIST seeks to expand framework to consumer privacy
The Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology has launched a collaborative project “to develop a voluntary privacy framework to help organizations manage risk.”