Appointment Blogs | Compliance Week – Page 68
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Lease accounting adoption taps corporate resources
The year-end push to adopt new lease accounting is taking more time and more money than companies expected, according to a new poll by EY.
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CHS self-reports FCPA investigation
Farm supplies company CHS disclosed in a Dec. 3 securities filing that it has self-reported to the Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
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Report assesses key risks, compliance challenges for banks
The OCC has released its “Semiannual Risk Perspective,” a look at the operational, compliance, and interest rate risks likely to present themselves as top banking concerns. The report also offers risk mitigation strategies.
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OCC discounts fees it charges banks for supervision
The OCC will reduce assessments on the banks it oversees for 2019. The change—which takes effect with the March 31, 2019, assessment—will reduce its General Assessment Fee Schedule by 10 percent.
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EY plans succession as global chairman, CEO resigns
EY says it will name a new global chairman and CEO in January to replace Mark Weinberger, who plans to step down July 1, 2019.
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Big Four split on solutions to industry’s problems
Deloitte and KPMG have gone further than EY and PwC in their comments to the current CMA review of the industry, but it seems unlikely the members of the Big Four won't get on the same page.
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Former Autonomy execs face fraud charges in HP deal
A federal grand jury has delivered indictments against former Autonomy executives in connection with HP’s failed acquisition of the U.K. technology business.
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MTS reserves $849M in FCPA case
Russian telecommunications company MTS has set aside 55.8 billion rubles (U.S. $849 million) to resolve a U.S. investigation concerning potential violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
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Deutsche Bank offers more details on Panama Papers raid
Deutsche Bank has provided more details on a two-day raid, in which German prosecutors searched several Deutsche Bank offices, in connection with the Panama Papers. The case also imparts some important compliance lessons.
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A look at the Justice Department’s new ‘China Initiative’
The Department of Justice on Nov. 1 announced the creation of a new “China Initiative,” aiming to identify priority Chinese trade theft cases and bring them to an appropriate conclusion quickly and effectively and making the global enforcement landscape all the more challenging for multinational companies.
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Marriott breach could affect 500,000 customers
A breach of the Marriott hotel chain’s guest reservation database may have compromised the personal information of upwards of 500,000 customers. The reveal follows an unrelated breach that affected members of Dunkin’ Donuts loyalty card program.
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Amazon pushes back on SEC revenue disclosure comment
The SEC is getting some pushback from Amazon over how it breaks up and reports revenue for its different streams under ASC 606.
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Bitcoin ‘addresses’ added to sanctions screening
For the first time, the Treasury Department has added digital currency identifiers on its sanctions blacklist. It has also drafted new guidance on how those transactions should be identified and reported.
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Fenergo creates CLM solutions app for Salesforce
Client Lifecycle Management (CLM) solutions provider Fenergo announced the creation of an app for financial institutions that deploy Salesforce.
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Refinitiv, Binance team to address cryptocurrency risk
Financial data provider Refinitiv announced the provision of an automated Know Your Customer (KYC) application to cryptocurrency exchange Binance.
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Senate Dems serve up scathing rebuke of Mulvaney-led CFPB
A new report, released by Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee, details how they think Acting Director Mick Mulvaney “has undermined the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s mission to enforce consumer protections.”
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Vantage Drilling pays $5M, closes FCPA case with SEC
Offshore drilling contractor Vantage Drilling International has concluded a settlement agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in which it has agreed to pay $5 million to resolve a previously disclosed investigation into potential violations of the internal accounting control provisions of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
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Boston Mutual appoints chief compliance, privacy, and AML officer
Boston Mutual Life Insurance Company, a national insurance carrier, has appointed Christine Williams as second vice president - chief compliance, privacy, and anti-money laundering officer.
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FASB proposes updates to financial instrument rules
FASB has issued a proposal to amend rules on three major standards on financial instruments to address clarity and implementation issues.
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Survey: CCO liability fears persist
Although corporate compliance officers are receiving greater support for their programs, concerns about personal liability increased over the past year, according to a new survey conducted by DLA Piper.