Appointment Blogs | Compliance Week – Page 71
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The Serious Fraud Office has a new director
Jeremy Wright, the Attorney General for England and Wales, on June 4 named Lisa Osofsky as the new director of the Serious Fraud Office.
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Owens & Minor names chief accounting officer
Global healthcare solutions company Owens & Minor has named Michael Lowry as chief accounting officer.
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OCC highlights key risks for the federal banking system
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has released the latest edition of its Semiannual Risk Perspective. Key themes include: credit, operational, compliance, and interest rate risks for the federal banking system.
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1touch.io launches privacy management solution built for GDPR
Technology startup 1touch.io has launched the first data protection and privacy management and control solution born of the enormous growth of privacy regulation globally.
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Standard Bank: Africa’s Fintech culture transforming forex market
Inside, Standard Bank shares its perspective on how Africa’s fintech culture has transformed the continent's foreign exchange trading landscape, and how the bank is adjusting as well.
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SEC charges Goldman Sachs VP in insider trading scheme
The SEC on May 31 charged a Goldman Sachs vice president of investment banking with repeatedly using his access to highly confidential information to place illicit and profitable trades in advance of deals on which the bank was providing investment banking advisory services.
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David Lynn rejoins Morrison & Foerster
David Lynn, former Chief Counsel of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance, has returned to global law firm Morrison & Foerster, rejoining the firm’s Corporate Department and Corporate Finance group.
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Amid brewing trade war, U.S. enters a battle over wine sales in Canada
The U.S. has added wine sales in Canada to its list of international trade battles. The Trump administration has requested that the World Trade Organization broker a settlement over "unfair regulations" in British Columbia.
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Trump’s tariffs inch U.S. closer to a multinational trade war
The White House on Thursday announced new steel and aluminum tariffs imposed on Canada, Mexico, and the European Union. Those countries are now threatening retaliation with targeted tariffs of their own.
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Legg Mason accrues $67M charge to earnings for FCPA matter
U.S. investment management firm Legg Mason disclosed in a securities filing on May 30 that it expects to soon complete negotiations with both the U.S. Department of Justice and the SEC to resolve a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigation.
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Newest poll shows lag in lease accounting adoption
With only six months to the effective date of a new lease accounting rule, more than half of companies have not started to prepare, according to a new survey.
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Restatements dip again in 2017, newest study shows
Title: Restatements dip again in 2017Restatements took another downward dip in 2017, suggesting continued improvement in financial reporting quality, according to the newest study from Audit Analytics.
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Tech giants face first wave of GDPR complaints
Privacy advocates wasted no time filing numerous complaints against a handful of technology companies, including Facebook and Google, for violations of the EU’s General Data Protection regulation, which came into force May 25.
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Convercent releases GDPR capabilities for Ethics Cloud platform
Convercent, a provider of ethics and compliance software, announced new platform capabilities designed to help global customers achieve compliance with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation requirements via the Convercent Ethics Cloud platform.
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Santander Holdings USA appoints chief risk officer
Santander Holdings USA has appointed Mahesh Aditya as chief risk officer, assuming risk management functions across the United States.
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CIT Group names chief risk officer
Loan agency CIT Group has named Wahida Plummer as chief risk officer. She replaces former Chief Risk Officer Robert Rowe, who has elected to leave the company to pursue other career opportunities.
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GDPR is live ... now what?
With GDPR now in effect, we should soon start to get some answers regarding its enforcement and how its private right to action will play out in the legal arena.
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Compliance in the middle is critical
One of the most important parts in the corporate hierarchy is the often-overlooked middle of an organization. Inside is an in-depth look at what tone in the middle should be.
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Improving your compliance strategy
Communicating your compliance strategy can be a critical problem when operationalizing compliance, but there are some best practices companies can follow.
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Trump signs into effect new Space Policy Directive
President Trump this week signed and enacted new policies for modernizing and streamlining the regulatory climate for companies involved in private space exploration and commerce, including rocket launches and satellite placements.