Appointment Blogs | Compliance Week – Page 82
-
Blog
After six years, bill to combat human trafficking inches closer to law
The Senate passed the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act with an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 97-2. The bill, part of a six-year effort, ammends the Communications Decency Act to allow for the reporting of potential indicators of slavery..
-
Blog
Omnibus Bill riders target SEC, implements cross-border data seizure law
When Congress passed a $1.3 trillion federal spending package, the bill included restrictions on the SEC and made law a controversial plan for confiscating data from servers located abroad.
-
Blog
Facebook follies: Congress, AGs upload scrutiny on social media giant
Troubles continued this week for social media giant Facebook with confirmation that the FTC is investigating whether the exposure of personal data belonging to an estimated 50 million users is a violation of a 2011 consent decree. Also in the mix: Congress and state Attorneys General.
-
Blog
Cross-sector companies launch Coalition to Reduce Cyber Risk
With an effort to improve cyber-security defenses, six global corporations have joined forces to launch The Coalition to Reduce Cyber Risk, also known as CR². Members include AT&T, Cisco, HSBC, JPMorgan Chase, Mastercard, and Microsoft.
-
Blog
When tone at the top means cheating at the top
In one of Cricket’s biggest scandals ever, the Australian national Cricket team, concocted a scheme to scruff the ball on piece of yellow tape in the pants pocket of the bowler, Cameron Bancroft. Is the team corrupt, through and through?
-
Blog
Mastercard, IBM launch trust to help companies meet GDPR requirements
Mastercard and IBM announced the launch of Truata,an independent trust designed specifically to help organizations conduct analytics in full compliance with the GDPR. Truata will enable companies to meet the standards of data protection envisioned by the GDPR, while continuing to innovate and deliver the services and experiences their customers ...
-
Blog
Former EY partner wins appeal of PCAOB disciplinary action
An appeals court has thrown out a PCAOB disciplinary finding against a former EY audit partner that was reviewed and supported by the SEC.
-
Blog
Be careful what you wish for, Corporate America
Businesses might soon regret the Supreme Court’s pro-business Somers decision, which impacts the Dodd-Frank Act anti-retaliation whistleblower provision.
-
Blog
New study shows low levels of comprehensive ERM
Formalized, comprehensive approaches to ERM are not terribly baked into corporate practices, according to a recent study by the accounting profession.
-
Blog
New guidelines issued to help EU companies prepare for GDPR
Two months before the EU's General Data Protection Regulation takes effect, the European Data Protection Supervisor has published two new sets of guidelines, providing advice to the EU institutions on how to adapt to this new chapter in EU data protection.
-
Blog
SFO recovers £4.4m from corrupt diplomats in ‘Chad Oil’ share deal
The Serious Fraud Office announced that it is set to recover millions lost in a corruption case concerning bribes that Griffiths Energy paid to Chadian diplomats in the United States and Canada.
-
Blog
CCO reporting to a board
A look at some best practices for chief compliance officers to follow when reporting to the board of directors.
-
Blog
Kinross and internal controls
There are some important lessons that can be garnered by CCOs when examining recent FCPA internal control violations made by Canadian gold and silver mining company Kinross.
-
Blog
The continuous improvement cycle in compliance
There are two basic tools in the continuous improvement cycle for any best practices compliance program, auditing and monitoring. The Man From FCPA illustrates how to effectively accomplish both within your program.
-
Blog
Univision Communications appoints chief accounting officer
Univision Communications, a multimedia company serving Hispanic America, has promoted Matthew Drucker to EVP, chief accounting officer and corporate controller, effective immediately.
-
Blog
Bluegreen Vacations names chief legal and compliance officer
Bluegreen Vacations, a vacation ownership company, has named Jorge de la Osa as executive vice president, chief legal and compliance officer.
-
Blog
State Street appoints chief accounting officer
State Street Corporation has appointed Ian Appleyard as executive vice president, global controller, and chief accounting officer, effective May 9, 2018.
-
Blog
UBS to pay $230M arising from conduct leading up to financial crisis
UBS has reached a $230M settlement with the Justice Dept. in connection with the packaging, marketing, sale, and issuance of residential mortgage-backed securities to investors leading up to the financial crisis.
-
Blog
House committee advances slate of financial bills to full chamber
The House Financial Services Committee has advanced a slate of bills for the consideration of the whole House. The total number of bills reported out of the Committee this Congress now total 99.
-
Blog
SEC approves updated and new taxonomies for XBRL filings
The SEC has approved both the 2018 GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy and a new SEC Reporting Taxonomy that companies need to use to complete XBRL filings.