Appointment Blogs | Compliance Week – Page 98

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    The role of global payroll in compliance

    2018-01-03T15:15:00Z

    When it comes to following the money and staying in accordance with Department of Justice regulations, global payroll is the most well-suited corporate discipline to provide first-level oversight and controls.

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    CCO authority and independence

    2018-01-03T15:15:00Z

    The more the Justice Department talks about CCO independence, coupled with resources being made available and authority concomitant with the CCO position, the more corporations will see it is in their best interest to provide the resources, authority, and gravitas to compliance positions within their organizations.

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    Trump Implements Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act

    2018-01-03T12:45:00Z

    The Trump Administration has launched a new sanctions regime targeting human rights abusers and corrupt actors around the world. It builds upon the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act passed by Congress last year.

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    NIST develops draft update to cyber-security framework

    2018-01-03T12:00:00Z

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology, commonly known as NIST, has issued a draft to its commonly consulted the “Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cyber-Security."

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    Labor Dept. devotes $60M in fight against human trafficking

    2018-01-03T11:45:00Z

    The Department of Labor is doling out nearly $60 million in grants to promote labor law enforcement and help end exploitative labor practices in 25 of the United State's trade partner countries.

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    Congress could impose new rules for proxy advisory firms

    2018-01-03T11:30:00Z

    The House of Representatives has passed along a bill to the Senate that, if passed, could be a sea change for proxy advisory firms, notably industry leaders like ISS and Glass Lewis.

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    ESMA statement supports smooth implementation of LEI under MiFID II

    2018-01-02T12:15:00Z

    The European Securities and Markets Authority issued a statement to support the smooth implementation of Legal Entity Identifiers requirements under the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation.

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    Bank of England: New approach to supervising global banks

    2018-01-02T10:45:00Z

    The Bank of England announced that it is consulting on an updated approach to authorising and supervising branches of global banks and insurers, prompting responses from HM Treasury and the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority.

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    PCAOB delivers improved report card on Grant Thornton

    2017-12-29T15:30:00Z

    Grant Thornton's latest PCAOB inspection report, dating to 2016, shows improvement over prior year results.

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    Activist investor Nelson Peltz to join P&G board

    2017-12-28T14:15:00Z

    Procter & Gamble Company said that it has appointed activist investor Nelson Peltz to its board of directors, despite Peltz narrowly losing his seat in the biggest corporate proxy battle ever involving a U.S. company. His appointment is effective March 1, 2018.

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    How Hong Kong is combating corruption: A year-end review

    2017-12-28T11:45:00Z

    Speaking at a press conference this month, Hong Kong’s Independent Commission Against Corruption discussed its continued efforts in combating corruption and enhancing ethical management and staff integrity within companies.

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    Federal Home Loan Bank of New York elects vice chairman

    2017-12-28T10:30:00Z

    The board of directors of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York has elected Larry Thompson to serve as the board’s vice chairman for 2018. Thompson, who is the vice chairman of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, has served on the Bank’s board as an independent director since ...

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    Ciena discloses FCPA probe

    2017-12-27T12:45:00Z

    Telecommunications company Ciena disclosed in its latest annual report that it has initiated an internal investigation into potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and voluntarily notified U.S. authorities.

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    Australian Federal Police: New guidance for self-reporting foreign bribery

    2017-12-27T12:00:00Z

    The Australian Federal Police and the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions this month released new joint guidance to assist companies in self-reporting foreign bribery.

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    Italian judge: Shell and Eni must face trial on corruption charges

    2017-12-27T11:30:00Z

    An Italian judge ruled last week that oil companies Royal Dutch Shell and Eni must face trial on corruption charges concerning a widespread bribery scheme to acquire oil exploration rights in Nigeria.

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    Associate director of SEC Enforcement Division leaving the agency

    2017-12-27T11:15:00Z

    Gerald Hodgkins, an Associate Director of the Division of Enforcement at the Securities and Exchange Commission, will leave the agency at the end of this year for private practice, the agency announced.

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    SEC charges operators of $1.2B Ponzi Scheme

    2017-12-27T11:00:00Z

    The Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges and an asset freeze against a group of unregistered funds and their owner who allegedly bilked thousands of retail investors in a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme.

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    Transparency International launches anti-corruption principles for state-owned enterprises

    2017-12-27T10:30:00Z

    Transparency International has published a new guide to encourage and help state-owned enterprises to implement best-practice anti-corruption programs based on the highest standards of integrity and transparency.

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    OXIAL GDPR EXPRESS brings compliance for financial services firms

    2017-12-27T10:15:00Z

    Mid-market financial services firms can now benefit from a fast, intelligent, and effective solution to achieving GDPR compliance, thanks to the new GDPR EXPRESS from new generation GRC solution provider OXIAL.

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    AuditBoard and Lucidchart announce partnership

    2017-12-27T10:00:00Z

    AuditBoard, an internal audit automation platform (formerly known as SOXHUB), and Lucidchart, a visual productivity platform, kicked off a partnership this month with the launch of a direct integration that enables AuditBoard users to easily view and update Lucidchart flowcharts within the AuditBoard application.