All articles by Jaclyn Jaeger – Page 32
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Accountant pleads guilty in DOJ Panama Papers probe
A U.S-based accountant who was charged alongside three others for their alleged roles in a decades-long criminal scheme perpetrated by Panama-headquartered law firm Mossack Fonseca and related entities has pleaded guilty.
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Compliance lessons from Cardinal Health’s FCPA settlement
Cardinal Health reached an $8.8 million settlement with the SEC for violations of the FCPA concerning the operations of its former Chinese subsidiary. For prudent compliance officers, it’s a tale of how not to do business in China.
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FCC proposes fines against T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon, Sprint
The FCC proposed fines against the four largest wireless carriers in the United States for allegedly selling access to their customers’ location information without taking reasonable measures to protect against unauthorized access.
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Pier 1 Imports quietly names new general counsel; files for bankruptcy
Without any official announcement, Pier 1 Imports has named Ray McKown as its new general counsel and corporate secretary, days before the home furnishings and decor company filed for bankruptcy.
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Three former Barclays execs acquitted of fraud charges
The Serious Fraud Office suffered another major setback in the U.K.’s first trial against bank executives for misconduct during the 2008 financial crisis, after three former executives of Barclays were acquitted of fraud charges.
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Six compliance lessons from Wells Fargo’s really bad week
Two more settlements reached by Wells Fargo with regulators in the span of a week impart yet more “what not to do” ethics and compliance lessons.
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SEC settles with RSM over improper conduct
The Securities and Exchange Commission has settled charges with RSM for “improper professional conduct” after the firm assigned unqualified staff to audit a series of private investment funds.
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Judge acquits Alstom exec on FCPA charges
In a setback for the DOJ, a federal judge has acquitted, in part, a former executive of French power and transportation company Alstom for his role in a foreign bribery scheme in Indonesia.
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SEC subpoenas Mattel in accounting probe
Mattel announced it has received a subpoena from the Securities and Exchange Commission seeking documents related to a previously disclosed investigation that had uncovered accounting errors.
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CCO Q&A: Managing compliance in the FinTech space
Compliance Week discusses with Shannon Duncan, CCO and director of operations at registered investment adviser Blooom, the many unique challenges of doing compliance in the complex, ever-evolving FinTech space.
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Fictitious soccer players at center of money laundering scheme
Europol, the European Union’s law enforcement agency, announced it has uncovered more than €10 million (U.S. $11 million) from fictitious soccer player transfers in a money laundering and tax evasion scheme.
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Coronavirus impact: How tech, medical, retail industries are responding
Surrounded by uncertainty, the coronavirus outbreak has quickly catapulted high on the list of hot risk topics for business leaders everywhere.
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Wells Fargo to pay $3B to resolve fake account scandal
The Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday assessed total civil and criminal penalties of $3 billion against Wells Fargo & Co. and its subsidiary, Wells Fargo Bank, in the aftermath of its fake account scandal.
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FRC to review how U.K. companies, auditors address climate change
The U.K. Financial Reporting Council announced it will begin reviewing the extent to which U.K. companies and auditors are responding to the impact of climate change to ensure reporting requirements are being met.
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Compliance lessons from Julius Baer’s ‘serious AML failings’
Compliance officers can learn a lot from the anti-money laundering compliance shortcomings at Julius Baer Group, as well as from what the bank is now doing to enhance its risk management and AML compliance controls.
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Diageo to pay $5M for disclosure failures
Alcohol producer Diageo has agreed to pay $5 million to resolve charges brought against it by the SEC for disclosure failures, due to weaknesses in its internal disclosure processes.
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Former Alstom, Marubeni execs face FCPA charges in bribery scheme
The Department of Justice unsealed an indictment against three more individuals for their role in a multi-year, multi-million-dollar foreign bribery scheme and related money-laundering scheme in Indonesia.
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SEC: Potential impact of coronavirus on audit quality
The SEC and PCAOB have issued a joint statement updating their recent conversations with audit firm leaders on audit quality oversight challenges in China, including the potential impact of the coronavirus on financial disclosures and audit quality.
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SeaWorld Entertainment to pay $65M in shareholder class action
SeaWorld Entertainment disclosed in a recent regulatory filing it has reached a $65 million settlement to resolve a class-action lawsuit over allegations investors were misled about the impact of the 2013 documentary film Blackfish.
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Bombardier’s compliance program progressing, says review
A recent review of Bombardier’s compliance policies and procedures details how the Canadian multinational aerospace and transportation company is “working towards having a best-in-class program.”