- Chief Compliance Officer and VP of Legal Affairs, Arrow Electronics
The SEC is urging investment advisers and funds that outsource their compliance function to consultants or law firms to review the effectiveness of that practice. An exam risk alert issued by the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations warns of “significant compliance-related issues” at firms using an outsourced CCO. More ...
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Image: Faced with budget constraints, firms frequently turn to external professionals to supplement compliance programs—but the SEC has provided a laundry list of problems with that approach. “The SEC has not banned outsourced compliance in any way or said it is presumptively disfavored, but reading between the lines you get ...
Aviation maintenance services provider AAR Corp. will pay nearly $56 million to settle charges that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act when it paid bribes to government officials in Nepal and South Africa.
Becton Dickinson medical device company will pay $175 million for “repeatedly” misleading investors about its Alaris infusion pump, a product the company knew was flawed and was sold without the required patient-safety approvals, the Securities and Exchange Commission said.
