All United States articles – Page 213
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Data-driven compliance can create business success
Smart uses of data analytics show companies can not only improve their compliance programs with technology, but actually create bottom-line results for their companies as well.
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What FASB’s recent updates might mean for you
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued updates to its standards on hedging and share-based payments and is offering guidance on reference rate reform.
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Proactive approach needed in today’s cyber-crime environment
An expert sheds light on behavioral science-driven solutions that help businesses prepare for a breach before it happens.
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Cyber-security glossary
For those unfamiliar with the vernacular involved with cyber-security and the methods by which bad actors attempt to access restricted data, we present this glossary of common terms.
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Special report: Maturing in your technology journey
Results of Compliance Week’s second annual technology survey suggest companies are moving along the technological maturity curve in ways that are both quantitative and qualitative compared to last year.
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SEC’s Clayton pushes modernization at UPenn speech
Touting the SEC’s recent accomplishments, Chairman Jay Clayton maintains modernization helps advance the regulator’s “tripartite mission” and gives some hints about next year’s agenda.
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Sutter Health pays $30M in lawsuit
Healthcare services provider Sutter Health will pay $30.5 million in a lawsuit filed by a former compliance officer alleging fraud and kickbacks, though Sutter did not admit laibility and points out there was no finding that Sutter violated anti-kickback laws.
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Former Herbalife execs charged with FCPA violations
The DOJ has charged two former executives of Herbalife with violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act for bribing Chinese government officials for over a decade and then trying to cover up the illicit payments.
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FASB finalizes standard delays, including CECL
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has finalized long anticipated delays in effective dates for several accounting standards, including the controversial rule on credit losses.
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Survey: Data use, security among top audit risk areas
Research and advisory firm Gartner has released its annual “Audit Hot Spots” report, which reveals the three top risk areas for internal audit teams and chief audit executives in 2020.
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SEC investigating ProPetro’s financial disclosures
Oilfield services company ProPetro Holding announced the SEC has opened an investigation into its financial disclosures and reporting.
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Reports: Huawei dangles incentives to overcome U.S. sanctions
Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei is reportedly offering cash rewards to employees aiding its struggle against significant U.S. sanctions.
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ISS asks court to toss SEC proxy adviser guidance
In a lawsuit filed against the SEC, advisory firm ISS argues that, contrary to SEC opinion, proxy advice is not a solicitation under securities laws.
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Google, Ascension defend partnership amid federal inquiry
Criticism from lawmakers in addition to a federal inquiry regarding Google’s controversial partnership with Ascension has both the tech giant and the non-profit healthcare provider firing back.
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From sea to shining CCPA: Microsoft to extend privacy law across U.S.
In a blog post this week, Microsoft announced its intention to extend the core rights of the upcoming California Consumer Privacy Act to its customers across the United States.
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U.S. Supreme Court to consider appropriateness of SEC disgorgement
A case examining the meaning of “disgorgement” and whether the SEC can obtain it via a court order could affect a practice the regulator has used for decades.
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DOJ: Big Tech’s data collection creates ‘avenues for abuse’
The Department of Justice’s top antitrust official warns tech giants the government is being “extra vigilant” about sniffing out anticompetitive behavior deriving from mass data collection, mindful of its harmful effects on both users and competitors.
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ISS unveils 2020 policy updates
Proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services has released updates to its 2020 benchmark proxy voting policies. The updated policies will generally be applied for shareholder meetings on or after Feb. 1, 2020.
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Alstom exec convicted of FCPA, money-laundering charges
A former Alstom executive was found guilty by a federal jury for his role in a multi-year, multi-million-dollar foreign bribery scheme and related money-laundering scheme in Indonesia.
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CFTC whistleblower payouts, tips received drop in FY2019
The CFTC made a handful of big payouts to whistleblowers in fiscal year 2019, but denied awards on 129 applications in the same timeframe.