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PodcastDigital Transformation of Compliance podcast: Ryder CCO Pilar Caballero
In this episode of the Digital Transformation of Compliance podcast series, Pilar Caballero, chief compliance officer and chief privacy officer at Ryder, discusses her company’s process for vetting privacy concerns regarding use of new technologies.
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PremiumSEC crackdown on whistleblower violations a warning on employment contracts
Recent enforcement cases brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding apparent violations of its whistleblower protection rule are proof the agency is taking compliance with the rule “very seriously,” said Enforcement Director Gurbir Grewal.
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News BriefBiden executive order aims to cut AI risk while boosting safe use
Companies that design powerful artificial intelligence systems must perform safety tests on the programs and share results with the U.S. government under a sweeping executive order intended to make AI safe while furthering robust innovation.
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PremiumCFPB to beef up enforcement staff to police ‘surveillance economy’
Eric Halperin, enforcement director at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, said his office will be adding 75 new full-time employees as part of an expansion of its efforts to protect consumers from misuse of their personal data.
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News BriefFTC tweaks Safeguards Rule to address data breaches
Nonbank financial institutions must report certain data breaches to the Federal Trade Commission within 30 days of discovery under a new amendment to the agency’s Safeguards Rule.
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News BriefCFTC, French AMF reaffirm collaboration on market oversight
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and France’s Autorité des marchés financiers signed a new agreement to continue collaboration regarding the supervision and oversight of firms that operate on a cross-border basis in the United States and France.
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Teledyne promotes CCO to executive vice president
Digital imaging software provider Teledyne Technologies announced the promotion of Chief Compliance Officer Melanie Cibik to executive vice president.
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River City Bank appoints first chief risk officer
River City Bank announced the appointment of Pat McHone to the newly created role of chief risk officer.
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PremiumDOJ official: Aspects of healthcare competition ‘broken’; antitrust enforcement can help
It’s no secret the U.S. healthcare competition system has significant flaws. Where the debate exists is in determining the source of the issues and how to fix them, according to Deputy Assistant Attorney General Andrew Forman of the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division.
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News BriefOFAC sanctions more investment entities linked to Hamas
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed a second round of sanctions on investment entities believed to be funding the terrorist organization Hamas.
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DOJ removes ‘acting’ from FCPA Unit chief’s title
The Department of Justice is sticking with David Fuhr as permanent head of its Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Unit.
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PremiumSEC’s Grewal: Being a compliance officer not a ‘get-out-of-jail’ card
Gurbir Grewal, head of the Enforcement Division at the Securities and Exchange Commission, outlined the scenarios in which the agency would charge a chief compliance officer for securities law violations.
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Creation Investments appoints chief compliance officer
Creation Investments Capital Management announced the appointment of Therese Stoch as chief operating officer and chief compliance officer.
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EEOC swears in general counsel
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced the swearing in of Karla Gilbride as general counsel.
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Disney names diversity chief
The Walt Disney Company appointed Tinisha Agramonte as senior vice president and chief diversity officer.
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News BriefBanking regs release climate-related risk management framework
Federal banking regulators issued a long-promised framework that provides guidance on the safe and sound management of climate-related financial risks at large banks.
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PremiumSurvey: Risk chiefs feeling pressure from growing compliance mandates
Mounting compliance requirements and technological innovations have chief risk officers facing more complex risk environments, according to a KPMG survey.
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News BriefPCAOB fines Smythe $175K over unregistered firm use
Canada-based accounting firm Smythe agreed to pay a $175,000 penalty in settling with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding its use of unregistered firms across four issuer audits.
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News BriefSEC fines BlackRock $2.5M over inaccurate investment disclosures
BlackRock Advisors agreed to pay $2.5 million as part of a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission addressing allegations the firm inaccurately described investments a fund it advised made in a now-defunct film production company.
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PodcastDigital Transformation of Compliance podcast: Pure Storage CLO Niki Armstrong
In this episode of the Digital Transformation of Compliance podcast series, Niki Armstrong, chief legal officer and corporate secretary at Pure Storage, discusses how her compliance team is considering using generative artificial intelligence.