All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 1060
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SEC’s Jackson urges a review of stock buyback rules
SEC Commissioner Robert Jackson is voicing his concerns about corporate stock buybacks and says research produced by his staff “raises significant new questions about this activity.” He wants the Commission to reconsider existing rules.
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Senators want scrutiny of Trump tweet on unemployment data
Democratic senators wants regulators to investigate whether “President Trump’s reckless comments on market-moving economic data" was a catalyst for insider trading. On June 1, Trump tweeted about positive employment numbers before the data went public.
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OFAC: Ericsson settlement agreement imparts sanctions compliance lessons
In its first enforcement action of 2018, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control on June 6 reached a $145,893 settlement agreement with Swedish telecom company Ericsson for violating Sudanese sanctions regulations.
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Net neutrality is dead, but battles rage on
The era of “net neutrality” has ended. On Monday, the Federal Communications Commission’s Restoring Internet Freedom Order went into effect. Battles are already afoot to restore the former status quo.
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Westpac names new chief risk officer
Australian financial services company Westpac has appointed David Stephen as its new chief risk officer.
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ArticleCompliance officers in Europe: You’re in demand and getting a raise
According to recent studies, there is a high demand in Europe for chief compliance officers, and companies are willing to pay big bucks for top talent.
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FinCEN issues advisory on abuses enabled by political figures
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has issued an advisory to U.S. financial institutions to highlight the connection between corrupt senior foreign political figures and their enabling of human rights abuses.
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SAB 74 disclosures still lag, PwC analysis shows
Investors are not getting much warning about assets and liabilities soon to hit corporate balance sheets as companies prepare to adopt new lease accounting rules.
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Judge rejects government efforts to block AT&T, Time Warner deal
After months of legal sniping and a six-week trial, a federal judge has approved AT&T’s $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner.
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German authorities fine Volkswagen $1.2B for emissions-cheating scandal
German authorities on Wednesday fined Volkswagen a total of €1 billion (U.S. $1.2 billion) resulting from the company’s long-running emissions-cheating scandal.
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The compliance challenges of cross-border deals
We recently spoke to Ricardo Garcia-Moreno, a partner with Haynes & Boone, about the opportunities, challenges, and compliance concerns that come with cross-border deals.
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Understanding OFAC: A Best Practices Compliance Guide for All Businesses
Image: Download this white paper, Understanding OFAC: A Best Practices Compliance Guide for All Businesses, to learn how you can enhance your compliance programs and mitigate potential risks.
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ABBYY launches Text Analytics for Contracts
ABBYY, a global provider of content intelligence solutions and services, recently announced the launch of ABBYY Text Analytics for Contracts, a managed service that automatically discovers insights from contracts and leases to speed up risk mitigation, obligation analysis, and content migration.
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Duff & Phelps creates new business post-Kroll acquisition
Finance services firm Duff & Phelps has formed a new business unit following its recently completed acquisition of Kroll. The Governance, Risk, Investigations and Disputes practice combines Duff & Phelps’ expertise in disputes and investigations with Kroll’s extensive investigations, cyber-security, due diligence, and compliance skills.
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Lockpath and Digital Shadows partner to advance digital risk management
Lockpath, a provider of integrated risk management solutions, and Digital Shadows, a digital risk management and relevant threat intelligence provider, today announced a new partnership to strengthen how organizations manage and mitigate risk.
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MDC Partners names chief accounting officer
MDC Partners, a marketing and communications firm, has hired Vincenzo DiMaggio as chief accounting officer.
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On the fast track toward enhanced internal audit
Image: Internal audit plans in 2018 give more consideration to corporate culture and the risks it might pose to the company’s success. This e-Book explores what changes these developments are creating for audit executives and steps to consider as you focus on a risk culture.
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Centene rotates executives as part of its executive development program
Centene announced, consistent with its policy of rotating executives as part of its executive development program, a rotation that provides for new roles and responsibilities for a number of its senior executives, including a new compliance, internal audit, and risk leader.
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FASB issues guides on revenue, consolidations
FASB staff issued two new implementation guides to help companies navigate the GAAP taxonomy in the areas of revenue recognition and consolidations.
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Is your company a hotbed of harassment? 3 Signs That Your Organization is Far from Harassment-Proof
Is your company a hotbed of harassment? True Office Learning data shows that 34% of employees aren’t able to identify behaviors that create a hostile work environment. Here are 3 signs your organization needs anti-harassment training.