All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 1075
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Guidance equips companies to advance CECL adoption
Recent guidance and potentially more to come is aiding companies in their long journey to adopt the new CECL method for reflecting credit losses.
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Sanofi to pay $25M to resolve FCPA violations
The SEC on Tuesday announced that Paris-based pharmaceutical company Sanofi has agreed to pay more than $25 million to resolve charges that its Kazakhstan and Middle East subsidiaries made corrupt payments to win business.
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ING reaches $900M settlement with Dutch authorities
Global financial institution ING announced Tuesday that it has reached a $900 million settlement with Dutch authorities to resolve its money laundering case. A close reading of the enforcement action offers numerous lessons for compliance and risk officers.
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ResourceThe benefits and challenges of blockchain
Despite the nearly constant buzzing about Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, their underlying technology framework, blockchain, is where the real excitement is, creating both risks and opportunities for companies.
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Big 4 get input on how to treat GILTI under tax law
Big 4 firms are meeting with FASB and SEC staff to sort out how to report certain effects of tax reform when clarity on provisions within the tax law is still elusive.
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Pay for outside corporate directors barely increased in 2017
Total pay for outside directors at the nation’s largest corporations increased by a mere 3 percent in 2017, driven by increases in cash and stock compensation, according to a new analysis by Willis Towers Watson.
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NIST seeks to expand framework to consumer privacy
The Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology has launched a collaborative project “to develop a voluntary privacy framework to help organizations manage risk.”
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Roisman confirmed as newest SEC commissioner
With a vote of the full Senate this week, Elad Roisman, a Republican nominated to replace Michael Piwowar, was confirmed to the Commission with bipartisan support. He was opposed by only 14 Democrats in the final vote.
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Ensco: U.S. authorities will not be bringing enforcement actions
U.K.-based offshore drilling contractor Ensco announced this week that the U.S. Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission do not intend to bring enforcement actions in connection with a previously disclosed investigation into alleged irregularities related to a drilling services contract.
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U.S. Bank names chief risk officer
U.S. Bank has namedJodi Richard as its new vice chairman and chief risk officer, overseeing the company’s risk management and compliance efforts.
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SEC awards $54M to two whistleblowers
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced it is awarding $54 million to two whistleblowers, whose critical information and continued assistance helped the agency bring an enforcement action.
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Congressional debate emerges: How to regulate social media
Fueled by election tampering and “fake news,” social media companies are creeping ever closer to facing new regulation.
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Entities plead for tax guidance on depreciation, losses
Nearly 300 companies and associations signed a letter to the U.S. Treasury asking for guidance to edit what they call drafting errors in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
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New guidance (somewhat) relaxes federal contractors’ compensation audits
The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has released a new directive outlining the agency’s procedures for reviewing contractor compensation practices that promises “greater transparency, consistency, and efficiency in compliance evaluations.”
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FASB takes red pen to rules on financial instruments
The Financial Accounting Standards Board is planning a number of updates to accounting standards around all three of its major new standards on financial instruments.
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Tesla chief accounting officer splits after one month on the job
Tesla has yet another person to add to its list of quick departures: After just one month of being on the job, Tesla’s chief accounting officer, Dave Morton, provided notice that he was resigning from Tesla, effective immediately.
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Moody’s to pay $16.25M for internal controls failures and ratings symbols deficiencies
The SEC has filed its first-ever enforcement action involving rating symbol deficiencies, hitting Moody’s Investors Service with $16.25 million in penalties to settle charges involving internal control failures and failing to clearly define and consistently apply credit rating symbols.
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Vocabulary to add to your compliance lexicon
A quick look at of some of the terminology associated with emerging technology and its application to governance, risk, and compliance. Instead of organizing this glossary alphabetically, we’ve started with the simplest terms before moving to more complex ones.
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CFPB, amid controversy, names new advisory committees
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has announced the appointment of new experts from outside the federal government to the Consumer Advisory Board, Community Bank Advisory Council, and Credit Union Advisory Council.
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Barbara Boehler joins Compliance Week as Director of Programming
Compliance Week on Monday announced the hiring of Barbara Boehler as its new Director of Programming. She will play a leading role in planning all live CW events in addition to developing in-depth reports, surveys, and Webinars.