All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 1085
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UBS faces civil complaint for fraud in the sale of residential mortgage-backed securities
The Department of Justice announced that a civil complaint has been filed against UBS and several of its U.S. affiliates, alleging that UBS defrauded investors throughout the United States and the world in connection with its sale of residential mortgage-backed securities from 2006 through 2007.
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Despite calls to delay CECL, FASB plans amendments
FASB has decided to follow the advice of an advisory group and make some changes to CECL to address implementation issues.
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ResourceIncreasing Efficiencies Within Centralized and Decentralized Third Party Compliance Programs
Different compliance models have their own strengths and weaknesses regarding control, consistency and understanding of local nuance.
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PodcastKristy Grant-Hart talks publishing, women in compliance
Compliance practitioner and author Kristy Grant-Hart chats with Tom Fox about her three books and offers her advice to women of all ages in the compliance field.
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Compliance.ai launches financial regulation workflow solution
RegTech company Compliance.ai announced the launch of a solution designed to help chief compliance officers manage the growing volume of financial regulatory changes.
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SEC, FASB members offer no hopes for CECL delay
Amid calls for a delay or changes to CECL, the SEC's chief accountant is defending the rulemaking process under FASB and its independence.
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Hotshot announces Technoport partnership
Mobile messaging security company Hotshot has partnered with the Government of Luxembourg for acceptance into the Technoport business incubation program.
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SEC wants more Brexit disclosure, Clayton says
As turmoil over the British exit from the European Union deepens, the Securities and Exchange Commission is looking for public companies to start disclosing more about how they’ll be affected.
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U.K. money laundering task force launched; watch out McMafia!
A new U.K. initiative aims to enhance processes for catching fraudsters and financial service abusers while educating industry and government agencies on how to identify and prevent economic crime.
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Lease accounting adoption still behind, PwC poll says
More than 15 percent of public companies surveyed in late October had not yet begun implementing the new lease accounting standard that takes effect Jan. 1.
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ArticleTax rules, market changes may stretch goodwill testing
Big changes in market conditions and tax rules could drive some added rigor into the annual year-end test of goodwill sitting on corporate balance sheets.
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SEC staff plans to scrutinize year-end revenue disclosures
As companies get closer to their first annual disclosures under new revenue recognition rules, staff members at the SEC are stocking up on red pens.
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JetBlue appoints general counsel and corporate secretary
JetBlue has appointed Brandon Nelson as general counsel and corporate secretary. Nelson will lead JetBlue’s legal, ethics and compliance, cyber-security, and environmental, social and governance efforts.
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SFO joint head of fraud: ‘Engage now or hide behind smoke and mirrors at your peril’
Hannah von Dadelszen, the U.K. Serious Fraud Office’s joint head of fraud, in recent remarks offered some useful insight as to how a company should engage with the SFO if it chooses to self-report misconduct.
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Brexit deal passes a milestone, questions remain
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May managed to convince her cabinet to back a draft Brexit deal. What comes next?
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Accellion CISO Dashboard provides visible, traceable record of sensitive content
Accellion, a secure file-sharing and governance platform provider, today announced the general availability of its CISO Dashboard. With the CISO Dashboard, IT security and compliance executives have for the first time ever a visual and traceable record of every piece of sensitive content—in or outside of the organization.
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ResourceCase Study: Global Payment Processing Company Selects MCO to comply with Anti-bribery and Corruption Regulations
Despite the presence of an active gifts and entertainment policy, an internationally well-known company was finding it difficult to apply and enforce its process consistently across the organization.
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Undaunted, May holds line on Brexit as chaos swirls
A draft plan for how the United Kingdom will engineer its split from the European Union is not going over well with many British Prime Minister Theresa May is counting on.
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ArticleTwo benchmark reports reveal in-house counsel salary trends
In-house counsel looking to see how their annual salaries stack up against their peers can refer to two new reports that offer benchmarking data.
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FEI group provides guides on leases, CECL controls
FEI’s corporate reporting group has developed its own guides for preparers on how to assure sound controls with major new accounting adoptions.