All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 1150
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Court: Hyperlinked e-mails don’t count as ‘communication’ for debt collectors
A federal appeals court sided with a consumer in deciding hyperlinked e-mails violate debt notice requirements.
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BankUnited promotes chief risk officer
BankUnited announced Jay Richards has been promoted from chief credit officer to chief risk officer, assuming the role of Mark Bagnoli, who will retire.
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FTI Consulting expands financial services practice
FTI Consulting announced the expansion of its financial services practice within the Forensic and Litigation Consulting segment with the appointment of three professionals in New York.
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Boris Johnson loses control of Brexit
Britain PM Boris Johnson’s firm stance on Brexit has been shot down by Parliament; it remains to be seen when (or if?) the United Kingdom will be departing the European Union.
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Comcast deputy general counsel joins BakerHostetler
Daniel Pepper has left his role as deputy general counsel and deputy privacy officer at Comcast to join BakerHostetler as a partner.
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ArticleGoogle, YouTube reach $170M ‘groundbreaking’ settlement for violating children’s privacy
Google and its subsidiary YouTube will pay $170 million to settle allegations that the video-sharing service illegally collected personal information from children without their parents’ consent.
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ArticleUnclaimed property filing deadlines loom large
Deadlines are fast approaching for state unclaimed property filings, with roughly 40 states setting filing dates on Oct. 31 or Nov. 1.
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SEC names San Francisco associate regional director
The SEC announced Monique Winkler has been named associate regional director for enforcement in the San Francisco Regional Office.
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Kadmon appoints general counsel, chief compliance officer
Kadmon Holdings announced the appointment of Gregory Moss as executive vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary. Moss will also serve as chief compliance officer.
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ArticleCompliance key to Walmart’s revised stance on firearms
Walmart is planning to offer to the rest of the retail industry a chance to peer at its compliance controls as part of its efforts to address firearm safety following two recent shootings in its stores.
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Gemini adds chief compliance officer
Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini Trust Company announced Noah Perlman has joined as its new chief compliance officer.
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NICE Actimize expands analytics service
NICE Actimize announced the expansion of ActimizeWatch, its secure cloud-based managed analytics service, to its financial market compliance solutions.
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Trustwave launches cyber-security platform
Trustwave announced the launch of Trustwave Fusion, a cloud-based cyber-security platform that serves as the foundation for the company’s managed security services, products, and other cyber-security offerings.
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ArticleMigration to new SOX technology picks up pace, report says
Amid persistent cost and compliance challenges with internal controls, the pace of migration toward new accounting technologies appears to be picking up.
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Compliance lessons from the Google/Uber trade secrets mess
A federal grand jury’s indictment of Anthony Scott Levandowski for allegedly stealing trade secrets from Google may be a wake-up call to protect intellectual property more aggressively.
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ArticleOptions Clearing Corp. fined $20M over risk policies
Options Clearing Corp. will pay a combined $20 million in penalties to the SEC and CFTC to settle charges that it failed to implement certain risk management policies as required by U.S. laws and regulator rules.
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ArticleMallinckrodt to pay $15.4M over kickback allegations
Pharmaceutical company Mallinckrodt is set to pay $15.4 million to the Justice Department to resolve allegations of illegal kickbacks to doctors in the form of lavish dinners and entertainment.
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ArticleGovernment watchdog group targets PCAOB performance
The PCAOB is taking heat from a government watchdog group, which says the audit regulator is “doing a feeble job” protecting investors.
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ArticleEuropean Commission still gunning for Big Tech
Coming on the heels of big enforcement actions against Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon, the European Commission is vowing to keep fighting against technology giants profiting at others’ expense.
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Facebook faces multistate investigation for possible antitrust violations
The New York Attorney General’s office is leading a multistate investigation into social media giant Facebook for potential antitrust issues.