All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 1380
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WebcastCPE Webcast: Five human capital strategies that win
Discover how leading companies are leveraging human capital management to create a strong connection between employee well-being, sustainable and secure operations, and ESG objectives.
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Blog
Swarovski appoints chief legal and compliance officer
Jewelry retailer and manufacturer Swarovski announced the appointment of Stephan Mechnig as chief legal and compliance officer, effective Oct. 1.
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Northfield Bank names chief risk officer
Northfield Bank, a subsidiary of Northfield Bancorp, announced the appointment of Vickie Tommasello as executive vice president and chief risk officer.
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News BriefSEC fines Archipelago Trading Services $1.5M over SARs filing lapses
Archipelago Trading Services agreed to pay a $1.5 million penalty as part of a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for allegedly failing to file nearly 500 suspicious activity reports largely related to microcap or penny stock securities transactions.
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News BriefLincare to pay $29M over false claims for improperly billing Medicare
Lincare Holdings, a provider of oxygen equipment and subsidiary of Linde, agreed to pay $29 million to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act by fraudulently overbilling Medicare.
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FullSpeed Automotive recruits general counsel from Interstate Batteries
FullSpeed Automotive announced the appointment of Kelvin Sellers as general counsel.
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News BriefCFTC fines Goldman Sachs $5.5M over new recordkeeping failures
Goldman Sachs was fined $5.5 million by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission as part of a settlement addressing alleged audio recordkeeping violations that followed a previous consent order the bank reached with the agency.
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PremiumSEC chief accountant urges auditors, management widen scope on risk
Concerned auditors are missing the big picture when assessing a company’s internal control over financial reporting, the chief accountant at the Securities and Exchange Commission called on the profession—and company managers—to take a holistic approach to assessing risks.
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News BriefPCAOB fines Warren Averett $200K over BDO alliance ties
Accounting firm Warren Averett agreed to pay a penalty of $200,000 in resolving the first case brought by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding auditor independence violations related to a firm’s membership in an accounting alliance.
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News Brief
Banking reg proposals eye greater flexibility for FDIC amid failures
Federal banking regulators jointly issued new rule proposals and proposed guidance in continuing the push to shore up the U.S. regulatory system after a series of mid-sized bank failures earlier this year exposed apparent gaps.
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Blog
Charge Enterprises promotes CLO to CCO
Electric vehicle charging company Charge Enterprises announced the promotion of Chief Legal Officer James Biehl to chief compliance officer.
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News BriefSEC fines Citigroup unit $2.9M for underwriting record failures
The Securities and Exchange Commission fined Citigroup Global Markets $2.9 million as part of a settlement addressing alleged recordkeeping failures concerning underwriting expenses that occurred for at least a decade.
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ABN AMRO chief risk officer not available for third term
Dutch bank ABN AMRO announced Chief Risk Officer Tanja Cuppen will not be available for a third term.
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Peoples Bank appoints chief risk officer
Peoples Bancorp, the parent company of Peoples Bank, announced the appointment of Matthew Macia to executive vice president and chief risk officer.
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News BriefLabor Department proposal seeks clarity for OSHA inspection reps
The Department of Labor issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to clarify regulations regarding authorized employee representatives during Occupational Safety and Health Administration compliance officer inspections.
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PremiumAppreciating ESG fraud risk management
The factors that surround the environmental, social, and governance disciplines have grown from just a few to more than 50 considerations, indicating all three ESG elements carry equal weight when evaluating a proper corporate strategy.
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WebcastWebcast: Unearthing environmental risk in timber supply chains using public records
Public records can do a lot to help companies map their supply chains and understand where they are exposed to environmental risk along the way.
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News BriefFINMA guidance calls out Swiss bank failings on AML risk analysis
Switzerland’s Financial Market Supervisory Authority published new guidance to improve banks’ money laundering risk analysis after repeatedly identifying shortcomings during on-site supervisory reviews.
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News BriefWise Payments cited for Russia sanctions breaches in landmark OFSI action
U.K.-based foreign exchange service Wise Payments was cited for breaching the country’s sanctions levied against Russia as part of the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation’s first use of its disclosure enforcement powers acquired last year.
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News BriefSwedish DPA fines Trygg-Hansa $3.2M for GDPR breaches
Sweden’s data protection authority issued a penalty of 35 million Swedish krona (U.S. $3.2 million) against insurance company Trygg-Hansa for alleged security flaws that made customer insurance information accessible on the internet.