All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 1443
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Sculptor Capital names chief compliance officer
The board of directors of Sculptor Capital Management appointed Colleen Kilfoyle to serve as chief compliance officer.
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News BriefFAT Brands on defense over DOJ, SEC accounting misconduct allegations
Restaurant operator FAT Brands said it would contest charges announced by the Department of Justice regarding violations of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act related to personal loans made to executive officers.
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News BriefLawsuit: Ex-Panoramic Health assistant GC alleges retaliation linked to CCO supervisor
The former assistant general counsel at Panoramic Health is suing her former employer alleging wrongful termination after flagging safe harbor violations of the Anti-Kickback Statue.
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News BriefFSOC warns on liquidity risk by nonbank mortgage servicers
A new report by the Financial Stability Oversight Council recommended state regulators and Congress take steps to minimize “significant liquidity risk” posed by the nonbank mortgage servicing industry.
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News BriefSEC, FinCEN propose customer ID program for investment advisers
The Securities and Exchange Commission and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network proposed a rule requiring registered investment advisers to implement customer identification programs, another facet of a coordinated attempt to close an apparent loophole in federal AML regulations.
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PremiumSurvey: Public companies fear added cyber risks from SEC disclosures
Large public companies say they are prepared to comply with the disclosure requirements of the SEC’s new cybersecurity incident rule, according to a survey conducted by Compliance Week and DLA Piper, but concerns exist that those reports could enhance the threat of future cyberattacks.
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News BriefPCAOB reestablishes its fundamentals with new standards
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board adopted two new standards that address key audit areas upon which it was relying on benchmarks established more than 20 years ago.
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News BriefCrowe U.K. dinged $181K by FRC for Aseana Properties audit failures
Crowe U.K. was assessed a penalty of £144,000 (U.S. $181,000) by the U.K. Financial Reporting Council for failures in its audit of Aseana Properties Limited’s financial statements for the year ended Dec. 31, 2019.
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News BriefNYDFS offers cyber rule compliance template for small businesses
The New York State Department of Financial Services issued guidance for small businesses attempting to comply with its cybersecurity regulations.
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PremiumFTC staff lay out compliance steps for noncompete ban
Staff at the Federal Trade Commission offered several steps businesses can take to comply with the agency’s upcoming ban on employee noncompete clauses.
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MetroHealth appoints chief ethics, risk, and compliance officer
Healthcare system MetroHealth named Christopher Briddell as senior vice president and chief ethics, risk, and compliance officer.
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Hormel Foods announces general counsel
Food processing giant Hormel Foods Corp. announced Colleen Batcheler was appointed senior vice president, external affairs and general counsel.
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Slice names ex-Kotak risk chief as chief risk adviser
India-based consumer payments and lending company Slice announced the appointment of Arvind Kathpalia, president and group chief risk officer at Kotak Mahindra Bank, as chief risk adviser.
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Entravision announces general counsel
Media company Entravision Communications Corp. announced Jeff DeMartino was promoted from deputy general counsel to general counsel and secretary.
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National Tax Lien Association names general counsel
Nonprofit organization the National Tax Lien Association announced the appointment of Austin Barnes III as general counsel.
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Infinitum appoints general counsel
Infinitum, creator of the sustainable air-core motor, announced the appointment of Meredith Waters as general counsel.
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News BriefCanadian parliament adds to TD Bank AML scrutiny
Canadian lawmakers will come together to discuss TD Bank’s reported failure to prevent drug traffickers from laundering proceeds of fentanyl sales on its platform.
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News BriefDOJ notifies Boeing of DPA breach related to 737 MAX safety
The Department of Justice notified aerospace giant Boeing it breached its 2021 deferred prosecution agreement that required compliance commitments following high-profile crashes of its 737 MAX airplane.
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PremiumSEC chief accountant calls out audit leadership culture
Staff at the Securities and Exchange Commission have observed instances of audit firms setting poor examples for junior-level employees by failing to properly discipline senior leaders found to have breached ethical standards, according to Chief Accountant Paul Munter.
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OpinionBinance CEO got 4 months in prison. FTX’s got 25 years. Was compliance the difference?
Why the wild disparity in the sentences of Binance’s Changpeng Zhao and FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried? Aaron Nicodemus argues the performance of the compliance teams at the two cryptocurrency exchanges was as big a contrast as the penalties earned by their respective founders.