All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 271
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VEON’s Joshua Drew wins Compliance Comeback of the Year award
Compliance Week is proud to announce Joshua Drew as the winner of its inaugural Compliance Comeback of the Year award after he successfully navigated VEON through to the recent conclusion of its three-year compliance monitorship and deferred prosecution agreement.
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White paper: 2020 Sanctions Compliance Report
What are the biggest obstacles to sanctions compliance? CSI’s 2020 Sanctions Compliance Report examines challenges and provides a resource-maximizing roadmap to help organizations implement an effective sanctions compliance program.
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Carrie Penman named Lifetime Achievement in Compliance winner
Compliance Week is proud to announce Carrie Penman as the winner of its inaugural Lifetime Achievement in Compliance award, the top honor in the first annual Excellence in Compliance Awards program.
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FinCEN, OCC offer BSA compliance relief amid pandemic
Two federal agencies that oversee Bank Secrecy Act requirements have notified financial institutions they will agree to “reasonable delays” in the filing of required reports if institutions can show the delays are necessary due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Study: Europe blows U.S. away in financial crime spending
A new report found financial institutions spent $181 billion on financial crime compliance worldwide last year, with European firms spending three to four times more than their counterparts in North America.
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Introducing finalists for Compliance Week’s ‘CCO of the Year’
Day 2 of Compliance Week’s rollout of the Excellence in Compliance Awards finalists features the short lists for 4 categories, including the prestigious Chief Compliance Officer of the Year.
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What government contractors need to know about coronavirus-related excusable delays, defenses
Government contractors seeking guidance on how to minimize costly delays and disruptions during the coronavirus (while preserving their rights) can look to these tips from a recent Webinar.
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Regulatory slowdown due to coronavirus makes compliance role critical
The ongoing pandemic is limiting investigations into most types of white-collar crimes as federal enforcement agencies refocus their attention on coronavirus-related matters.
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Eni, SEC in ‘advanced discussions’ on corruption probe resolution
Italian oil company Eni said in a recent regulatory filing it is in “advanced discussions” regarding a resolution to an SEC probe into allegations of corruption for the award of certain contracts in Algeria.
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AICPA best practices for conducting remote audits in uncertain times
Auditors facing higher audit risks and new accounting and reporting issues as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and downturns in the economy have some new guidance from the AICPA.
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FRC sanctions KPMG, former senior partner for audit failings
The U.K. Financial Reporting Council has reprimanded and fined KPMG and one of its former senior partners for a failure to exercise “sufficient professional skepticism” and for failure to obtain “sufficient appropriate audit evidence.”
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SEC charges chief compliance officer in trading scheme
The SEC has filed a complaint against four individuals, including a former chief compliance officer, for conducting a fraudulent unauthorized trading scheme through retail customer accounts at their Commission-registered brokerage firm.
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First round of finalists named for Excellence in Compliance Awards
Compliance Week has pared down its list of more than 300 nominees for its first annual Excellence in Compliance Awards and is pleased to announce the finalists for nine of the 15 categories.
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SEC continues whistleblower award surge with $2M payout
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the award of $2 million to a whistleblower—its fifth payout in the last 12 days. For the year, the SEC has already matched its 2019 total of eight awards.
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Lessons from Zoom: Coronavirus exposes videoconference risks
Stay-at-home orders during the coronavirus pandemic have led to explosions of use for popular videoconferencing platforms, some of which have struggled to adjust to new privacy concerns.
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Ask Amii coronavirus mailbag: How prepared can you be for the unknown?
In this special edition of the Ask Amii Mailbag, executive coach and former Chief Compliance Officer Amii Barnard-Bahn answers questions on tackling the uncharted territory of the coronavirus pandemic.
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SEC won’t delay Reg BI amid pandemic
The Securities and Exchange Commission has no plans to delay its controversial Regulation Best Interest rule despite the impact the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has had on U.S. markets.
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FASB to address coronavirus impact at April meeting
The Financial Accounting Standards Board announced its intent to meet April 8 and address standard-setting issues related to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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Survey: Lessons from those who weren’t ready for coronavirus
Survey respondents who said their companies weren’t prepared for the coronavirus pandemic said they failed to recognize that the pandemic would morph from a far-away, supply chain disruption issue into a complete business shutdown at home.
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Harley-Davidson names chief compliance officer
Motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson announced the promotion of Paul Krause to chief legal and compliance officer in a recent regulatory filing.