All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 349
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Article
CFPB retreats from payday lending rule
The CFPB this week both cracked down on a law-breaking payday lender and announced an effort to weaken 2017 rules meant to hold small-dollar lenders to greater oversight and scrutiny.
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Blog
New rules would make setting up a company in the EU easier
EU co-legislators agreed this week on new rules to facilitate establishing businesses electronically and promote online operations throughout a company’s lifecycle. The new rules aim to save companies time and money, while increasing safeguards against fraud and abusive behaviour through online identity checks.
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Article
NLRB turns back time on test used to determine employee status
A recent ruling by the National Labor Relations Board restores a traditional test for classifying workers as either employees or independent contractors.
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Blog
Court orders $1B judgment against operators of Woodbridge Ponzi scheme
A federal court in Florida has ordered Woodbridge Group of Companies and its former owner to pay $1 billion in penalties and disgorgement for operating a Ponzi scheme that targeted retail investors.
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Blog
Defense requires auditors to disclose disciplinary actions
Audit firms are only days away from facing a U.S. Defense requirement to provide information on disciplinary proceedings as a condition of winning audit contracts.
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Video
Compliance Week 2018: Compliance training program breakout
An excerpt from the “Building a World Class Ethics and Compliance Training Program” breakout session at Compliance Week 2018 in Washington D.C.
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Video
Compliance Week 2018: Compliance 4.0
An excerpt from the ”Compliance 4.0 - Out of the Silo” plenary session at Compliance Week 2018 in Washington D.C.
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Video
Compliance Week 2018: Ethical business in emerging markets keynote panel
An excerpt from the “Ethical Business in Emerging Markets: Risks and Solutions” keynote panel at Compliance Week 2018 in Washington D.C.
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Video
Hiltrud Werner on Volkswagen's compliance image
An excerpt from the keynote of Volkswagen AG Board Member Hiltrud Werner at Compliance Week 2018 in Washington D.C.
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Video
Rod Rosenstein on compliance program design
An excerpt from the keynote of Justice Department Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein at Compliance Week 2018 in Washington D.C.
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Article
New system opens up EU business trade with Iran
The United Kingdom, Germany, and France have created a new payments system to allow European businesses to trade with Iran without falling foul of U.S. sanctions.
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Blog
Companies adjust revenue disclosures, grapple costs
Companies are changing their revenue recognition approach as they move from quarter to quarter, and they’re tallying higher-than-expected costs, poll says
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Article
Building a better board and the benefit of director self-assessments
Technological disruption, the dark side of corporate culture, and evolving expectations from diverse stakeholders are all making the job of director more challenging, says a report by EY’s Center for Board Matters.
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Blog
Kroll adds two new managing directors
Kroll, a division of global advisor Duff & Phelps, announced Terry Orr and Michael Schwartz have joined the firm as managing directors in the business intelligence and investigations practice.
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Blog
ACL acquires Rsam
Software company ACL announced the acquisition of Rsam, a provider of IT, vendor, and security risk management solutions.
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Podcast
Russ Berland on addressing culture in training
Russ Berland, former chief compliance officer at BearingPoint, details to columnist Tom Fox the success a training video series designed in the vein of “The Office” had in bridging culture gaps at his company.
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Blog
NYDFS fines Standard Chartered $40M for attempts to rig FX transactions
The New York Department of Financial Services has fined Standard Chartered Bank $40 million for attempting to rig transactions in foreign exchange markets between 2007 and 2013.
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Blog
FASB tees up CECL issues, but not deferral
The FASB will meet to discern implementation issues associated with CECL, but the possibility of a deferral in the effective date is not on the agenda.
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Blog
FASB considers how to answer CECL proposal
The FASB is reviewing a request from a group of mid-sized financial institutions to revise CECL in a way the board has apparently already considered and dismissed.