All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 383
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Blog
Deutsche Bank latest to come under fire for lax AML controls
Deutsche Bank has become the fourth bank in the past month to get into regulatory trouble for having lax anti-money laundering controls in place, joining Danske Bank, ING, and Credit Suisse.
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Article
No easy answers for breaking up Big Four in U.K.
The last time the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority attempted to break up what is widely referred to as an oligopoly of the audit market by the Big Four audit firms—EY, PwC, Deloitte and KPMG—its actions had the opposite effect.
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Resource
Are You Monitoring & Protecting Your Company's Digital Footprint?
Today’s cyber security battlegrounds extend beyond your corporate environment – think social media channels, domains, mobile apps, and even the dark web.
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Blog
SEC’s Jackson criticizes stock exchanges, promises reforms
The time has come to reform America’s stock markets. That was the message from SEC Commissioner Robert Jackson during a speech this week at George Mason University, where he laid out potential changes.
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SEC will watch for SAB 74 disclosure leading to CECL
The SEC will be looking for increasingly detailed disclosures to investors about the expected effects of moving to a new method for recognizing credit losses.
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Tax functions need high-tech tools, KPMG outlook says
Tax departments need to tool up to be ready for the kinds of tax planning that will occur in the coming 12 months, especially under tax reform, survey says.
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Resource
Ridding toxins from corporate culture
There has been no shortage of companies making headlines recently for having in place a toxic corporate culture.
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Compliance measures for reducing export-corruption risk
A recent study from corruption watchdog Transparency International rates countries on their enforcement processes, or lack thereof, under the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention.
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Podcast
Podcast: California considers board diversity rules
In this edition of the Compliance Week podcast, we discuss California’s SB-826, a bill mandating that major companies in the state put female directors on their boards. We spoke to Lillian Tsu, a partner at Hogan Lovells and member of the firms Public Company Advisory Practice for her views on ...
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Public sounds off to SEC on proposed whistleblower changes
As part of a public comment process that reached its deadline on Sept. 15, the SEC has collected ideas and opinions on proposed changes to its whistleblower program. We took a look at some of the responses.
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Danske Bank CEO quits over money laundering failures
The chief executive of Denmark’s biggest financial institution has resigned following the publication of a report that highlights large-scale money laundering in the bank’s Estonian operations.
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Blog
Argent Trust names chief compliance officer
Argent Trust Company has named Deanna Rankin chief compliance officer.
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Confidence in auditors tapers in 2018, poll says
Investor confidence in auditors and in capital markets in general fell in 2018, according to the annual poll by the Center for Audit Quality.
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Report calls out gender disparity among engagement partners
As audit firms disclose who performs public company audits, gender diversity is emerging as the first major concern regarding audit engagement leadership.
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AXA Equitable Life names chief risk officer
AXA Equitable Life, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of financial services company AXA Equitable Holdings has promoted Aaron Sarfatti to chief risk officer, effective Oct. 1.
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SeaWorld, CEO settle fraud charges with SEC for $5M
SeaWorld Entertainment and its former CEO have agreed to pay a total of more than $5 million to settle fraud charges for misleading investors about the impact the documentary film Blackfish had on the company’s reputation and business, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced.
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Blog
State agencies may be final frontier for consumer advocates
As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau weakens, state agencies—mini-CFPBs if you will—may step up to fill the void.
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Article
Guidance confirms diminished tax benefits for exec comp
While certain aspects of tax reform remain ambiguous, the provisions around the deductibility of executive compensation awards are becoming clearer.
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Blog
FINMA finds deficiencies in AML processes at Credit Suisse
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA has concluded two enforcement procedures against Credit Suisse. In the first procedure, FINMA identified deficiencies in the bank’s adherence to anti-money laundering due diligence obligations. The second procedure relates to a significant business relationship for the bank with a politically exposed person.
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Blog
Treasury, IRS issue proposed GILTI rules under tax reform
Treasury and the IRS have issued proposed new regulations on how to calculate global intangible low-taxed income under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.