All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 416
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Senators demand data use answers from Grindr
In response to media reports that the LGBTQ dating app Grindr shared information about users’ HIV statuses with third parties, Senators Edward J. Markey and Richard Blumenthal are demanding answers about the company’s data practices.
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EPA wants to revise, scale back automobile emissions standards
The EPA is looking to backtrack from Obama-era fuel emission standards imposed upon auto manufacturers. Administrator Scott Pruitt announced a determination that the current standards “are not appropriate and should be revised.”
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Trump's new tariffs could trigger trade war with China
In response to what the White House views as China’s unfair trade practices, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has announced a list of products that could be subject to additional tariffs. China has countered with a list of its own.
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What is the tone at Facebook and how far down does it go?
What does tone-at-the-top mean at an organization? Is it win at any (literally any) cost? If that really is the message, how long, then, before it permeates all the way through the organization? asks The Man From FCPA.
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Pre-acquisition due diligence is critical in M&A work
Engaging in robust pre-acquisition due diligence can go a long way toward helping a company avoid FCPA liability, says The Man From FCPA.
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The board's role in hiring senior executives
The Man From the FCPA asks, “What is the role of a board of directors in hiring senior executives, chief compliance officers, and even other board members?” Both fiduciary risk and exposure for the board of directors cannot be overlooked.
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Boards and their own succession planning
What is the board’s role in succession planning? At a bare minimum, a board should assure there is a pipeline of qualified candidates for its own succession planning.
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CAQ offers tips to audit committees on leasing
The Center for Audit Quality is offering some tips to audit committees on how to query senior management regarding readiness for new lease accounting standards.
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Knorr, Wabtec must end ‘no-poach’ agreements
The Department of Justice reached a settlement with rail equipment suppliers Knorr-Bremse and Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (Wabtec) to resolve allegations that these companies had for years maintained unlawful agreements not to compete for each other’s employees.
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The importance of a transitional period in financial services
Financial Conduct Authority Chief Executive Andrew Bailey in a recent speech spoke about the importance of a transitional period for the financial services industry concerning Brexit. A key issue, he said, is the need for continuing authorisation for firms that are undertaking cross-border business between the United Kingdom.
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Offense or Defense: Why Not Both? 5 Ways to Think Differently About GDPR
When it comes to new data regulations, we’re usually left scrambling to organize a good defense. And it’s true that teams with a flawless defense can often prevail. However, when combined with a strong offense, good teams can become great ones - and almost impossible to defeat. Working defensively to ...
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GDPR compliance from the trenches
With the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation fast approaching, forward-thinking companies have some hard-won experience to share about their compliance efforts.
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Auditors develop early plans for how to audit blockchain
Blockchain is evolving rapidly from enigma to imperative in financial reporting circles, and one audit firm has even introduced an audit approach.
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Buyer-funded developments equal fraud
Buyer beware: A pattern is emerging with buyer-funded developments—investors tempted by high-yield returns, only to see the projects collapse and their investments disappear.
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My Compliance Library: 'China's Crony Capitalism'
In China’s Crony Capitalism, we see a system that is endemically corrupt and nearly impossible to reform. Richard Bistrong explores the 2016 novel by Minxin Pei.
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Busting eLearning Myths: Not All Adaptive Learning is Created Equal
Many training vendors tout “adaptive” learning as an important strategic feature of their technology, but the term is misleading.
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Facebook’s data problems open door to domestic regulation of tech firms
As Facebook takes heat for how its user data has been exploited for political purposes, some wonder if a homegrown version of GDPR is on the horizon.
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SFO targets Tesco executives in retrial
Although British supermarket chain Tesco secured a DPA for its 2014 fraud offence, three of its executives still face a reckoning in court—with an uncertain outcome.
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As cryptocurrency creeps into mainstream, AML risks multiply
As mainstream firms dip their toes into cryptocurrency, they are discovering an evolving world of money laundering controls and sanctions restrictions.
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FASB addresses feedback to lease, hedge proposals
FASB has reached some preliminary decisions about how it will revise rules on lease accounting and hedging to address implementation questions.