All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 426
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TDS appoints new chief accounting officer
Telephone and Data Systems has appointed Douglas Chambers as senior vice president – finance and chief accounting officer. Chambers will assume this role, effective May 18, from Douglas Shuma, who is retiring after eleven years with the company.
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New SAP solution reduces risks in financial transactions
SAP SE has introduced SAP Business Integrity Screening, an application that helps reduce financial risk within business transactions.
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IHS Markit adds new screening capabilities to vendor due diligence service
IHS Markit, a critical information, analytics and solutions provider, announced that its vendor risk management service, KY3P, added financial crimes screening to its comprehensive due diligence tools.
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Taking the pulse of third-party risk management policies
This e-Book, produced by Compliance Week, explores the latest trends in third-party risk management programs against which compliance officers and risk officers can gauge how their programs compare against their peers. This eBook further examines best practices for how to reduce the associated costs of managing third-party risk.
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ABLV Bank chief compliance officer quits amid money laundering probe
ABLV Bank announced the resignation of its chief compliance officer, Aleksandrs Paže, at a time when the bank finds itself in hot water for alleged money laundering practices.
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SEC modifies deadline for open-end fund liquidity classification
The Securities and Exchange Commission has agreed to a six-month extension to the deadline by which open-end funds must comply with certain elements of the Commission's liquidity risk management program rule.
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SEC releases update to cyber-security disclosure guidance
The SEC has released updated cyber-security disclosure guidance. Chairman Jay Clayton says the guidance “will promote clearer and more robust disclosure by companies about cyber-security risks and incidents, resulting in more complete information being available to investors.”
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World Bank debars Pak Elektron Limited
The World Bank has debarred three companies and a former general manager for engaging in collusive practices during bidding on contracts in Pakistan.
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KPMG poll: Much work remains to be ready for lease rules
Companies still have a long way to go to be ready for new lease accounting rules that take effect in 2019, according to a recent KPMG poll.
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Mitratech releases new version of PolicyHub
Clients of Mitratech can now save significant time creating and approving policies and procedures, thanks to recent updates to its comprehensive policy management solution, PolicyHub.
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Article
Complying with transparency: the Oxfam lesson
As U.K. charity organization Oxfam deals with its own sexual misconduct scandal, it illustrates the need for organizational transparency.
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New U.K. recall regulator for ‘white goods’
The U.K. government has set up a new national body to tackle the recall of dangerously faulty white goods and electrical items following evidence that manufacturers are slow to carry out the process and local authorities are disinclined to oversee it.
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Treasury reviews bank bankruptcy process
A new report, released Wednesday by the Treasury Department, details what officials see as serious flaws with the Dodd-Frank Act’s orderly liquidation authority.
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Due diligence best practices for corporate sponsors
With the Olympics underway, now is a good time for compliance officers to review how they ensure their corporate spokespeople and their own codes of conduct are in sync.
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The evolving role of the financial function in India
A combination of new laws in India to address corruption and other risks is drastically changing how financial services firms operate—especially in regard to accounting—within the country.
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Supreme Court weighs in on SEC's whistleblower program
The Supreme Court this week placed limitations on the SEC's whistleblower program. "To sue under Dodd-Frank’s anti-retaliation provision, a person must first 'provide information relating to a violation of the securities laws to the Commission,'” wrote Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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Google prevails in firing of diversity critic
A Google employee who mocked the company’s diversity policies and female coders has lost an appeal to the National Labor Relations Board and will not be reinstated.
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Financial firms collaborate to defend against cyber-threats
Several financial institutions are voluntarily banding together to strengthen their cyber-security defenses and provide additional protections for consumer account information.
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Social media basics for the CCO
Building a robust Twitter feed is a must-have in every compliance toolbox. As such, compliance professionals need to brush up on social media.
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Article
Data quality is the fuel that makes AI run
For compliance officers looking to harness the power of machine learning and artificial intelligence into their programs, they first must make sure they are working with good data.