All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 444
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Kraft Heinz names general counsel and corporate secretary
Food and beverage giant Kraft Heinz has named Rashida La Lande as its new global general counsel and corporate secretary, effective in mid-January 2018.
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Delayed inspection reports will show plateau in audit improvements
When reports begin to emerge on the latest inspection findings for the major audit firms, they will show no broad, appreciable improvements over the prior year.
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ENRC and legal privilege
Back in May, in a landmark decision, the Serious Fraud Office won the right to gain access to documents that a Kazakh mining company claimed were protected by professional privilege. Now that company has won the right to appeal.
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ArticleCompliance salary report shows budget, experience matter
Chief compliance officers wondering how their annual salaries stack up against their peers will want to check out a new salary benchmark report published by the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics and the Health Care Compliance Association.
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File Sharing and Collaboration Leads to Security Gaps in Financial Services Firms
Despite strict security policies, and high scrutiny from regulators, most financial services institutions reported they had experienced a breach of business files. The culprits varied, but at the heart of many of these breaches was inadequate means for sharing files.
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Time runs out on getting ready for new revenue recognition
With little time remaining to prepare for a wholesale change to revenue recognition, accounting leaders share some final insights to help companies wrap it up.
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Going back to basics with whistleblowers
On a fundamental level, people want to know that they are being taken seriously, which is why it is so important that whistleblower policies work in practice, and not just on paper.
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Know Your Customer vs. Know Your Intermediary
While most companies are familiar with KYC programs, they might not have knowledge of “Know Your Intermediary.” Inside are five steps for getting to know your intermediaries.
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Aggressive global anti-fraud enforcement to continue
If you thought that enforcement actions like Odebrecht and Vimpelcom were behind us, guess again. They were just the tip of the iceberg. Welcome to the enforcement era.
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ArticleRescue compliance: When corporations save the animals
Corporations across the U.S. were on hand during this past hurricane season to help those animals impacted by the storms. More inside on where help was given and where help is still needed.
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SEC, ICO scams, and Bitcoin
This week: Bitcoin shows no signs of stopping as it hits more records, the SEC makes first moves against ICO scams, and a Brazillian mayor tries to govern via WhatsApp.
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K1 Investment Management acquires Actiance
K1 Investment Management, an investment firm, recently announced the acquisition of Actiance, a communications compliance, archiving, and analytics provider.
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LockPath, SecurityScorecard partnership increases vendor risk management efficiencies
LockPath, a provider of compliance and risk management software, recently announced the availability of the integration of its Keylight Platform with SecurityScorecard’s security rating platform. This product integration is aimed at helping organizations make their vendor assessment and management processes more efficient, while strengthening security programs.
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Seclore and Boldon James launch automated data protection and compliance solution
Seclore, a browser-based data-centric security solution provider, and Boldon James, a data classification and secure messaging software provider, have reached a strategic OEM partnership agreement, launching an end-to-end, automated data protection and compliance solution.
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Dentons launches anti-bribery tool
Global law firm Dentons recently announced the launch of its groundbreaking interactive web-based tool that puts key aspects of global anti-corruption laws at users’ fingertips, allowing for quick, customizable comparisons across multiple jurisdictions.
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New NICE Actimize solution reduces trade reconstruction time
NICE Actimize, a NICE company, has added an innovative new Trade Reconstruction module to its Holistic Surveillance portfolio. The module is designed to address rigorous trading compliance requirements—like MiFID II, MAR, and Dodd-Frank regulations.
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How the CFTC oversees bitcoin futures
Three exchanges regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission this month self-certified new contracts for bitcoin futures products. Sequentially, the CFTC issued a statement on the self-certification of bitcoin products by these exchanges.
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Ex-Volkswagen executive gets 7 years in emissions cheating case
Oliver Schmidt, the former general manager of Volkswagen AG’s U.S. Environment and Engineering Office, has been sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to his role in the company’s long-running emissions cheating scandal.
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Financial Conduct Authority fines Bluefin £4m for misleading customers
The Financial Conduct Authority today fined Bluefin Insurance Services Limited £4 million for having inadequate systems and controls and failing to provide information to its customers about Bluefin’s independence in a way that was clear, fair, and not misleading.
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Columbia Sportswear names chief accounting officer
Columbia Sportswear Company announced that Melissa Dugan has joined the company as vice president, chief accounting officer. She will report to Chief Financial Officer Jim Swanson.