All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 445
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First sport integrity hotline established in United States and Canada
The Special Investigations Unit of the International Centre for Sport Security has announced the establishment of a confidential Sport Integrity Hotline to report misconduct and sport integrity issues in the United States and Canada.
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5 Key Things Your Policies Policy Must Have
5 Key Things will offer one easy approach for mastering all your policy challenges in a way that brings simplicity to your organization—and satisfaction to your stakeholders.
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World Bank: Sediver SAS debarred for two years
The World Bank Group today announced the debarment for two years of Sediver SAS, a Paris-based manufacturing company for power transmission components, in connection to sanctionable misconduct under the Southern Africa Power Market Project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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NLRB General Counsel memo a boon for employers
Newly appointed National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Peter Robb this week issued a memorandum encompassing at a high level his initial agenda as General Counsel, much of which should come as welcome news to employers.
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Root Insurance hires its first general counsel
Root Insurance, the nation’s first car insurance company founded on the principle of fundamental fairness and powered entirely by mobile, has hired Jon Allison as its first general counsel, effective immediately.
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SEC says it will respect well-reasoned revenue judgments
The SEC has signaled it doesn’t plan to pick apart the many detailed judgments they must exercise as they follow new revenue recognition rules beginning next year.
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SEC awards company insider $4.1M for whistleblower tip
The SEC today announced an award of more than $4.1 million to a former company insider who alerted the agency to a widespread, multi-year securities law violation and continued to provide important information and assistance throughout the SEC’s investigation, making it the third whistleblower award in the past week.
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“FinCEN Exchange” seeks to enhance public-private information-sharing
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has launched the FinCEN Exchange program, intended to enhance information-sharing with financial institutions.
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New U.K. Corporate Governance Code focuses on culture
The Financial Reporting Council this week published proposals for a revised U.K. corporate governance code to reflect the changing business environment and help U.K. companies achieve the highest levels of governance, with corporate culture being a new key focus.
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U.K. wants to regulate digital currencies
The U.K. government is looking to increase its regulation of digital currencies, amid growing concerns that such virtual currencies are being used to enable money laundering, terrorist funding, and other criminal activity.
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Auditors get guidance on altering audit report
Auditors have some new guidance from the PCAOB about how to begin revising their audit reports to reflect new requirements that take effect this year-end.
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Uber seriously needs some compliance
After all of the misfirings at Uber this year, the company needs to appoint a chief compliance officer, who reports directly to the CEO, and works to change the values while putting in the infrastructure to support the backbone of a best practices compliance program. Sooner, rather than later.
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To operationalize compliance, pick up the phone
Following compliance policies and procedures is always important but to have a live person to answer questions or walk a non-compliance person through the process is a must.
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Fighting the economic cost of corruption
The U.S. Justice Department’s new FCPA enforcement policy seems to suggest that it’s in the best interests of the United States to both keep the playing field level for American companies and help raise the level of economic growth through fighting bribery and corruption across the globe.
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The Holy Grail of compliance
A recent academic paper discusses companies’ progress in having the “Holy Grail of compliance,” the ability to demonstrate a positive return on investment (ROI) for your compliance program.
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SEC halts initial coin offering, calling it fraud
Companies can expect no new guidance from the SEC anytime soon on digital currencies, but they can expect its enforcement arm to act if it sees indications of fraud.
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Best practices under the new FCPA Enforcement Policy
The Justice Department’s new Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Corporate Enforcement Policy once again makes the importance of a best practices compliance program even more critical.
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Practical resources to tackle modern slavery in construction
An initiative drawing from some of the largest firms in the U.K. building industry is providing guidance on how to best identify and eliminate modern slavery practices.
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SEC ratifies appointment of administrative law judges
The Securities and Exchange Commission has ratified its prior appointment of Chief Administrative Law Judge Brenda Murray and Administrative Law Judges Carol Fox Foelak, Cameron Elliot, James Grimes, and Jason Patil.
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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passes in Senate
The Senate over the weekend passed its version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, aligning closely to the corresponding bill passed by the House last month as it concerns executive compensation provisions—but the Base Erosion Anti-Abuse Tax provision has the renewable energy sector in a state of panic.