All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 452
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Blog
Government's drone plans keep buzzing along
The Department of Transportation is giving the commercial use of drones a boost, announcing a new pilot program for testing and validating operations throughout the country.
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Dudley readies departure from New York Fed
New York Fed President William Dudley has announced he intends to retire from his position in mid-2018. He shared some early parting thoughts regarding regulatory responses to the Financial Crisis.
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Compliance and unethical business practices down the chain
The fallout from the KPMG and McKinsey scandals in South Africa has led to backlash from customers—including Barclay’s and Munich Re—demonstrating not only the potential reputational harm for engaging in unethical business practices, but the real risk for losing business opportunities.
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The (anti) corruption London bus tour
A London bus tour that features the proceeds of corruption, exploring properties alleged to have been purchased with monies purloined from the country of Nigeria by the country’s former oil minister, the disgraced and now arrested, Diezani Alison-Madueke.
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South Africa Gupta saga: A long list of compliance failures
Corruption allegations in South Africa have entangled some major international companies, highlighting due diligence, risk management, compliance, and audit control failures.
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Enforcement against opioid drug makers and distributors escalates
Several actions taken by the Department of Justice in recent weeks make it clear that prosecutors have their sights set squarely on pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors for their role in the opioid epidemic.
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From ‘regulatory spaghetti’ to ‘regulator ready’
For financial services firms, employing centralized data processing is a capability that many firms simply cannot afford to live without.
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Auditors will start listing, describing critical audit matters in 2019
Auditors have been dispatched by the PCAOB and the SEC to begin listing and describing in audit reports where they had the most difficulty in each audit.
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European Commission hopes Paradise leaks ‘create political momentum’
The European Commission yesterday reiterated its commitment to fight against tax evasion, following the Paradise Papers leak.
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Lloyds HBOS case hauls more executives into court
Thousands of shareholders have filed a claim against banking group Lloyds and five of its former directors for being misled about HBOS’ financial health when they voted to let the deal go ahead in November 2008.
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Offshore tax maneuvers add pressure to tax reform
A new leak of millions of documents revealing the tax avoidance strategies of power players worldwide is putting pressure on the U.S. tax reform movement.
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How financial regulation will evolve under Fed Chairman Powell
If confirmed by the Senate, President Trump’s decision to promote Fed Governor Jerome Powell to chairman will further his deregulatory agenda, albeit in a kinder, gentler way.
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Sexual harassment must become a compliance issue
No longer can sexual harassment claims be shuffled off to the HR department. The accusations need to be viewed in terms of materiality and reputation risk.
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Resource
Pulse Data Privacy aggregate report
A check-the-box approach doesn’t ensure employees are equipped with the knowledge needed to make informed and compliant decisions about data protection, which is why True Office Learning recently released a new adaptive Pulse training course, Data Privacy: EU Edition. This course is designed to help organizations educate their employees on ...
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Adverse internal control findings tapered off in 2016
For the first time since 2012, a slightly smaller number of companies in 2016 reported adverse findings on internal control, according to a new analysis.
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Rite Aid names chief accounting officer
Rite Aid has promoted Matt Schroeder to senior vice president, chief accounting officer and treasurer, effective immediately. He will continue to report to Darren Karst, the company’s senior executive vice president, CFO and chief administrative officer.
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Software demo
Compliance Central: The all-in-one compliance platform for controls, reconciliations, and certifications
Compliance Central is a platform solution that is used to document and test controls, reconcile accounts, approve documents, and process secure certifications.
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Maximizing Automated Retroactive Screening
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FASB tees up talk on controversial materiality proposal
The Financial Accounting Standards Board plans at its next public meeting to discuss its controversial proposal to alter the GAAP concept of materiality.
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Design of your compliance training
The Man From FCPA identifies what steps companies should take after giving employees a risk ranking to design effective compliance training.