All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 463
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Blog
FASB proposes tweaks to lease accounting rules
Just as new rules on revenue recognition required some tweaking as companies prepared to implement them, so apparently do the new rules on lease accounting.
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Companies gear up for Q4 dash to revenue rule ready date
As the fourth quarter approaches, companies are expected to break into a sprint to complete their efforts to adopt new revenue recognition requirements.
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U.K. Pensions Regulator prosecutes Chappell over BHS acquisition
All executives need to be held to account for corporate failures—and not just those who can’t afford to buy their way out of trouble.
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European Commission proposes framework for screening of foreign direct investments
In his annual State of the Union address this month, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker proposed a new EU framework for screening of foreign direct investments.
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SFO secures seven convictions in F.H. Bertling case
The U.K. Serious Fraud Office announced this week that F.H. Bertling and six current and former employees have been convicted of conspiracy to make corrupt payments in relation to F.H. Bertling’s freight forwarding business in Angola and a contract worth approximately $20 million.
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Q&A: Compliance Awareness Month at Panasonic
Ling-Ling Nie, chief compliance officer and assistant general counsel for Panasonic North America talks about the company’s annual, month-long compliance awareness event.
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Deloitte confirms cyber hack exposed client information
Deloitte says information on a small number of clients was accessible to hackers after an intrusion of the firm's email platform.
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Reducing money-laundering risk in financial services
Thanks to two new reports risk and compliance professionals in the financial services industry can take the pulse of their BSA/AML compliance programs and better understand how they stack up against their peers.
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SEC data breach reveals fear and loathing in the mainframe
A breach disclosure by the SEC does the agency no favors as it prepares to dig deep into data troves for market surveillance.
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Amid reform considerations, Trump utilizes foreign deal reviews
On the heels of a rejected semiconductor deal with Chinese investors, legislators are pondering reforms for how international M&A is reviewed.
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10 tips for boosting CCO face time with the board
Effective communication with the board is essential for a chief compliance officer. Here are 10 ways to make your time at the table as productive as possible.
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Blog
Compliance lessons from hurricanes
Recent natural disasters underscore the importance of being prepared, and of practicing crisis response. Compliance officers must do the same for their own hurricane-level crises.
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Natural disasters raise accounting, reporting implications
Companies affected by recent natural disasters may need to consider the effects on their accounting, financial reporting, and tax compliance.
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FinCEN: Beware of laundering Venezuela bribe money
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an advisory, warning banks about widespread public corruption in Venezuela and what methods Venezuelan senior political figures may use to move and hide corruption proceeds.
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SEC offers interpretive guidance, scenarios for pay ratio rule
Lacking a reprieve from its effective date, the SEC has released interpretive guidance intended to assist companies in their efforts to comply with the controversial pay ratio rule.
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Telia Company and Uzbek subsidiary to pay $965M for FCPA violations
Sweden-based telecommunications provider Telia Company and its Uzbek subsidiary, Coscom, will pay $965 million in total penalties in a global settlement to resolve corruption charges arising out of a scheme to win business in Uzbekistan.
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Facebook, CFPB, and the Mafia
This week Facebook tries to get onto offense, a Mafia-linked fraud scheme was taken down by a DUI, and the Department of Education and CFPB break up.
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Umpqua Holdings names chief risk officer
Umpqua Holdings, a financial holding company and the parent company of Umpqua Bank and Umpqua Investments, has named Dave Shotwell to the newly created role of chief risk officer of Umpqua Bank.
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Resource
Don't get swept away by reputational risk
This eBook will explore how to turn these challenges into opportunities. Furthermore—in an era of global public shaming, viral outrage, and reputational risk—the art of delivering a good, sincere apology is perhaps more important than ever before. This eBook also will discuss ways to achieve that successfully.
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Targeted and focused compliance training
One of the key goals of any FCPA compliance program is to train company employees in awareness and understanding of the FCPA itself.