All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 464
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Communications in a best practices compliance program
When it comes to optimizing your compliance program, creating a robust channel of communications is absolutely crucial.
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FASB plans to distinguish liabilities from equity
The FASB plans to distinguish liabilities from equity in financial statements to make the accounting rules less complex and easier to understand.
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Senate advances human trafficking bills, debates Communications Decency Act
Bills aiming to keep human trafficking off the nation’s roadways roadways passed in the Senate this week. Next up: a legislative effort seeking to attack the problem of Internet-facilitated human trafficking, the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017.
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Dems pitch data protections in response to Equifax woes
Democratic senators have introduced new legislation intended “to give control over credit and personal information back to consumers” following a massive data breach at consumer credit rating firm Equifax that compromised the personal information of at least 143 million Americans.
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A comprehensive look at the new General Data Protection Regulation
In this e-Book, we explain in detail what the GDPR is and what new changes it demands from companies that collect or process personal data on EU citizens. Examples of questions that will be answered include: Under what circumstances is a data protection officer required? What are the steps ...
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Congress considers secondary sanctions against North Korea, banking partners
Proposed legislation would create the “toughest financial sanctions ever directed at North Korea.” Secondary sanctions would bar foreign banks from the U.S. financial system if they have business relationships with the rogue nation.
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Report: CFPB’s Wells Fargo fine was just 1 percent of potential penalty
The latest attack on the CFPB by Republican critics comes in an investigative report alleging that the Bureau fined Wells Fargo, following illegal account openings, a mere 1 percent of the penalty it was authorized to issue.
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Former SEC Enforcement Director joins King & Spalding
Richard Walker, former Director of Enforcement at the Securities and Exchange Commission, has joined international law firm King & Spalding as a partner in the Special Matters & Government Investigations group, resident in the New York office.
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Delta Capita launches Big Data as a Service Platform for data analytics and machine learning
Delta Capita, an independent consulting firm dedicated to the financial services industry, has launched its new Big Data-as-a-Service Platform, Delta>Data, offering clients a set of flexible solutions to both industry-wide and client-specific issues.
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Former Google CFO joins Twitter board
Patrick Pichette, former chief finanicial officer of Google, will join Twitter's board of directors as a new independent director, effective Dec. 1, 2017. He will also join both the audit and compensation committees of the board.
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Titan International chief accounting officer departs
Titan International said in a securities filing that Christopher Bohnert has stepped down from his role as chief accounting officer, effective as of Sept. 13, 2017.
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Could revenue rule chill IPOs in 2018? Poll suggests maybe
A Deloitte poll suggests new revenue recognition accounting requirements taking effect next year may put a chill on initial public offerings.
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Report: Anti-bribery compliance gaining steam
A new benchmark report jointly conducted by Compliance Week and Steele Compliance Solutions looks at companies’ anti-bribery and anti-corruption programs.
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GDPR and the elevated role of compliance
The hefty compliance requirements of GDPR are going to require companies to figure out how to separate personal data from the ability to link that data to a specific person. Easier said than done, writes Jaclyn Jaeger.
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New ERM framework links risk to strategy, performance
Courtesy of COSO, companies have a new risk framework to consider that has the potential to drive a new risk mindset deeper into the organization.
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The voice of reason: Q&A with Hui Chen
Renowned ethics and compliance expert Hui Chen discusses true compliance training, what integrity really means, and how compliance can earn its seat at the table at the top of an organization.
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Eni spills about its growing global bribery probe
A report filed this month by Italian oil giant Eni shows how corruption allegations against it now include Nigeria, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Congo. The number of enforcement authorities, employees, and subsidiaries involved is also spreading.
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LexisNexis Risk Solutions’ Chrisol Correia on AML, the convergence of risk intelligence
The leader of LexisNexis Risk Solutions' global anti-money laundering solutions strategy discusses trends in AML, risk management technology, and the evolution of FinTech compliance.
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Webster names new chief accounting officer
Webster Financial, the holding company for Webster Bank, has named Albert Wang as chief accounting officer of Webster Financial and Webster Bank.
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Ryder appoints controller, principal accounting officer
Ryder System has appointed Frank Mullen as vice president and controller and principal accounting officer, effective as of Sept. 18, 2017.