All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 489
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NICE Actimize launches AI tool to improve investigation efficiency
NICE Actimize has launched NICE Actimize Robotic Process Automation, a sophisticated technology that frees up investigators from low value, high volume manual tasks so that they may better focus on more important and strategic tasks.
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Change to CHOICE Act is a victory for merchants over banks
When the Financial CHOICE Act, a Republican plan to repeal and replace the Dodd-Frank Act, heads to a House floor vote on June 5, a controversial repeal of limits on debit card transaction fees will not be included.
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Seclore launches agentless data-centric security solution
Seclore, a browser-based data-centric security solution, announced this month the launch of a complete agent-less Enterprise Digital Rights Management solution, giving companies the ability to leverage the full power of data-centric security without requiring downloads or agent installs.
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Nancy Jardini: The legal mind
Nancy Jardini’s experience in public interest roles has uniquely prepared her for her most challenging—and rewarding role—leading compliance and ethics for mortgage financing giant Fannie Mae.
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CCH Tagetik launches IFRS solution portfolio
CCH Tagetik, part of Wolters Kluwer, announced this month the availability of its IFRS solution portfolio, created to help finance teams meet the significant new and evolving reporting standards.
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The quest to build business value from risk mitigation
Compliance and risk mitigation, in traditional terms, are situated within the organization to plant a stop sign ahead of bad behavior. Is there a better approach?
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Facebook and the EU: a compliance failure or skirting around the truth?
Facebook’s record of complying with EU data and merger regulations is not looking good, as the company has racked up violations and fines from the European Commission and regulators in Italy and France.
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Debate over whistleblowers and their protections takes center stage
The SEC has taken great pains to encourage, reward, and protect whistleblowers. Have they done so to the detriment of public companies?
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How two companies successfully merged their compliance functions
When Johnson Controls and Tyco merged in 2016 to form Johnson Controls International, the merged entity created a single compliance function that was greater than the sum of its parts.
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Understanding the inner workings of FCPA enforcement
At Compliance Week 2017, former SEC FCPA Chief Kara Brockmeyer spoke candidly about the future of FCPA enforcement, cooperation credit, third-party risk mitigation, and more.
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FASB warns Codification to undergo reconstruction
The FASB is advising accountants to sit tight through some reconstructive work in the coming months in the online Accounting Standards Codification.
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Global report suggests better leveraging audit committees
Audit regulators are pondering how audit committees can be better leveraged to raise the bar on audit quality, including whether audit committees should have a more direct line of contact with audit regulators.
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Banamex USA combined penalties reach $237.4M for Bank Secrecy Act violations
Total combined penalties paid by Banamex USA following criminal and regulatory investigations for violations of the Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering laws and regulations reached $237.4 million this month.
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Lumber Liquidators names new chief accounting officer
Lumber Liquidators, a specialty retailer of hardwood flooring in North America, has appointed Timothy Mulvaney as chief accounting officer. Check out the CW Grapevine for more.
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Under FCPA investigation? Reconsider travel to the U.S.
The arrest of VW’s former top emissions compliance manager, Oliver Schmidt, who was departing the United States after a Christmas holiday and was thrown in jail and denied bail, will make it less likely for foreign countries to send their citizens to face U.S. justice.
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The case for robust FCPA enforcement
Two recent corruption scandals emanating from Brazil highlight the direct impact corruption can have on U.S. citizens and serve as telltale examples of why a robust FCPA enforcement regime is in the interest of the United States.
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How Rome and Athens inform today’s company
The differences in roles between a corporate legal department and a corporate compliance function are akin to the differences between Rome and Athens.
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Artificial Intelligence: Welcome to the World of Compliance
What’s more, with the proliferation of cyber-security attacks, developers of advanced AI security-monitoring solutions have emerged. Understanding when and how often monitoring solutions should be executed, however, presents trade-offs to be considered, which this e-Book also explores. Finally, this e-Book explores how AI is changing the face of compliance to ...
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SEC: Trading scheme involved confidential government information
The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced alleged insider-trading charges in a plot that used non-public government information to affect the value of publicly traded medical stocks.
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CFTC strengthens protections for whistleblower
The CFTC is bolstering whistleblower protections. New rule amendments provide enhanced anti-retaliation measures, streamline the reporting process, and better align agency's program with one at the SEC.