All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 493
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The value of visibility: Cybersecurity risk management examination
Learn more about the AICPA’s new cybersecurity risk management examination reporting framework as well as a readiness assessment approach to help organizations prepare.
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Volkswagen Group of America appoints chief compliance officer
Volkswagen Group of America has appointed Stephanie Davis to serve as chief compliance officer, effective immediately.
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IIA guidance digs into big data risks, opportunities
Big data represents both a growing risk and a growing resource for internal auditors, prompting the IIA to offer new guidance to address it and leverage it.
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FIFA fires its own investigators
When it comes to brassiness, one really cannot do much better than FIFA. After having survived one of the world's greatest scandals, the international governing body of football is replacing the leadership of its ethics committee, in effect dismissing the judge and the prosecutor whose investigations resulted in the suspensions ...
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Senate falls short in effort to repeal environmental regulation
Republican in the Senate failed to muster needed support for the repeal of an Obama Administration regulation regarding methane emissions.
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Gottlieb approved as FDA commissioner
President Donald J. Trump’s pick to head the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Scott Gottlieb, was confirmed this week by a 57-42 vote in the Senate.
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UK General Insurance names chief risk officer
UK General Insurance has appointed Jane Bean as its new chief risk officer. She will join the Leeds-based personal lines insurer on 15th May and report to managing director Karen Beales.
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Barclays to pay $97M for overcharging clients
In a settlement of more than $97 million, Barclays agreed to settle three sets of violations that resulted in clients being overbilled by nearly $50 million, the SEC announced.
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Dems call on SEC, CFTC to investigate top Trump advisor
Senate Democrats are asking the CFTC, SEC, and EPA to investigate Carl Icahn, a top adviser to President Trump, for potential insider trading and market manipulation.
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12 legal and compliance executives join BarkerGilmore
BarkerGilmore, a New York-based boutique executive search firm specializing in building corporate legal and compliance teams, has added 12 esteemed former general counsel and chief compliance officers to its team.
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Bipartisan bill targets human trafficking
Recently filed, bipartisan legislation seeks to further engage and empower financial institutions when it comes to identifying and reporting suspicions of human trafficking.
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KnowBe4 releases weak password test tool
IT security company KnowBe4 recently announced the release of Weak Password Test (WPT), a free tool for organizations that use Active Directory.
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Green Tree International names chief compliance officer
Green Tree International, parent company of Amercanex—American Canabis Exchange—has named Steven Ferrara as chief compliance officer.
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Data breach trends industry-by-industry
The 2017 Verizon Data Breach report is out, and it has some timely pointers for how healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, and retail organizations can improve their cyber-security.
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Control Risks compliance survey
Companies are reluctant to invest in compliance and may be at risk of underestimating their exposure to tough laws that hold them to account for their operations and their supply chains, according to a new report.
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Lacework launches zero-touch cloud workload security platform
Recently incubated Lacework, a newly established provider of cloud workload security solutions, launched out of stealth mode with the introduction of Lacework Polygraph, the industry’s first zero-touch cloud workload security platform.
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Peter Driscoll: The risk detective
Under Peter Driscoll’s lead, the SEC Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations uses a risk-based approach to fulfill its mission to promote compliance with U.S. securities laws.
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Mara Davis: The media mind
As the chief of compliance for one of the world’s biggest media companies, Mara Davis has taken a communications-based approach to building a strong code of business conduct and cultivating a stronger speak-up culture.
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Are shell companies a compliance nightmare?
Deeply suspicious oil, gas, and mining deals that involve complex use of shell companies raise concerns over the use of shell companies themselves. They might be legal, but are they good compliance practice?