All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 497
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Trump Administration releases ‘core principles’ of tax reform
A list of core principles that will inform the Trump Administration’s tax overhaul were announced this week. Highlights: reducing the corporate tax rate to 15 percent and relating a one-time tax on repatriated company assets.
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Bill promotes regulatory relief for community banks
Community bankers are lending their support to newly filed legislation intended to relieve many of the regulatory burdens they have faced in the post-Dodd-Frank era.
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Senate Democrats announce $15 minimum wage bill
Senate Democrats are mustering their forces behind new legislation that, if passed, would raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour.
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Tech startups protest retreat from net neutrality
More than 800 tech startups and investors have joined forces to oppose a Federal Communications Commission proposal to scale back rules related to net neutrality.
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Federal Reserve Gov. Powell addresses regulatory reform
In a recent speech, Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell detailed the priorities he thinks should be part of any reconsideration of the post-recession regulatory regime.
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Miscimarra named NLRB Chairman
President Donald J. Trump has named Philip A. Miscimarra as chairman of the National Labor Relations Board, a move that promotes him from acting chairman.
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Top Minds 2017
Compliance Week, the leading news, analysis and information resource for the ethics, governance, risk, and compliance profession, is proud to release the 2nd annual Top Minds, a special issue that profiles a dozen of the most influential thought leaders in the ethics and compliance field today.
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BDO 2015 report shows more restatements, withdrawn opinions
Roughly half the audits inspected at BDO USA contained deficiencies in 2015, several serious enough to result in restatements and withdrawn ICFR opinions.
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Ireland’s boardroom hopping a conflict of interest
A recent survey from Ireland’s Institute of Directors highlights some key aspects of board of directors’ behaviour, including jumping from board to board, often a conflict of interest.
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Visit the “front lines” for the best in risk management
PwC’s sixth annual “Risk in Review” survey spells out the many ways in which firms that place risk accountability with business units enjoy greater risk management overall.
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The Never-Ending Story
In the latest installment of the Compliance Week / OCEG GRC Illustrated Series, we explore the importance of following up on third-party evaluations.
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Under new leadership, which way will the SEC go?
Big changes are afoot at the SEC, which raises the question of whether this might be the beginning of a big new era in the Commission’s tone, direction, and priorities.
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At the 100-day mark, Trump and Congress escalate deregulation push
The early days of the Trump Administration haven’t meant doom for the Dodd-Frank Act, even as efforts to scale it back materialize on several fronts.
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The CFPB is under attack again, but this time may be different
Past efforts to dismantle the CFPB have not accomplished much, but fresh legal challenges and legislation might spell trouble for the much-criticized government office.
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Internal auditors show signs of taking up data analytics
Internal audit shops are buzzing over data analytics, with more audit leaders planning to adopt or expand their use across the scope of their audit work.
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France adopts multinational duty of care law
France has adopted a multinational law that aims to hold companies accountable for rooting out any unacceptable or criminal activity within their supply chains.
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Corporations and the financing of terrorism
The recent case of LafargeHolcim’s involvement in keeping a cement facility in Syria safe and operational during civil war has raised questions regarding a company’s responsibilities for ensuring monies it pays out do not go to fund terrorism.
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What does contradictory due diligence mean?
A lawsuit against the Houston energy company Cobalt International Energy has posed a question which is not often considered under the FCPA—what does contradictory due diligence mean?
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CEOs and win at all costs—where does it lead?
A look at the corrupt conduct of Uber Chief Executive Travis Kalanick and the lengths some executives will go to in support of a win-at-all-costs culture.