All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 511
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Oracle helps global companies manage tax reporting
Oracle announced a new finance cloud solution, Oracle Tax Reporting Cloud Service, that helps companies operating in multiple countries to meet complex taxation requirements and regulatory reporting standards imposed by each country.
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AlienVault takes Unified Security Management platform to the cloud
AlienVault, a provider of Unified Security Management and crowdsourced threat intelligence, announced the availability of USM Anywhere, an all-in-one Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) security-monitoring platform designed to centralize threat detection, incident response, and compliance management of cloud, hybrid cloud, and on-premises environments from a single cloud-based console.
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LightCyber introduces new tools for corporate security assurance
LightCyber, a provider of Behavioral Attack Detection solutions, has launched new tools that equip enterprises to meet increasing board demands for security accountability and compliance with internal and industry regulations, such as the General Data Protection Regulation.
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SEC to host crowdfunding symposium
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it will host a crowdfunding symposium Feb. 28, covering research, challenges, opportunities, and the effects of securities-based crowdfunding on various market participants. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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Taking time to think – the biggest challenge
The latest installment of the GRC Illustrated Series from Compliance Week and OCEG examines how cognitive, artificial intelligence systems can help make a chief compliance officer’s job easier and get the job done faster.
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The Four Goods
As in the sport of jiu-jitsu, the four goods, “good control, good technique, good position, and good submission,” could also benefit the world of compliance, writes Bill Coffin.
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Department of Justice guidance: ‘Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs’
With little fanfare, the Department of Justice last week published a list of sample topics and questions, entitled the “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs.” Ethics and compliance officers will find the document useful as it provides a more explicit explanation as to what common questions the Fraud Section may ...
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SEC, NASAA sign info-sharing agreement for crowdfunding
The North American Securities Administrators Association, representing the interests of state securities agencies, and the Securities and Exchange Commission signed an information-sharing agreement as new rules to facilitate intrastate crowd-funding offerings and regional offerings take effect. Jaclyn Jaeger has more.
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Spain and the fight against royal corruption
A guilty verdict that sent the brother-in-law of the King of Spain to jail for fraud could signal that Spain is getting serious about corruption. Tom Fox says it was the first time a member of the Spanish royal family had been forced to stand trial, a move widely applauded ...
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A South American response to corruption
In a very interesting development from the Odebrecht corruption scandal, federal prosecutors in Brazil and ten other countries recently announced they had agreed to cooperate in ongoing investigations surrounding the company, writes The Man From FCPA Tom Fox.
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On the evaluation of corporate compliance programs
Tom Fox looks at the Justice Department’s “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs,” an 11-part list of questions that encapsulates the Justice Department’s most current thinking on what constitutes a best practices compliance program.
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Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics Utilities & Energy Compliance Conference
Grand Hyatt Washington1000 H Street NWWashington, D.C., DC 20001United States
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Audit change data shows differences at Big 4 firms
In the churn for new auditors, one Big 4 firm has held steady with its net number of audit clients while three others have seen net losses numbering in the 20s. Tammy Whitehouse has the results of the latest data from Audit Analytics.
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New IIA Pulse report will focus on overlooked risks
An upcoming report from the Institute of Internal Auditors will tell audit executives to turn their attention to overlooked risks as a way to win more confidence.
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Trump signs bill repealing extractive payments rule
President Donald Trump has signed legislation repealing controversial rules designed to heighten transparency in the oil and natural gas industry. Jaclyn Jaeger has more on reaction from the oil and gas industry.
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Accounting for non-GAAP earnings measures
Alternative performance measures are valuable when properly used, but should traditional income statements include them? Guest columnist Gary Kabureck discusses.
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Toyota appoints group vice president, chief compliance officer
Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) has appointed Jacqueline Thomas group vice president, chief compliance officer.
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FASB to host roundtables on defining materiality in GAAP
FASB is hosting roundtable meetings in March to discuss defining materiality in accounting standards, a can of worms it opened in 2015 in connection to disclosures.
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ArticleFiduciary rule follies: court ruling creates presidential dilemmas
The Department of Labor’s fiduciary rule passed its latest legal challenge, with a dressing down of plaintiff’s concerns by a federal judge in Texas. The ball is now in the Trump Administration’s court. Joe Mont reports.
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Finding the hidden risks in sales practices
As financial institutions pursue aggressive new sales goals, organizations need proactive, independent review of their own sales practices, write guest columnists Chris Sicuranza and Paul Noring.