All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 512

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    Weighing the issues of ISO 37001 certification

    2017-02-14T12:00:00Z

    Questions have emerged from the passing of the ISO 37001 anti-bribery standards. Jaclyn Jaeger recaps a recent KPMG webinar that seeks to answer them.

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    Hallmarks of an effective ethics and compliance program

    2017-02-14T11:45:00Z

    You want a really top-notch ethics and compliance program? Then create a values-based workplace culture and forget about all those check-the-box metrics. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.

  • Article

    Auditors prepare to inspect revenue recognition adoption

    2017-02-14T11:00:00Z

    Public companies beware: Auditors plans to scrutinize the impending switch to new revenue recognition accounting. Tammy Whitehouse reports.

  • Blog

    Global anti-corruption enforcement numbers going up

    2017-02-14T10:15:00Z

    Tom Fox discusses the reasons behind the rise in anti-corruption enforcement and the latest actions by the Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Justice.

  • Article

    British police act as financial regulator in HBOS takedown

    2017-02-14T09:15:00Z

    British police arrested six people this week—two of them managers of banking and insurance firm HBOS—to end a six-year fraud investigation into a decade-old scandal. Neil Hodge reports.

  • Blog

    Asian corporate governance codes unlocked

    2017-02-13T18:45:00Z

    The corporate governance expectations across Asia are both more widely varied, and in harmony with each other, than one might expect. But there is still a great deal of information to track. Paul Hodgson gets into the details.

  • Blog

    Individual prosecutions as deterrence

    2017-02-13T18:30:00Z

    Perhaps it’s not the penalties and fines, but rather the individual prosecutions that deter bad behavior. The Man From FCPA Tom Fox reports.

  • Blog

    Why bribery is bad for business

    2017-02-13T18:30:00Z

    The Man From FCPA Tom Fox explores what happens when a company’s foundation is shaky and illegal.

  • Blog

    The Fourth Estate and the fight against corruption

    2017-02-13T18:30:00Z

    ‘When one plank of the fight against bribery and corruption’ falters, the media steps in. Tom Fox looks at the press’s role in fighting crime.

  • Blog

    Stephen Cohen Joins Sidley

    2017-02-13T09:45:00Z

    Stephen Cohen, former Associate Director in the Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Enforcement, has joined law firm Sidley Austin. He will be a member of Sidley’s securities and derivatives enforcement and regulatory practice.

  • Blog

    Tipalti tax ID and document collection capabilities now cover 50 countries

    2017-02-13T09:00:00Z

    Tipalti, a provider of global supplier payments automation, now supports more than 3,200 new tax validation rules across 47 countries to help finance teams keep up and stay compliant with the complex and ever-changing tax and regulatory rules across the globe.

  • Blog

    Romanians take a stand against corruption

    2017-02-11T15:45:00Z

    What does the Romanian people's revolt against igovernment's proposal to decriminalize bribery and corruption within the country mean on a larger scale? The Man From FCPA Tom Fox says they have earned the right to say to Washington: “the whole world is watching.”

  • Blog

    SFO investigates ABB over Unaoil

    2017-02-10T14:45:00Z

    The U.K. Serious Fraud Office has commenced an investigation into the activities of ABB’s U.K. subsidiaries, their officers, employees, and agents for suspected offenses of bribery and corruption. Jaclyn Jaeger has more.

  • Blog

    RedCrow appoints chief compliance officer

    2017-02-10T13:45:00Z

    RedCrow, a new equity crowdfunding platform, has appointed Chris Laia as general counsel and chief compliance officer. Laia will report to RedCrow CEO and Founder Brian Smith.

  • Blog

    Celanese names general counsel

    2017-02-10T13:30:00Z

    Celanese, a global technology and specialty materials company, announced last month the appointment of Peter Edwards as general counsel, effective as of the end of January.

  • Blog

    Tembec appoints new director

    2017-02-10T13:15:00Z

    Tembec, a Canada-based forest products company, has named Pierre Gignac to its board of directors. Gignac will assume the seat of Michel Dumas who remains Tembec's executive vice president, finance and chief financial officer.

  • Blog

    Astellas names general counsel

    2017-02-10T13:00:00Z

    Pharmaceutical company Astellas announced the promotion of Linda Friedman as executive vice president, general counsel, with responsibility for the company's legal operations worldwide, effective April 1.

  • Blog

    Toys 'R' Us names general counsel

    2017-02-10T12:45:00Z

    Toys “R” Us, a toy and baby products retail company, has hired Cornell Boggs as executive vice president and general counsel, effective Feb. 15. He will report directly to Chairman and CEO Dave Brandon.

  • Blog

    Cobalt: Justice Department drops FCPA probe

    2017-02-10T12:30:00Z

    Title: Cobalt: Justice Department droCobalt International Energy said the Department of Justice does not intend to recommend any enforcement action after looking into potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act related to Cobalt's operations in Angola. The SEC reached a similar conclusion last year when it closed its investigation. ...

  • Blog

    EY Indonesia firm settles $1 million action with PCAOB

    2017-02-10T08:00:00Z

    U.S. audit regulators have settled a $1 million action with an EY affiliate in Indonesia over allegations of audit failure and noncooperation.