All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 514
-
Blog
First engagement partner names emerging via new PCAOB rule
The earliest Form AP filings by audit firms are providing a first glimpse into who is overseeing and signing off on audit reports for public companies. Tammy Whitehouse has more.
-
Blog
LockPath enhances reporting in Keylight 4.6
LockPath, a provider of governance, risk management, and compliance solutions, has announced significant enhancements to its Keylight Platform. In version 4.6 of Keylight, LockPath adds a new streamlined design to the platform to provide more reporting options and to create greater visibility for the company’s customers.
-
Blog
Trump targets FSOC, reviews ‘fiduciary duty’ rule
President Donald Trump’s regulatory rollback will include an FSOC review of financial rules and a review of the Labor Department’s “fiduciary duty” rule that could ultimately lead to its demise. Joe Mont explores.
-
Blog
Massive fraud at BT Italia—the work of a few rogue employees?
The BT Italia scandal involved failures at all three levels of defense in the fraud arena: management, internal audit, and outside auditors. The Man From FCPA Tom Fox explores.
-
Blog
Brazil’s once wealthiest man arrested in continued Car Wash fallout
Tom Fox has the details on the arrest of Eike Batista, once the wealthiest man in Brazil, who stands accused of paying significant bribes to the former governor of Rio de Janeiro state as part of the country’s landmark investigation into bid-rigging at state-controlled oil company Petrobras.
-
Blog
NICE Actimize solution helps compliance teams with operational efficiencies
NICE Actimize, a NICE business and a provider of a single financial crime, risk, and compliance software platform for the financial services industry, has launched two new product solutions that enhance its alert and case management suite of solutions with end-to-end investigation process tools.
-
Blog
Introducing Tanium Integrity Monitor
Tanium this week announced the release of its Tanium Integrity Monitor to extend its capabilities in the area of regulatory compliance. The new offering follows the release last quarter of Tanium Comply, designed to help Tanium customers streamline the process of meeting regulatory requirements for security configuration and vulnerability scanning.
-
Blog
harmon.ie humanizes document and e-mail capture
harmon.ie has unveiled new capabilities of its information governance solution designed to give organizations an easy way to properly manage important e-mails and documents as business records in SharePoint without asking employees to complicate their daily routine.
-
Blog
BillingTree names chief compliance officer
BillingTree, a payment technology and services provider, has appointed Barton Bright as general counsel and chief compliance officer.
-
Blog
Panasonic discloses FCPA probe
Panasonic, a Japanese multinational electronics company, today issued a statement disclosing that it’s being investigated for potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
-
Blog
IRS identifies 13 "campaigns" for tighter compliance scrutiny
The IRS has issued guidance giving large business taxpayers some insight into which parts of their tax filings will get the greatest scrutiny going forward.
-
Blog
CII finds growing consensus on proxy access
The buzzword for companies adopting proxy access: “consensus.” Companies are increasingly adopting similar approaches, according to a new report by the Council of Institutional Investors. Joe Mont reports.
-
Blog
Congress targets extractive payments, CFPB, and government conflicts
Democrats and Republicans alike are pushing legislation that could greatly affect regulators and regulations. Among the efforts is a Republican-led effort to kill the SEC’s extractive payments rule, writes Joe Mont.
-
Blog
Wells Fargo fallout: More board oversight of risk management?
The Wells Fargo fraudulent accounts scandal is enforcing a good trend: shareholder activism directed at the board for better risk management. Tom Fox reports.
-
Blog
DTCC names new general counsel
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, a post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, has appointed Ann Shuman as general counsel, effective Feb. 1. She assumes the role from Larry Thompson, who is stepping down to serve full-time as vice chairman of DTCC.
-
Blog
Trump's 2-for-1 regulatory rollback won't touch SEC, FASB, PCAOB
President Trump’s 2-for-1 executive order meant to curtail federal regulation apparently will not apply directly to the SEC, FASB, or PCAOB. Tammy Whitehouse reports.
-
Blog
BT triples writedowns after full probe of accounting irregularities
Paul Hodgson looks at the recently revealed rise in writedowns for BT and how the company plans to rectify accounting issues in its Italian operation.
-
Article
Straddling the global enforcement pond
Matthew Reinhard discusses the complexities involved in navigating joint United States, United Kingdom investigations.
-
Blog
Some key cyber-security tips for financial firms
As the SEC and FINRA are taking cyber-security much more seriously, John Reed Stark outlines a few ways in which financial firms can also do more to protect their data.