All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 519
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SEC awards $2.5 million to whistleblower
The Securities and Exchange Commission this week announced an award of nearly $2.5 million to an employee of a domestic government agency whose whistleblower tip helped launch an SEC investigation and whose continued assistance enabled the SEC to address a company's misconduct.
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Proof in the pudding? Trump's deregulation efforts by the numbers
The newly released Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions illustrates the torrid pace of rule-slashing engaged in by the Trump Administration. Another takeaway: don't expect lingering Dodd-Frank rulemaking to reappear any time soon.
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Fracking rules on chopping block
As part of President Trump’s stated goal to encourage domestic energy production, the Bureau of Land Management is planning to rescind 2015 rules regarding fracking. The requirements have yet to go into effect due to legal challenges.
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House votes to nix CFPB’s arbitration ban
With a party-line vote, Republicans in the House of Representatives have rallied with a vote to repeal the CFPB's recent ban on mandatory arbitration agreements. The repeal effort now moves onto the Senate for a vote.
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Labor Department will rethink lingering overtime rule
The Department of Labor has published a Request for Information regarding a controversial overtime rule, a holdover from the Obama Administration. The agency is seeking public comments about the rule and who is, or is not, entitled to overtime pay.
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OCC names chief risk officer
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has named William Rowe as chief risk officer, effective immediately. Rowe fills the position vacated by Linda Cunningham, who retired in April.
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CPAs will get new marching orders on spotting illegal acts
A professional accounting committee has opened a can of worms with a proposal regarding how accountants should respond when they stumble upon illegal activity.
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Press X to start
There is always a tension between gaming the system and breaking the rules, and we can’t have innovation unless we allow a little outlaw thinking to develop on its own.
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Brexit relies on Great Repeal Bill to work, but outcome is still uncertain
The British government is in a race against time to stave off legislative chaos once Brexit becomes official, but so far, the stopgap measures seem less than perfect.
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Learning from the BHS pensions debacle
If a regulator wants to deflect blame from itself, it had better come up with a set of credible changes and even better—a proper apology.
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How a pair of SEC rules might survive deregulation
There has been plenty of tough talk of deregulation in the Trump administration, but a few rules appear too valuable to repeal or roll back.
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Deloitte names national managing director of Emerging Growth Company practice
Deloitte’s Audit & Assurance practice has named Heather Gates national managing director of its Emerging Growth practice, succeeding Jim Atwell.
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IMA names new chair of global board of directors
The Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) has named Alex Eng as chair of IMA’s global board of directors for fiscal year 2017-2018.
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Former FASB board member joins FTI Consulting
Global business advisory firm FTI Consulting has added a former board member of the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its SEC & Accounting Advisory Services practice, effective Aug. 1.
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Former U.S. Attorney joins Manatt
Richard Hartunian, former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York, will join law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips in its Manhattan office as a partner in the corporate investigations and white-collar defense practice in August.
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SFO investigating Rio Tinto
The U.K. Serious Fraud Office confirmed this week it has opened an investigation into suspected corruption by mining company Rio Tinto.
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New U.K. watchdog to close money laundering loopholes
The U.K’s new Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision said that it will tackle potential weaknesses in the supervisory system that criminals and terrorists may be trying to exploit.
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Compliance, risk, and the opioid scandal
The pharmaceutical industry may be the next victim of the opioid epidemic, as the government turns its focus on the pharmaceutical manufacturers themselves, not the addict or drug abuser.
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New twist in the Volkswagen investigation
In one of the more interesting and recent twists to the emissions-cheating scandal, Volkswagen has accused a group of fellow German car manufacturers of collusion over the diesel engine scandal, now almost two years old.
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Wells Fargo and its data privacy faux pas
Wells Fargo continues to be in the news these days (and not for the better) in the way of its reputation.