All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 524
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The routineness of non-compliant conduct
Tom Fox explores a new book entitled “Why They Do It” from Eugene Soltes, the Jakurski Family Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, which shows a certain “mundaneness” to white-collar crime.
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The transformation of next-level compliance
Find out why so many global companies today, as well as their partners and solution providers, are joining the worldwide ISO 9001 certification community.
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Kennametal names secretary and general counsel
Kennametal, a supplier of tooling and industrial materials, has appointed Michelle Keating as secretary, and general counsel. In this role, she will be responsible for global legal operations, and ethics and compliance.
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Chipotle shakes up board with four new directors
In response to investor criticism that it did not respond fast enough to an E. coli outbreak last year, fast-food chain Chipotle announced today that it has named four new members to its board of directors, effective as of Dec. 14.
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Bookending post-crisis rules, Fed mandates long-term debt holdings
To improve resiliency and eliminate taxpayer bailouts, the Federal Reserve has approved new long-term debt and “total loss-absorbing capacity” requirements for big banks. Joe Mont reports.
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SEC approves support fee increase to fund PCAOB budget
The accounting support fee that public companies and broker-dealers pay to support audit regulation will rise in 2017 by about 6 percent, based on the PCAOB’s budget. Tammy Whitehouse has more.
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Compliance has become the heart of the business
Compliance has taken center stage in investors' eyes according to Tom Fox. Large institutional investors are beginning to evaluate companies by considering a mix of metrics, such as regulatory warnings, tangential civil lawsuit, and social responsibility. Fox has more.
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SFO closes corruption probe into Soma Oil & Gas
The U.K. Serious Fraud Office said yesterday it has closed its investigation into London-based Soma Oil & Gas Holdings, Soma Oil & Gas Exploration Limited, Soma Management Limited, and others, related to allegations of corruption in Somalia. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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Braskem to pay $957M settlement in Petrobras corruption probe
Brazil-based petrochemical giant Braskem disclosed yesterday that it will pay a total amount of approximately US$957 million in penalties and damages to resolve a global settlement related to the massive corruption probe surrounding state-owned oil company Petrobras. Jaclyn Jaeger has more.
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As states legalize pot, FinCEN urged to update guidance
A bipartisan team of U.S. senators is urging the Treasury Department to take further action to ensure that vendors working with legal marijuana businesses do not have their banking services taken away, writes Joe Mont.
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How to get a Volcker rule extension for illiquid funds
Banks have some new guidance on how to seek an extension for conforming their investments in "illiquid funds" to the Dodd-Frank Act's Volcker Rule. Joe Mont reports.
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PCAOB hits Deloitte again, this time at Netherlands affiliate
Deloitte has taken another enforcement hit from the PCAOB, this time for independence violations at an affiliate in the Netherlands. More from Tammy Whitehouse.
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Hensarling warns SEC about 'midnight regulations'
The chairman of the House Financial Services Committee is warning the SEC to put a halt to any new rules it may have planed prior to the start of the Trump Administration.
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Cyber Risk Appetite: Defining and Understanding Risk in the Modern Enterprise
Managing risk is a balancing act for organizations of all sizes and disciplines. While some organizations take on too much risk, others arguably do not take on enough.
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Grapevine: Who’s coming and going in compliance
Automotive giant Daimler has appointed a new chief compliance officer and head of group compliance; the OCC, the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organization, also named a new chief compliance officer this month, with immediate effect; and South Jersey Industries, an energy services holding company, appointed a new chief risk ...
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Argentine sports media company to pay $112M in FIFA probe
Torneos y Competencias, an Argentine sports marketing company, agreed to pay over $112.8 million in forfeiture and criminal penalties to resolve U.S. charges relating to wire fraud conspiracy in connection with the FIFA corruption scandal. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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U.K. looks to make big changes in corporate governance
The United Kingdom seeks to update corporate governance regulations on three fronts: executive pay, the connection between boards and stakeholders, and applying the corporate governance codes of listed companies to large private firms. Paul Hodgson reports.
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ArticleBuilding a resilient global supply chain
Global supply chain risk has climbed to record levels. Jaclyn Jaeger reports on how one global company is working to bullet-proof its supply chain risk management program.
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Before M&A, think cyber: what every board needs to know
Nothing can sideline a merger or acquisition quite so well as dodgy cyber-security compliance. Simone Petrella discusses what every board should know in advance.
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How JPMorgan Chase avoided prosecution over ‘Sons and Daughters’
At one time, it looked like JPMorgan Chase had landed in fairly hot water with its ‘Sons and Daughters’ bribery scandal. But for every misstep, says Tom Fox, there is a path to freedom.