All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 536
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FTI Technology launches Contract Intelligence Services practice
The Technology segment of global business advisory firm, FTI Consulting, recently announced the launch of its Contract Intelligence Services practice, which delivers solutions for legal teams seeking transparency across enterprise contracts to help make key decisions, leverage negotiations and meet regulatory requirements.
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Labor Department sets repeal of ‘persuader rule’ in motion
The Department of Labor is moving forward with efforts to rescind a rule that would have required disclosure of agreements between employers and labor-management consultants.
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Financial Choice Act passes in House
The Financial CHOICE Act, a more than 600-page bill to repeal and repace much of the Dodd-Frank Act, has passed in the House of Representatives with a party-line vote of 233 to 186. It now moves into the far greater challenge of passage in the Senate.
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5 Critical Stages of Policy Management
Download Mitratech's guide, The Five Critical Stages of Policy Management, to find out how PolicyHub can help you mitigate risk by ensuring that your policies are effectively deployed and managed.
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FASB nears release of final standard on hedge accounting
FASB plans to issue its final standard on hedge accounting in August, taking effect in 2018 among other major accounting changes over the next few years.
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Groups accuse FCC of First Amendment trespasses
Free speech activists are calling upon the Federal Communications Commission to address “crackdowns against First Amendment freedoms during recent meetings” regarding net neutrality.
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President Trump announces new nominees for key posts
President Donald Trump has announced the nominations of several new agency officials, including a new Comptroller of the Currency and assistant attorney general for the Justice Department.
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EPA eases smog rules, is sued over methane emissions
The EPA is easing up demands placed upon states regarding ozone and smog pollution. Meanwhile, environmental groups are suing over an unrelated retreat from existing rules targeting methane emissions.
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AG’s memo puts halt to third-party settlements
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has ordered Department of Justice staff to no longer indirectly include charities and activist groups as part of corporate settlements.
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Republicans cue up contempt charges against CFPB director
A likely effort to help President Donald Trump find a “for cause” reason to fire CFPB Director Richard Cordray, a report by the House Financial Services Committee makes the case for pursuing contempt charges.
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SEC suspends former PetroTiger general counsel
The Securities and Exchange Commission has suspended the former general counsel of oil and gas services provider PetroTiger from practicing before the Commission after he pleaded guilty to violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
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ArticleValuation specialists rise to financial reporting challenge
Companies can expect some shift in how valuation specialists produce and document valuations underpinning financial statement assertions.
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Protiviti adds managing director in risk and compliance practice
Global consulting firm Protiviti has appointed Shelley Metz-Galloway as a managing director in its Risk and Compliance practice. She serves clients within the financial services industry focused primarily on matters concerning regulatory compliance and risk management.
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Actiance and Hootsuite partnership creates holistic solution for modern communication
Actiance announced a global partnership with Hootsuite. The companies will integrate their products to enable social marketing, archiving, and compliance solutions for financial services companies to assist in keeping all social communication compliant with mandates set by regulatory bodies.
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Ireland’s historic banking trial ends in epic failure
Ireland’s long-running criminal trial against ex-Anglo Irish Bank Chief Sean FitzPatrick ends in acquittal due to prosecutorial incompetence.
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MiraMed names chief compliance officer
MiraMed Global Services, a provider of healthcare revenue cycle management services and business process outsourcing solutions, has named Stephanie Griffin as chief compliance officer.
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Incentivising ethics: Lessons from Wells Fargo
A recent report from Transparency International outlines how incorporating five key principles into an incentives program can help organizations keep from becoming the next Wells Fargo.
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Prosecutors weigh in on effective compliance programs
CW’s annual conference offered an in-depth look at the Justice Department’s “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs” for those who may have missed it.
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Graña y Montero makes governance changes amid bribery probe
Peruvian engineering and construction company Graña y Montero has made several governance changes of late, including the appointment of a new chief risk and compliance officer, as the company faces a bribery investigation connected to Odebrecht.
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Tanium names new chief accounting officer
Tanium, a privately held endpoint security and systems management company, has appointed Steven Adams to the newly created role of chief accounting officer.