All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 545

  • SupplyChainEurope
    Article

    Brexit uncertainty forcing review of supply chains

    2016-09-13T13:30:00Z

    Jaclyn Jaeger looks at the results of a recent survey from the Institute of Supply Chain Management to answer whether supply chain executives fear Brexit will have a negative financial effect on their companies.

  • Blog

    Senators will grill Wells Fargo CEO about illegal accounts

    2016-09-13T13:30:00Z

    Wells Fargo executives will testify before Congress this week amid revelations that employees opened unauthorized deposit and credit card accounts in their pursuit of sales targets and bonuses. Joe Mont reports.

  • Blog

    CFA Institute: Use data structuring, like XBRL, end to end

    2016-09-13T13:15:00Z

    Analysts are calling on public companies and regulators to reduce error and improve utility by using structured data like XBRL throughout financial reporting. Tammy Whitehouse reports.

  • Article

    Compliance clauses can keep third parties in line, regulators at bay

    2016-09-13T13:15:00Z

    Even small companies have gone global and rely on a broad network of business partners. Those relationships, however, bring with them risks and potential regulatory hazards. Joe Mont discusses adding compliance and ethics clauses to contracts as a baseline for any third-party relationship.

  • Article

    Debate over CFPB’s arbitration rule intensifies in comment letters

    2016-09-13T12:30:00Z

    The CFPB has received some 13,000 comments in a fierce debate over its proposed rule to limit the use of binding arbitration for resolving disputes associated with financial products. Joe Mont explores.

  • Blog

    A culture of sexual harassment

    2016-09-13T11:30:00Z

    Columnist Richard Steinberg looks at the sexual harassment suit against Fox News CEO Roger Ailes and its impact on corporate culture, asking, “What to do when the CEO is also chairman?” That’s why board independence is so important, says Steinberg.

  • Article

    U.K. FCA issues strong new financial crime reporting rules

    2016-09-13T11:30:00Z

    Taking issue with numerous reports that London is an ideal environment for money laundering and other financial crimes, the city is fighting back, writes Neil Hodge.

  • Article

    Audit committees: Here’s your wake-up call on auditor independence

    2016-09-13T11:15:00Z

    Recent legal spats should alert public companies that they need to decide for themselves whether their audit is being delivered by a truly independent auditor. Tammy Whitehouse has more.

  • Article

    I’m alright, Jack: worker representation on boards

    2016-09-13T11:00:00Z

    As new U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May has recommended worker representation on company boards, the question arises: Would this be better handled by promoting voluntary adoption, or by setting legal requirements? Paul Hodgson reports.

  • Blog

    Internal controls: trust but verify

    2016-09-13T09:45:00Z

    Tom Fox looks at the recent scandal at Wells Fargo leading to the Consumer Finance Protection Board’s $185 fine and the firing of more than 5,000 employees after basically telling them: “It’s OK to break the law, as long as we make money.”

  • Article

    Federal contractors brace for insider threat rule

    2016-09-13T09:00:00Z

    A new Department of Defense rule requires contractors to detect, deter, and mitigate insider threats. But how they should achieve that leaves plenty of gray areas, which does not sit well with contractors. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.

  • Blog

    FIFA opens formal proceeding against Sepp Blatter

    2016-09-12T14:30:00Z

    The ethics committee of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association, the international governing body of professional soccer, has opened formal proceedings against Sepp Blatter, the disgraced former head of FIFA, for engaging in bribery and corruption. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.

  • Blog

    SEC charges two firms with compliance failures in wrap fee programs

    2016-09-12T13:30:00Z

    Two investment advisory firm—Raymond James & Associates and Robert W. Baird & Co.—settled charges with the SEC related to compliance failures within their wrap fee programs.  Jaclyn Jaeger has more.

  • Blog

    Innophos Holdings appoints corporate secretary

    2016-09-12T11:00:00Z

    Innophos Holdings, an international producer of performance-critical and nutritional specialty ingredients, has appointed Joshua Horenstein as chief legal officer and corporate secretary. In this position, he will serve as the company's general counsel and lead legal expert to advise and provide strategic legal direction and execution for the global organization.

  • Blog

    Tipalti adds accounts payable tax compliance support for Argentina and Brazil suppliers

    2016-09-12T11:00:00Z

    Tipalti, a global supplier of payments automation, has extended its accounts payable tax compliance capabilities to help companies collect and validate tax IDs from their suppliers in Argentina and Brazil. Businesses engaging with suppliers and partners in those countries can now ensure tax compliance by recording tax information for those ...

  • Blog

    FTI Technology launches new investigation features within Radiance

    2016-09-12T10:45:00Z

    FTI Consulting, a global business advisory firm, announced the latest version of its Radiance vsual analytics software platform. With enhanced visualization and similarity search features, Radiance enables organizations to quickly analyze Big Data in support of investigations or pre-discovery fact-finding.

  • Blog

    Alpine Consulting forges alliance with Pitney Bowes

    2016-09-12T10:30:00Z

    Pitney Bowes, a global technology company, recently forged a new alliance with Alpine Consulting, a firm that provides risk, threat, fraud, and compliance technology solutions.

  • Blog

    FASB proposes new approach to hedge accounting

    2016-09-09T11:45:00Z

    After finishing rules on the recognition and measurement of financial instruments and on loan losses, FASB is turning its attention back to hedge accounting with a new proposal. Tammy Whitehouse reports.

  • Podcast

    Podcast: The new era of regulatory enforcement

    2016-09-09T11:15:00Z

    Podcast: The new era of regulatory enforcementGlobalization, terrorist attacks, the digital world, and aftermath of the great recession are all shaping a complex business landscape with unprecedented risks. In our latest podcast, we talk to KPMG's Timothy Hedley and Richard Girgenti about these challenges and their recently published book, “The ...

  • Blog

    Podcast: The new era of regulatory enforcement

    2016-09-09T10:30:00Z

    Globalization, terrorist attacks, the digital world, and aftermath of the great recession are all shaping a complex business landscape with unprecedented risks. In our latest podcast, we talk to KPMG’s Timothy Hedley and Richard Girgenti about these challenges. Joe Mont has more.