All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 546
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CFTC wants to beef up whistleblower incentives
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is looking to beef up its enforcement efforts with proposed amendments to its whistleblower rules. The move comes, says Joe Mont, as the SEC’s whistleblower bounty program recently surpassed the $100 million mark.
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CFPB slams Wells Fargo with its largest ever fine
Is the Wells Fargo Wagon a-comin’ down an ethical street? The banking giant has been hit with the largest fine ever ($185M) by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in addition to terminating 5,300 employees and redoubling efforts to establish an ethical culture. Joe Mont reports.
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Medical equipment companies to pay $12M for False Claims Act violations
U.S. Healthcare Supply and Oxford Diabetic Supply will pay the United States more than $12.2 million for a False Claims Act violation in which they used a fictitious entity to make unsolicited telephone calls to Medicare beneficiaries. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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CAMs in new audit report would protect auditors, study says
If the PCAOB requires CAMs, or disclosures of critical audit matters, it will raise doubt in financial statements while protecting auditors from litigation, a new study says.
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First Bank of Nigeria appoints chief risk officer
First Bank of Nigeria has appointed Olusegun Alebiosu as its new chief risk officer (CRO). His appointment is still subject to approval by the Central Bank of Nigeria.
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EnteroMedics names new chief compliance officer
EnteroMedics, a medical-device company, has appointed Scott Youngstrom as chief compliance officer. He also will assume the additional role of chief financial officer.
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First Names Group appoints chief risk officer
First Names Group has appointed David Wild as chief risk officer, effective immediately. Wild will be responsible for all aspects of the risk management framework.
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Companies make early progress in adopting revenue recognition
As summer slips away, it appears many companies used the time wisely to make some progress in adopting the new revenue recognition accounting standard. Tammy Whitehouse has more.
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How data analytics is changing the face of compliance
Compliance and risk officers are increasingly using data analytics to prevent and detect bribery and corruption risk, as well as enjoy cost and operational efficiencies. Jaclyn Jaeger explores.
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European Medicines Agency issues data integrity guidance
The pharmaceutical industry faces fresh regulatory pressure around the world over data integrity issues, reports Jaclyn Jaeger, particularly involving clinical trials.
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Let’s check in on FASB’s disclosure projects
Reporting companies have long had to include large amounts of information in the disclosures of financial statements, but that all might change for the better, says CW columnist Scott Taub.
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Post-Brexit, is the sky falling in the U.K., or is it business as usual?
A mix of positive and negative indicators signal an uncertain economic impact for the U.K. from its June 23 Brexit vote, but the longer-term view still trends negative. Paul Hodgson reports.
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U.K. boardrooms still ‘pale, male, and stale’
Across the United Kingdom and Europe, gender diversity requirements often go unmet, keeping boardrooms across the continent the same old boys’ club. Neil Hodge has more.
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CCOs struggle to keep up with evolving insider-trading legal standards
A year after the landmark U.S. v. Newman insider-trading case, federal prosecutors are getting more creative in an evolving legal landscape that creates fresh pitfalls for CCOs and legal counsel. Jaclyn Jaeger has more.
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Law firm that ran whistleblower ads in theaters secures blockbuster award
When the Dodd-Frank whistleblower provisions were passed in 2010, some plaintiffs' lawyers believed that a lucrative new whistleblower practice area might be brewing. One law firm even created an ad seeking whistleblowers that ran as a movie preview in Manhattan theaters. Six years later, this marketing seems to seems to ...
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K.C. Turan: Compliance and caduceus
K.C. Turan has a holistic perspective through which he views compliance. And given his position in the challenging field of healthcare compliance, perspective is the coin of the realm.
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U.S. government contractors face sweeping new ‘blacklisting’ rules
Prospective federal contractors will soon have to disclose any labor law, civil rights, or wage violations, making the Labor Dept. a de facto gatekeeper for all contracts, reports Joe Mont.
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Perception, reality, and global anti-corruption enforcement
Tom Fox looks at scandals involving Swedish business empire Industrivärden and Apple that point to an increasing need for good compliance programs in an age of corruption and social media.
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Global Profiles of the Fraudster
Learn more about potential fraudsters, identifying fraud ‘red flags’, and how to implement more effective measures to manage the prevention and detection of fraud.
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VimpelCom Russia CEO resigns
Mikhail Slobodin, chief executive officer of VimpelCom Russia, will resign with immediate effect amid a corruption probe. As Jaclyn Jaeger reports, the Amsterdam-based telecommunications company is no stranger to bribery allegations.