All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 549
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Deloitte poll: Panama Papers will cause financial crime enforcement to spike
As the Panama Papers saga continues to unfold, global enforcement of financial crimes are expected to spike over the next year, according to a recent poll conducted by Deloitte Advisory. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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Apollo to pay $52.7 million for disclosure and supervisory failures
Four private equity fund advisers affiliated with Apollo Global Management agreed to a $52.7 million settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for misleading fund investors about fees and a loan agreement and failing to supervise a senior partner who charged personal expenses to the funds. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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The Private Investment Fund Operations and Compliance Forum
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ArticleBarclays bank reaches $100m U.S. settlement over LIBOR rigging scandal
A long-running investigation by the State of New York into Barclays’ manipulation of LIBOR rates before the 2008 financial crisis finally draws to a close. Neil Hodge reports.
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Congress presses Treasury for relief on Section 385 proposal
Ranking Republicans are pressing the U.S. Treasury to rework its fast-tracked, inversion-attacking proposal that would assign debt treatment to common corporate transactions. Tammy Whitehouse has more.
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Will VW impact international settlements for bribery and corruption?
The Man From FCPA Tom Fox explores the fallout from VW’s emissions-testing scandal and how the company will make restitution going forward to its customers, dealers, and other stakeholders.
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CONCACAF appoints chief compliance officer
The Confederation of North, Central America, and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) has hired Guilherme Carvalho as chief legal and chief compliance officer, effective Aug. 23. The newly created position is part of a broader effort by CONCACAF to strengthen its governance, management, and operations in the wake of the ongoing ...
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Mega Bank fined $180 million for AML violations
The New York Department of Financial Services has ordered Mega International Commercial Bank of Taiwan to pay a $180 million penalty and install an independent monitor for violating New York’s anti-money laundering laws. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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As SOX costs persist, companies automate more controls
To cope with cost increases and ongoing audit demands, companies are turning to technology to automate more of their SOX internal control. Tammy Whitehouse explores further.
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SOX redux—an opportunity for a fresh look
In this edition of the Compliance Week/OCEG GRC Illustrated Series, we take a look at new technology that can streamline SOX processes and give insight into risk to drive better business outcomes.
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To really improve corporate culture, it must be measurable
The days of viewing culture as a hazy intangible are over, given regulator interest in using the efficiency of cultural programs as benchmarks for everything from indictment decisions to penalties. Corporate culture, says Jose Tabuena, needs to be subject to performance benchmarks, like anything else.
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A look at Mexico’s new anti-corruption regime
Mexico is getting serious about stamping out corruption, but that might make life difficult even for honest foreign companies operating within the country. Jaclyn Jaeger has more.
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Office Depot appoints new chief legal officer; board member
Office Depot has promoted Steve Calkins to executive vice president and chief legal officer. The company also appointed Kristin Campbell, the general counsel of Hilton Worldwide, to its board of directors.
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ArticleAlison Taylor: A just and sustainable world
Alison Taylor is passionate about helping organizations understand how they can improve their ethical, governance, compliance, and operational existence to create organizations that aren’t just good at being better, but are also better at doing good.
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Tone at the top really does matter
The Man From FCPA Tom Fox looks at the case of disgraced pharmaceutical company Valeant and what new Chief Financial Officer Paul Herendeen has planned for the company’s future.
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Altice USA names general counsel
Altice USA, a subsidiary of Altice N.V. and a national telecommunications, media, and entertainment company, announced two new leadership appointments, effective immediately.
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Target and Walmart show that supply chain risk is everywhere
The bigger the company, the bigger the supply chain risk. Just ask Target and Walmart, which recently had to confront this issue head-on over fake Egyptian cotton bedsheets. More from Tom Fox.
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ArticleThe unconventional CFO
Throughout CFO Jan Siegmund’s time at ADP, he has come to realize that when your business processes pay for millions of people, your business is more than payroll. It’s about compliance. An interview by Bill Coffin.
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RICS fines Sweett Group £125,000 in bribery case
Following the outcome of a disciplinary panel, the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) this month found that Sweett Group “did not at all times act with integrity” concerning a bribery case relating to its Middle East operations. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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Use of Video Slowly Creeping into Legal Marketing in Enforcement Area
A series of enforcement-focused videos launched this summer by one law firm is an interesting twist on marketing that allows its lawyers to present information and themselves in a different way. Bruce Carton reports.