All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 558
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Match Group hires general counsel and secretary
Match Group, a provider of dating products, has hired Jared Sine as general counsel and secretary, effective as of July 5. In this role, Sine will lead the Match Group legal team.
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EEOC gives more time to comment on proposal to collect pay data
Following more than 300 public comments, the EEOC unveiled a revised version of its proposal to expand pay data collection from federal contractors and other employers. As CW previously reported, the EEOC will be paying closer attention to whether an employer has conducted a pay analysis, says Jaclyn Jaeger, meaning ...
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IFRS Foundation names new director for trustee activities
The IFRS Foundation has appointed Richard Thorpe as its new director for trustee activities. He replaces David Loweth, who will step down from his full-time position to take up a part-time role looking at developments in corporate reporting and their relevance to IFRS standards.
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Financial Executives International elects new board
Financial Executives International (FEI), an advocacy group for the views of corporate financial management, recently announced the election of a new slate of executive officers and members of the board of directors for the fiscal year, effective as of July 1. Prat Bhatt, corporate controller and chief accounting officer of ...
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e-Book: Overcoming GRC Challenges in the Healthcare System
In this e-Book, produced by Compliance Week in cooperation with RSA, we explore some common and emerging risks facing healthcare organizations today, and how RSA Archer’s governance, risk and compliance solutions can help organizations more proactively manage the ills that could befall them.
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Audit regulators globally pen agreement to share information
The International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators has adopted a memorandum of understanding around how audit regulators will cooperate in exchanging information for audit oversight purposes. Tammy Whitehouse has more.
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Does compliance need a seat at VW’s table?
VW’s response to its defrauded customers in Europe is worse, than laughable. It's indefensible. Where is the company's compliance function? Tom Fox explores.
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nanoPay names chief compliance officer
nanoPay, a fully-integrated loyalty and payments platform provider and provider of the MintChip digital cash platform, has appointed Tracy Molino as general counsel and chief compliance officer.
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Theranos’ health takes a turn for the worse
The health of ailing biotech start-up Theranos continues to decline, as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services imposed numerous sanctions on the firm following a review last year of its laboratory operations that uncovered numerous compliance violations. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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Theresa May’s post-Brexit, Euro-style governance reforms
Out of the post-Brexit chaos, Home Secretary Theresa May is poised to become the new U.K. Prime Minister. She supported Remain, but stands by Brexit, so where will she steer the ship? Her first speech gives some indicators, and Brexiters might not like the sound of them. Paul Hodgson has ...
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When the CCO leaves, do you have a succession plan?
The role of the chief compliance officer has grown in both complexity and importance over the years. A lot of trust and accountability can be invested in whoever holds that post. So, what happens when they leave? Joe Mont looks at how to survive the departure of a compliance program’s ...
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DoJ to everybody on FCPA prosecutions: We can make this all go away, you know
Just how serious is the Justice Dept. about making life easier if you comply fully with its FCPA violation investigations? Johnson Controls Inc. was caught dead to rights on egregious fraud—but, by cooperating with the DoJ, it managed to secure a declination to prosecute. Tom Fox reports.
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Treasury’s efforts to overturn long-standing tax law creates massive compliance headache
The federal government is trying to close a $40B tax loophole big enough to completely fund NASA twice every single year. But the way it’s doing it is causing some major corporate pushback. Tammy Whitehouse reports.
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New Commerce Department rule harmonizes export controls regime
Export controls can be tricky business, especially regarding the transmission of technical data over the cloud—something becoming ever-more common in modern business, yet currently constrained by tough export controls. New rules from the Commerce Department could change all of that. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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Johnson Controls to pay $14.4 million to SEC in FCPA case
Johnson Controls has entered into a $14.4 million settlement with the SEC to resolve violations of the books and records and internal controls provisions of the FCPA with respect to its China Marine operations. JCI’s quick response, however, resulted in a declination with the Justice Department.
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BOK Financial names chief risk officer
BOK Financial, a $31 billion regional financial services company, has promoted Marty Grunst to the role of chief risk officer, effective Aug. 1. He will report to President and CEO Steve Bradshaw and serve on the company’s executive leadership team.
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ArticleAlan Halfenger: The true believer
Alan Halfenger stumbled into compliance more than two decades ago, but in the time since then, he has not only come to embrace and embody what it means to be a strong compliance professional, he has made it his mission to spread the word far and wide on what tomorrow’s ...
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Commercial drones raise compliance issues for shipping industry
The shipping industry’s innovative use of drones to ferry goods to tanker ships shows promise, but carries compliance risk. Guest columnist Martin Foncello of Exiger gets into the details.
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ArticleAssessing antitrust risk in M&A transactions
Top officials at the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission have announced their intention to focus heavily on M&A antitrust enforcement, at a time when merger activity is skyrocketing. Jaclyn Jaeger explores how the agencies plan to tackle some of the larger, more complex deals ahead.
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10 things about the new revenue standard: Round 3
CW columnist Scott Taub offers 10 more thoughts on why it’s crucial companies begin to implement the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s revenue recognition standard and what pitfalls await those who choose to delay.