All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 559

  • Blog

    ICSA initiates governance sea change

    2017-02-24T10:45:00Z

    A call to overhaul the U.K. board governance system involves an unlikely alliance of organizations that underscores just how badly some camps want change. Paul Hodgson has more.

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    Going concern audit rules updated for private, not public, companies

    2017-02-24T09:15:00Z

    Private company audits soon will reflect new standards around the going concern call, but public companies will be getting their new standards no time soon. Tammy Whitehouse reports.

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    FASB issues yet another revenue recognition clarification

    2017-02-23T15:30:00Z

    Down deep in the weeds of the implementation of new revenue recognition accounting, companies have a new clarification to consider from FASB, writes Tammy Whitehouse.

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    SEC issues new guidance on ‘robo-advisers’

    2017-02-23T14:30:00Z

    The Securities and Exchange Commission this week published information and guidance for investors and the financial services industry on the fast-growing use of robo-advisers. Jaclyn Jaeger has more.

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    Best Practices & Management Strategies for Law Firm Library, Research & Information Services

    2017-02-23T07:00:00Z

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    U.K. House of Commons passes asset-freezing bill for human rights violators

    2017-02-22T14:45:00Z

    The U.K. House of Commons this week passed by unanimous vote a draft bill that would allow the British government to freeze the U.K. assets of international human rights violators in the United Kingdom. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.

  • Article

    Insider trading allegations at Deutsche Borse could complicate LSE merger

    2017-02-22T13:15:00Z

    Did Deutsche Borse CEO Carsten Kengeter make a lucky stock purchase in his own company, or did he act on inside knowledge of a planned merger with LSE? Neil Hodge reports.

  • Blog

    Aspect Capital appoints chief risk officer

    2017-02-22T13:00:00Z

    Aspect Capital, a U.K.-based investment manager, has promoted Anna Hull to chief risk officer and to the board. She was previously director of risk and in charge of Aspect’s risk team, which is responsible for the oversight of all market, model and operational risks across Aspec.

  • Blog

    Avant names chief risk officer

    2017-02-22T12:45:00Z

    Avant, an online lending platform, has appointed Grant Miles, a financial industry veteran with global banking giant HSBC, as chief risk officer.

  • Blog

    Danske Bank appoints new chief risk officer

    2017-02-22T12:45:00Z

    Danske Bank has appointed Carsten Egeriis as its new chief risk officer. He will head group risk management and will join Danske Bank’s executive board by Sept. 1.

  • Blog

    Database naming engagement partners mushrooms with new filings

    2017-02-22T12:15:00Z

    The public database created by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to identify engagement partners overseeing public-company audits is growing, with partners on about 175 engagements now identified. Tammy Whitehouse reports.

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    IRS campaigns point to new tax risks for public companies

    2017-02-22T11:15:00Z

    Companies need to take a fresh look at their biggest tax risks to ensure they can withstand a new kind of scrutiny, both in tax filings and in financial statements. Tammy Whitehouse reports.

  • Article

    Lost in fraud translation

    2017-02-22T11:00:00Z

    Paul Hodgson explores the case of Jacques de Groote, the 90-year-old former CEO of the World Bank and director of the International Monetary Fund, who has spent the last decade in court battling allegations of fraud and corruption.

  • Article

    The FCPA is unlikely to vanish under President Trump

    2017-02-22T10:15:00Z

    Despite rhetoric to the contrary, FCPA enforcement during the Trump administration will not die off. If anything, it might actually increase. Jaclyn Jaeger explores.

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    What U.S. companies are saying about U.S. trade policy

    2017-02-22T09:45:00Z

    The Trump administration’s swift changes in trade policy are likely to complicate global trade management compliance for many businesses. Jaclyn Jaeger has more.

  • Blog

    Mary Jo White returns to Debevoise

    2017-02-21T15:15:00Z

    Mary Jo White, former chair of the SEC, is returning to legal practice at Debevoise and will serve as senior chair of the firm. Andrew Ceresney will also rejoin Debevoise after serving under White as the director of the SEC Division of Enforcement. Jaclyn Jaeger has more.

  • Blog

    Oracle helps global companies manage tax reporting

    2017-02-21T15:15:00Z

    Oracle announced a new finance cloud solution, Oracle Tax Reporting Cloud Service, that helps companies operating in multiple countries to meet complex taxation requirements and regulatory reporting standards imposed by each country.

  • Blog

    AlienVault takes Unified Security Management platform to the cloud

    2017-02-21T15:00:00Z

    AlienVault, a provider of Unified Security Management and crowdsourced threat intelligence, announced the availability of USM Anywhere, an all-in-one Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) security-monitoring platform designed to centralize threat detection, incident response, and compliance management of cloud, hybrid cloud, and on-premises environments from a single cloud-based console.

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    LightCyber introduces new tools for corporate security assurance

    2017-02-21T14:45:00Z

    LightCyber, a provider of Behavioral Attack Detection solutions, has launched new tools that equip enterprises to meet increasing board demands for security accountability and compliance with internal and industry regulations, such as the General Data Protection Regulation.

  • Blog

    SEC to host crowdfunding symposium

    2017-02-21T14:30:00Z

    The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it will host a crowdfunding symposium Feb. 28, covering research, challenges, opportunities, and the effects of securities-based crowdfunding on various market participants. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.