All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 559
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Resource
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation e-Book
This e-book has what you need to know about how the EU’s privacy rules could impact your business operations.
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Blog
Sports Direct does it again
Keith Hallawell, chairman of embattled U.K. retailer Sports Direct, has said if he did not get the backing of independent investors, he would resign. He didn’t, and he hasn’t. Paul Hodgson reports.
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Blog
AICPA sets target to review revenue recognition issues
The AICPA is targeting the end of the first quarter to reach initial consensus to the last batch of a vast assortment of revenue recognition questions.
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Blog
China continues to be a source for FCPA violations
An astounding 16 corporate FCPA enforcement actions in 2016 were derived from China, leading The Man From FCPA Tom Fox to explore how to tackle business relationships with the complex country.
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Blog
Combatting fraud is ‘serious business’ at the SFO
DeAnn Orie looks at how companies can fall under the watchful eye of the Serious Fraud Office and what the agency is doing to keep on top of crime.
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Blog
Anything of value really means anything
Tom Fox explores recent cases that fall under the FCPA “anything of value” standard, including JPMorgan Chase, Rolls-Royce, VimpelCom, and Qualcomm.
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Article
Addressing third-party information security risks in 2017
The latest installment of the GRC Illustrated Series from Compliance Week and OCEG discusses ways to circumvent a cyber-breach via third-party risk management.
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Article
In stock options, accounting simplicity begets payroll complexity
If the payroll office is scrambling to change tax withholdings for folks holding stock options, simplification in the accounting office is the likely reason why. Tammy Whitehouse reports.
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Article
Churchill Mining loses $1.3bn fraud claim against Indonesian government
Neil Hodge explores the case of London-based Churchill Mining, which lost its compensation claim against the Indonesian government, after alleging its Indonesian business partner had forged documents. An international tribunal ruled against Churchill, citing inadequate due diligence and other unheeded red flags.
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Compliance lessons from Trump’s business dilemmas
As Donald Trump moves into the White House, what can compliance officers and ethics advisers learn from his conflicts of interest? Joe Mont reports.
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What regulation would look like under Mnuchin’s Treasury Department
Steven Mnuchin, President Trump’s nomination for Treasury secretary, shares his regulatory worldview … but what does it mean for compliance? Joe Mont reports.
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ArticleBattle lines are drawn; OCC debates charters for FinTech firms
FinTech firms could be chartered as special-purpose national banks under a proposal being developed by the OCC. The plan, however, writes Joe Mont, could be challenging for firms and has unleashed a flurry of criticism.
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Article
New report offers risk profile of ‘supplier employees’
Companies that provide goods and services to a larger company have got some specific ethics challenges of their own, Jaclyn Jaeger writes.
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Article
Identifying inside threats to cyber-security
To better manage and prevent insider-risk exposure, companies still have much to learn both from corporate data breaches of the past and from those that have developed best-in-class insider-threat programs. Jaclyn Jaeger has more.
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Blog
Podcast: Oh, Canada...and compliance resources
In this edition of the Compliance Week podcast, we talk to Ellen Zimiles, a managing director at Navigant Consulting, about governance enhancements in Canada that allow CCOs to report their companies for not giving them enough budget to be effective.
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Podcast
Podcast: Oh, Canada...and compliance resources
In this edition of the Compliance Week podcast, we talk to Ellen Zimiles, a managing director at Navigant Consulting, about governance enhancements in Canada that allows CCOs to report their companies for not giving them enough budget to be effective.
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Blog
Ten simple ways to manage risk … or not
When it comes to risk management, know how to spot the difference between programs that look good and programs that work, says Richard Steinberg.
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Blog
ACA Technology Solutions releases ComplianceAlpha
ACA Technology Solutions, a provider of investment management and regulatory technology solutions, announced the official release of ComplianceAlpha, a comprehensive, cloud-based platform designed to assist chief compliance officers with managing their compliance program tasks and activities.
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Blog
Oracle and PwC team up to offer IFRS 9 compliance expertise
Oracle Financial Services Analytical Applications and PwC have announced a global collaboration to offer technology, implementation, and consulting solutions to help financial institutions meet near-term and ongoing compliance with the International Accounting Standards Board’s new IFRS9 and FASB’s proposed CECL reporting standards.
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Blog
Las Vegas Sands pays $7M for FCPA violations
Las Vegas Sands agreed to pay a $6.96 million criminal penalty to resolve the government’s investigation into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. This resolution is in addition to the $9 million related civil penalty paid to the SEC in April. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.