All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 575
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Ramp Up to the New Revenue Standards in the Subscriptions World
Learn about new and interesting challenges for revenue accountants looking to comply with the new guidance in ASC 606 / IFRS 15.
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ISS seeks comment on proposed voting policy changes
Paul Hodgson looks at proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services’ proposed changes to its 2017 voting policies.
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Audit costs take another upward turn in 2015
Rising audit costs of the past few years have not yet leveled off, based on the latest data on audit fees, with companies reporting a 9.16 percent rise in audit costs from 2014 to 2015. Tammy Whitehouse reports.
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CFTC plan to access source code slammed as regulatory overreach
To improve oversight of high-speed, automated trades the CFTC has a plan to access the source code that powers them. Critics say the idea undermines due process and has unnerving implications for how other regulators obtain data.
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Inquiry into Volkswagen emissions-cheating scandal widens
Volkswagen confirmed this week that Hans Dieter Pötsch, former group chief financial officer, has become the latest individual to face scrutiny as fallout from the Volkswagen emissions-cheating scandal continues. Jaclyn Jaeger has more.
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Caldwell: FCPA Pilot Program bringing more self-disclosures
When the FCPA Pilot Program was first announced, questions arose as to whether it would lead to an uptick in voluntary self-disclosures. According to Assistant Attorney General Leslie Caldwell, it has. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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SEC announces agenda, panelists for FinTech forum
The SEC will hold a daylong forum on the evolving use of FinTech in financial services and what it may mean for investors.
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Make it clearer, says Financial Reporting Council
The Financial Reporting Council has given audit committee chairs and finance directors a shopping list of improvements it expects companies to make to their annual reports. Paul Hodgson has more.
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Report: Brazil and Mexico Consider ISO 37001
ISO 37001 dropped on October 14 and immediately prompted questions: what organizations are authorized to certify companies; which public offices are responsible for enforcement and will they be effective; and most importantly is the economic and political upside to embracing and supporting the standard worth the costs to do so? ...
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FinCEN wants cyber-attack data in SARs
New guidance from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network addresses the inclusion of information about both attempted and successful cyber-attacks in Suspicious Activity Reports.
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Grapevine: Who’s coming and going in compliance
Peninsula Petroleum has strengthened its risk management controls with the hiring of Mike Stark as its first-ever chief risk officer; and Charles River Laboratories and CorEnergy each have new chief accounting officers. Check out the CW Grapevine for the latest personnel moves.
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Peninsula Petroleum names first chief risk officer
Peninsula Petroleum, a global marine fuel and lubricant suppliers, has appointed Mike Stark as its first-ever chief risk officer.
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Charles River Laboratories chief accounting officer retires
Charles River Laboratories announced that John Crowley has retired as SVP, corporate controller, and chief accounting officer of to pursue an opportunity at a different company.
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CorEnergy appoints chief accounting officer
CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns essential midstream and downstream energy assets, has appointed Nathan Poundstone as chief accounting officer.
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Global Eagle Entertainment has new chief accounting officer
Global Eagle Entertainment has appoint Frank Mullen to as senior vice president and chief accounting officer, the company announced in a recent securities filing.
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New analysis shows audit committees voluntarily say more
Another study confirms audit committees are trying to raise the bar in terms of how much they tell investors about their oversight of the external audit. Tammy Whitehouse has more.
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INVEST Financial names chief compliance officer
INVEST Financial, a member broker-dealer in the National Planning Holdings (NPH) network, one of the largest independent broker-dealer networks in the United States, has appointed Jason Albino as senior vice president and chief compliance officer for the firm.
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Starwood Hotels and Resorts compliance leader joins Squire Patton Boggs
Jose Martin Davila, who most recently served as director of compliance for Americas and French Polynesia at Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, has joined as of counsel in the government investigations and white-collar practice of law firm Squire Patton Boggs, based in Miami.