All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 579
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Time to revise your employee training and policies
New regulations passed in California require stringent new standards governing the prevention of harassment, discrimination, and retaliation in the workplace. What’s more, says reporter Jaclyn Jaeger, they appear to mirror a broader regulatory trend at the federal level.
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ArticlePreparing your company for a dawn raid
Knowing what to expect in the event of a dawn raid and how to respond will help ensure not only that employees cooperate during an investigation, but also that the legal rights of the company remain protected. Jaclyn Jaeger explores how to avoid any missteps that can damage a company’s ...
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Oxfam’s Big 10 food companies: progress, but more to be done
An Oxfam report ranking the “Big 10” on seven core issues says firms need to ensure suppliers change their practices to align with commitments; adopt supply chain business models that guarantee power reaches those who produce ingredients; and more. Paul Hodgson has the score.
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Proposed rule extends big bank liquidity demands
A busy day for bank regulators on Tuesday led to proposed rules dealing with new liquidity requirements, incentive-based compensation, and how small banks are assessed for deposit insurance. Joe Mont reports.
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FinCEN director stepping down
Jennifer Shasky Calvery announced this week that she will be leaving her position as director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) at the end of May. Calvery has served as FinCEN’s director since September 2012.
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Revenue group gets stuck on two new implementation questions
FASB’s Transition Resource Group met recently to discuss revenue recognition implementation, but new questions were raised about whether there may be some lingering issues requiring more standard-setting attention from the board. Tammy Whitehouse has more.
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European Parliament opinion could delay Privacy Shield approval
An EU-U.S. privacy protection standard is supposed to gain approval in June, but concerns—namely with the U.S.’s ongoing surveillance efforts and mass data collection—could delay approval, leaving thousands of companies that rely on cross-border data transfers in legal limbo. David Bogoslaw explores.
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SEC plunges deeper into disclosure reform
Improving, modernizing, and perhaps even simplifying the SEC’s disclosure regime has long been the Holy Grail of securities law. And while help may be on the way with the SEC’s new Concept Release, reports Joe Mont, plenty of debate is sure to follow.
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FASB simplifies Topic 718 of the Accounting Standards Codification
Preparers have long wanted a simpler, easier, better kind of GAAP, especially when it comes to accounting for stock options and other share-based payments. Now, says CW’s Tammy Whitehouse, it looks like they are getting their wish.
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Investment companies prepare for fresh wave of cyber-scrutiny
Armed with Regulation S-P—the SEC’s go-to enforcement tool for cyber-security—regulators will soon begin a fresh wave of actions against investment advisers and broker-dealers who take a cavalier approach to their cyber-security responsibilities. Joe Mont reports.
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EU Privacy Shield hits snag
Somehow, U.S. and EU officials find themselves with a Privacy Shield proposal that both goes too far, and yet, not far enough. The Man From FCPA Tom Fox has more.
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In Brazil, accountability has to start somewhere
The effort to unseat embattled Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff is receiving criticism because it is really an effort by her even more corrupt rivals to grab power. While that may be correct, does it matter, asks Editor Bill Coffin. Or is it just a handy excuse for giving Rousseff and ...
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Unaoil-Can things get any bigger?
The Justice Department and SEC have their work cut out for them, says FCPA blogger Tom Fox, as the Monaco-based Unaoil scandal—in which the company used commissions to bribe clients—may be the biggest corruption enforcement action yet.
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Permanent TSB names group chief risk officer
Permanent TSB Group Holdings, a financial services company, has appointed Stephen Groarke as group chief risk officer. Groarke has been acting as interim chief risk officer since September 2015.
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Deutsche Bank names new global head of compliance
Deutsche Bank has named Pamela Root as global head of compliance and group chief compliance officer. The company also named Peter Hazlewood as global head of anti-financial crime and group money-laundering reporting officer.
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Big 4 firm offers tips on assessing use of non-GAAP measures
An upswing in corporate use of non-GAAP measures along with increased regulatory scrutiny of such reporting has inspired the folks at Deloitte to offer some tips on how to assess non-GAAP measures to assure they don’t run afoul of filing rules.
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Law firms under cyber-siege: now what?
The past month has presumably been quite eye-opening for the many, many law firms that have been sleeping on their significant cybersecurity exposure. From an unusual and specific warning by the FBI, to reports of elite law firms being hacked, to the blockbuster "Panama Papers" matter, law firms are now ...
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SEC's Ceresney says more cybersecurity cases 'coming down the pike'
The SEC has begun to bring cybersecurity-related enforcement actions under Regulation S-P of the Securities Act of 1933, and Enforcement Director Andrew Ceresney stated this week that more such cases are now "coming down the pike."
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BlogNew rule targets incentive-based pay at financial institutions
Inching forward with one of the most-delayed—and controversial—mandates of the Dodd-Frank Act, the National Credit Union Administration has re-proposed a stalled 2011 rule proposal targeting incentive-based executive pay that encourages inappropriate risks at banks and credit unions. The proposed rules would impose clawback provisions and require executives and “significant risk ...
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PCAOB practice alert finds rash of doctored audit files
The PCAOB this week published a staff audit practice alert emphasizing that improperly altering audit documentation in connection with a PCAOB inspection or investigation violates PCAOB rules requiring cooperation with its oversight activities and can result in disciplinary actions with severe consequences. “Evidence identified in connection with certain recent oversight ...