All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 588
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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.
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Compliance Risk Concepts names anti-corruption and ethics practice leader
Expanding its scope of compliance specialties to anti-corruption and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act resolution, Compliance Risk Concepts, a compliance risk management support services firm, has hired Daniel Dorsky as principal of its anti-corruption and ethics practice.
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DDIQ automated due diligence solution built for ISO 37001
OutsideIQ’s DDIQ corporate due diligence product has been launched specifically to help businesses meet the guidelines of the new International Organization for Standardization (ISO) anti-bribery standard, ISO 37001.
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Two thumbs up for David Smyth’s ‘Insider Trading Cartoon Series’
Bruce Carton looks at former SEC enforcement attorney David Smyth’s “The Insider Trading Cartoon Series,” a 10-part (and counting!) cartoon series of interesting lessons about the intriciacies of insider-trading law.
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1MDB-a truly international fight against corruption
Tom Fox looks at the alleged looting of Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB and the implications it has for fighting global corruption.
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ISS unveils annual policy recommendations
The annual one-two punch of a global policy survey and corresponding policy updates from leading proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services is upon us once again. Joe Mont looks at the recommendations under consideration for U.S. companies.
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Kara Stein: A vision for data at the SEC
SEC Commissioner Kara Stein has renewed calls to create an Office of Data Strategy that would be tasked with coordinating the creation of a data strategy addressing how the SEC collects, manages, uses, and provides data. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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FASB’s new consolidation guidance lays off indirect interests
FASB’s new consolidation guidance is meant to help companies better determine whether a particular entity should be consolidated to financial statements. More from Tammy Whitehouse.
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New IIA data tallies political pressure on internal auditors
Tammy Whitehouse has the results of a new report from the Internal Audit Foundation that says one in four practitioners around the world face pressure to suppress or change audit findings.
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Survey: Trials, tribulations of third-party risk management
Jaclyn Jaeger has the results of a new survey jointly conducted by Compliance Week and Crowe Horwath that explores the many trials and tribulations of third-party risk management programs.
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An inside look at the SEC Office of the Whistleblower
Jaclyn Jaeger talks with Sean McKessy, who served as first-ever chief of the SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower, about the Whistleblower Program, his time at the SEC, and how companies could improve their whistleblower programs.
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New sanctions, export controls guidance from DoJ
The Justice Department just made it a lot harder to get credit for voluntarily self-disclosing potential violations of sanctions and export controls. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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Big bucks mean big headaches as CEOs face personal scrutiny
The era of “plausible deniability” for CEOs may be coming to an end as pay scrutiny goes hand-in-hand with personal liability. Joe Mont explores.
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Conflicts of interest: The EU and the revolving door
Tom Fox explores the recent appointment of former EU commissioner Jose Manuel Barroso to non-executive chairman of Goldman Sachs’ London-based investment bank. Is the move a violation of conflict of interest rules?
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3 ways audit committees can rein in corporate culture
After another banking scandal, heads are turning to the audit committee for answers. Tammy Whitehouse reports on how audit committees can fix errant corporate culture.
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Is universal proxy voting a boon or bust for directors?
Joe Mont reports on the SEC’s proposal for universal proxy cards. Meant to improve board composition, some fear they might create shareholder chaos.
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Dutch trade union brings legal action against FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is the subject of another legal action for failing to ensure that the rights of migrant workers are respected as they work on projects connected to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Neil Hodge reports.
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Podcast: Engaging an evolving workforce in compliance
In our latest podcast, we talk to Jeff Brandeis, growth markets director for Wolters Kluwer ELM Solutions, about the challenges presented by a multi-generational, multicultural workforce when designing a compliance program.