All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 598
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CONCACAF appoints chief compliance officer
The Confederation of North, Central America, and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) has hired Guilherme Carvalho as chief legal and chief compliance officer, effective Aug. 23. The newly created position is part of a broader effort by CONCACAF to strengthen its governance, management, and operations in the wake of the ongoing ...
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Mega Bank fined $180 million for AML violations
The New York Department of Financial Services has ordered Mega International Commercial Bank of Taiwan to pay a $180 million penalty and install an independent monitor for violating New York’s anti-money laundering laws. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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As SOX costs persist, companies automate more controls
To cope with cost increases and ongoing audit demands, companies are turning to technology to automate more of their SOX internal control. Tammy Whitehouse explores further.
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SOX redux—an opportunity for a fresh look
In this edition of the Compliance Week/OCEG GRC Illustrated Series, we take a look at new technology that can streamline SOX processes and give insight into risk to drive better business outcomes.
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To really improve corporate culture, it must be measurable
The days of viewing culture as a hazy intangible are over, given regulator interest in using the efficiency of cultural programs as benchmarks for everything from indictment decisions to penalties. Corporate culture, says Jose Tabuena, needs to be subject to performance benchmarks, like anything else.
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A look at Mexico’s new anti-corruption regime
Mexico is getting serious about stamping out corruption, but that might make life difficult even for honest foreign companies operating within the country. Jaclyn Jaeger has more.
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Office Depot appoints new chief legal officer; board member
Office Depot has promoted Steve Calkins to executive vice president and chief legal officer. The company also appointed Kristin Campbell, the general counsel of Hilton Worldwide, to its board of directors.
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ArticleAlison Taylor: A just and sustainable world
Alison Taylor is passionate about helping organizations understand how they can improve their ethical, governance, compliance, and operational existence to create organizations that aren’t just good at being better, but are also better at doing good.
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Tone at the top really does matter
The Man From FCPA Tom Fox looks at the case of disgraced pharmaceutical company Valeant and what new Chief Financial Officer Paul Herendeen has planned for the company’s future.
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Altice USA names general counsel
Altice USA, a subsidiary of Altice N.V. and a national telecommunications, media, and entertainment company, announced two new leadership appointments, effective immediately.
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Target and Walmart show that supply chain risk is everywhere
The bigger the company, the bigger the supply chain risk. Just ask Target and Walmart, which recently had to confront this issue head-on over fake Egyptian cotton bedsheets. More from Tom Fox.
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ArticleThe unconventional CFO
Throughout CFO Jan Siegmund’s time at ADP, he has come to realize that when your business processes pay for millions of people, your business is more than payroll. It’s about compliance. An interview by Bill Coffin.
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RICS fines Sweett Group £125,000 in bribery case
Following the outcome of a disciplinary panel, the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) this month found that Sweett Group “did not at all times act with integrity” concerning a bribery case relating to its Middle East operations. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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Use of Video Slowly Creeping into Legal Marketing in Enforcement Area
A series of enforcement-focused videos launched this summer by one law firm is an interesting twist on marketing that allows its lawyers to present information and themselves in a different way. Bruce Carton reports.
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LockPath partners with ISACA
LockPath, a GRC solutions provider, has partnered with global IT association ISACA, the creator of the Control Objectives for Information and Related Technologies (COBIT) framework. Through the partnership, LockPath will have the ability to distribute the COBIT 4.1 and COBIT 5 frameworks through its Keylight GRC Platform.
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Grapevine: Who’s coming and going in compliance
Hamilton Lane, a private markets investment company, has appointed Fred Shaw as chief compliance officer; Factor Trust also has appointed a new chief compliance officer; and Dominion Diamond has elected two new board members; Check out the CW Grapevine for the latest personnel moves.
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Free trade agreements create compliance headaches
Free trade agreements potentially offer significant cost savings to companies, but managed ineffectively they also pose huge compliance risk. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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The Marketing & Advertising Compliance Forum for Investment Advisors
The Princeton ClubNew York, NY 10036United States
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2016 Governance, Risk, and Control Conference
Fort LauderdaleFort Lauderdale, FL 11111United States
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Health Net to pay $340K for whistleblower ‘pretaliation’
The SEC reached a consent agreement with yet another company over allegations it violated securities laws for using severance agreements that required outgoing employees to waive their ability to obtain monetary awards from the Commission’s whistleblower program. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.