All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 599
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Adding ‘father-son’ to the Familial Betrayal list
The upcoming insider-trading trial of a former Perella Weinberg Partners managing director may present “familial betrayal” of the father-son variety. Sean Stewart will go on trial on July 25, 2016, on charges that he tipped his father, Bob Stewart, in advance of five healthcare mergers. Bruce Carton reports.
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Profession rolls out more guidance for internal audit
Tammy Whitehouse explores new guidance and intelligence that has emerged recently on how internal audit can raise its game in the face of rising regulatory expectations and market demands.
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Compliance’s increasing role in preventing LGBT discrimination
To prevent potential employee discrimination lawsuits, companies are crafting ever-more inclusive policies regarding sexual and gender identity. But this is a sensitive topic with many unresolved details. David Bogoslaw reports.
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ArticleChinese companies place dead last in corporate transparency report
A recent report by corruption watchdog Transparency International on the corporate disclosure practices of emerging-market multinationals revealed significant deficiencies in the areas of anti-corruption practices, company structures, and country-by-country reporting. Indian companies scored highest overall, while many Chinese companies failed miserably. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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Preparing for the new EU cyber-security directive
The European Parliament has greenlit an EU-wide cyber-security initiative that will impose plenty of new compliance requirements on organizations across the board. But, queries Jaclyn Jaeger, will compliance officers feel these are helping protect their organizations, or just adding another layer of regulatory liability?
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Ethris adds three new members to board of directors
German biotech firm Ethris GmbH has added three new members to the Ethris board of directors: Leon Chen, venture partner with OrbiMed, Thomas Chalberg, COO of Oncorus, and Justin Duckworth, managing partner with HS Life Sciences.
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In cyber-security, the real enemy strikes from within
While organizations are trying to understand their cyber-risk and how best to address it, focusing on external threats can overlook an even greater problem, say guest contributors Mark Dorosz and Jennifer Benson: security flaws from internal employees who don’t understand, or don’t care, about upholding the organization’s defenses.
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US Foods reshuffles board of directors
US Foods Holding announced that Timothy McLevish has resigned from its board of directors, effective immediately, to become executive chairman of Lamb Weston Holdings, upon the completion of its planned spinoff. Because Lamb Weston is a significant supplier to US Foods, McLevish would no longer qualify as an independent director.
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United Continental appoints new board member
United Continental Holdings has appointed Edward Philip to its board of directors. He brings to United nearly three decades of leadership across the technology, health care and financial services sectors.
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CU Bancorp appoints chief risk officer
CU Bancorp and its wholly owned subsidiary California United Bank has appointed Robert Sjogren to the newly created position of executive vice president and chief risk officer for the company and the bank.
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ArticleRobert Barrington: A world without graft
Jaclyn Jaeger talks with Robert Barrington, an authority on global corruption, corporate bribery, and corruption within the United Kingdom, who heads the U.K.’s branch of Transparency International, the world’s leading anti-corruption organization.
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The new FCPA enforcement circle is now complete
A trio of recent Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement actions shows just how much companies can spare themselves undue pain if they self-report violations early and without holding back. Tom Fox has more.
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Despite SEC approval, inline XBRL filings still provide challenges
Is the cure worse than the disease? That’s what some compliance officers are wondering as inline XBRL, a method to help facilitate the harmonization between XBRL and HTML formats for machine-readable financial data, might just be adding one more complication to an already complicated process. Tammy Whitehouse has more.
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Resource
Building Better Vendor Risk Assessments
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Restatement analysis identifies seasonality to disclosures
While Audit Analytics was reviewing the results of its recent annual report on financial restatements, the company noticed an interesting—although not unexpected—trend. Restatements are most commonly disclosed in the spring.
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Black and blue: Can compliance help stop the police brutality?
As the arguing points of #BlackLivesMatter and #BlueLivesMatter square off, bodies continue to pile up across the country. But maybe—just maybe, says Editor Bill Coffin—there is a compliance angle to consider that could save lives and help defuse tensions.
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It is good to have friends at the top
It’s good to know someone at the top—that well-known maxim was demonstrated yet again recently when it was revealed that U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne intervened with the U.S. government during the investigation of money laundering violations by the U.K. bank HSBC. Tom Fox reports.
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The chairman’s flight
The Justice Department has reached a plea agreement with David Sampson, the former chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, who pressured executives of United Airlines to reopen a money-losing route, which flew near Sampson’s weekend home in South Carolina. In the world of the FCPA, ...
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Kimball International appoints chief compliance officer
Kimball International recently appointed a chief compliance officer; Match Group has hired a general counsel and secretary; the IFRS has a new director for trustee activities; and more. Check out the CW Grapevine for the latest compliance appointments.
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Approved amendments to SEC rules include depositions in APs
The SEC has approved several amendments to its rules of practice regarding administrative proceedings. Most notably, the new rules provide parties to APs—for the first time—with the opportunity to conduct a limited number of depositions. Bruce Carton has more.