All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 600
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Internationalization of football and anti-corruption enforcement
Tom Fox explores the recent bid by a Chinese state-controlled investment fund to purchase the Liverpool Football Club and how it will be impacted by the U.K. Bribery Act.
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Trump’s border wall could be muy malo for bank CCOs
A key talking point of Republican Donald Trump’s campaign is to build a wall along the U.S./Mexico border, forcing Mexico to fund it. That plan, however, says Joe Mont, could mean added compliance burdens for banks and an expansion of Know Your Customer protocols.
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SEC wants more hyperlinks in registration statements and periodic reports
SEC proposed rule amendments would require registrants that file registration statements and periodic reports subject to Regulation S-K’s exhibit requirements to include a hyperlink to each exhibit listed in the index of their filings. More from Joe Mont.
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To ease fears, agencies address correspondent banking ‘myths’
Federal banking regulators have authored a “fact sheet” intended to clarify supervisory and enforcement activities that focus on the money laundering and sanctions compliance risks that may arise with correspondent banking relationships. Joe Mont has more.
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Silicon Valley Bank appoints chief risk officer
Silicon Valley Bank, a U.S.-based high-tech commercial bank with offices in a number of other countries, has hired Laura Izurieta as the company's new chief risk officer.
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2015 audit inspections show some gains, some blown opinions
The PCAOB’s earliest 2015 inspection results show some reductions in deficient audits, but also increases in restatements and withdrawn opinions. More from Tammy Whitehouse.
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PCAOB issues 2014 report on Grant Thornton, showing gains
The PCAOB has published its last 2014 inspection report on the eight largest firms, showing gains at Grant Thornton from a year prior and slight improvement across major firms. Tammy Whitehouse reports.
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European Commission slams Apple with €13 billion tax bill
The EC has concluded that Ireland gave illegal tax benefits to Apple that were worth up to €13 billion (roughly $14.6 billion U.S.) and wants the money repaid. The decision could have implications for other companies, including Amazon, Google, and McDonald’s, facing scrutiny for what they pay in European taxes. ...
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BlogEuropean Medicines Agency issues draft guidance on data integrity
The European Medicines Agency and the Pharmaceutical Inspection Co-operation Scheme have released draft guidance for pharmas on how to maintain data integrity during testing, manufacturing, packaging, distributing, and monitoring of medicines. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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SEC's $22 million award to whistleblower pushes program's total over $100 million
The SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower has been cranking out major awards all summer—the latest an award of more than $22 million—which means, says Bruce Carton, the whistleblower program has surpassed $100 million.
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Survey: Anti-bribery compliance with ISO 37001 lagging
A joint survey conducted by Compliance Week and STEELE Compliance Solutions reveals that most compliance officers still have a lot of work to do if their anti-bribery compliance programs are to satisfy ISO 37001 certification. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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BlogFAA approves rules for commercial drone flights
New Federal Aviation Administration regulations governing commercial use of drone flights are now in effect. Experts say they could generate more than $82 billion for the U.S. economy and create more than 100,000 jobs over 10 years. Joe Mont reports.
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Global regulatory onslaught zeroes in on intercompany accounting
New risks are emerging in intercompany accounting as regulators worldwide sharpen their focus on cross-border transactions among related entities. Read more from Tammy Whitehouse.
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ArticleRichard Wallace: Failure is not an option
Thanks to the work of CFO Richard Wallace and an enterprise-wide effort to build a world-league compliance program, the Options Clearing Corp. doesn’t strive to just meet current regulatory requirements, it lives by a set of internal expectations that exceeds the mandatory.
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HR360 helps companies comply with employment laws
Companies have a new website at their fingertips to guide them through hiring, managing, and terminating employees while ensuring they remain in compliance with employment laws. Jaclyn Jaeger has more.
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New 'ACL Essentials' analysis apps monitor ERP process risk
ACL, a software provider helping companies stamp out fraud, operational waste, and unethical business, announced the launch of ACL Essentials, its new suite of premium analysis apps that continuously assess critical business processes.
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Do the FCPA rules make sense?
How many rules are too many? How complicated are the rules to follow? These are questions Tom Fox explores in the context of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Fortunately, the answer, he says, is quite simple—do not pay bribes.
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Government report details conflict minerals challenges
Companies have already turned the corner on their third year of “conflict minerals” filings to the SEC, but a newly released review of last year’s efforts by the Government Accountability Office nevertheless offers a valuable assessment of compliance challenges. Joe Mont has more.
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Grapevine: Who’s coming and going in compliance
Cleaning up from the FIFA scandal, the Confederation of North, Central America, and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) has appointed Guilherme Carvalho as chief legal and chief compliance officer; the University of New Mexico also has appointed a new interim chief compliance officer, filling the position vacated by Helen Gonzales who ...
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University of New Mexico chief compliance officer to retire
Elizabeth Rodke Washburn has been appointed interim chief compliance officer by University of New Mexico President Robert Frank. She will fill the position vacated by Helen Gonzales who recently announced her retirement after a long career at UNM.