All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 603

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    Pharmaceutical industry bristles under FDA draft guidance

    2016-07-06T08:45:00Z

    The amount of FDA draft guidance in play during the past few months has drawn skepticism from the pharmaceutical industry, which has its own thoughts on how best to address the broad scope of the agency’s proposed authority. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.

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    CAQ offers audit committees tool to assess non-GAAP use

    2016-07-05T19:30:00Z

    The Center for Audit Quality has created a tool to help audit committees navigate the thicket of questions they should be asking in light of increased scrutiny of corporate use of non-GAAP accounting measures. Tammy Whitehouse reports.

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    FRC announces investigations into KPMG and PwC

    2016-07-05T15:00:00Z

    The U.K. Financial Reporting Council, an independent investigative body that monitors and enforces accounting standards, is looking into audits made of financial services companies in the days preceding the global financial crisis of 2008-2009, starting with a delve into the work of two key accountancy firms—KPMG and PwC. Paul Hodgson ...

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    Butterfield names chief risk officer

    2016-07-05T12:15:00Z

    The Butterfield Group in Guernsey has appointed Andy Graham as chief risk officer and deputy group head of fiduciary risk with risk management responsibilities for Butterfield Group’s trust and fiduciary services businesses globally.

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    Patrick Stokes joins Gibson Dunn

    2016-07-05T11:45:00Z

    Former federal prosecutor Patrick Stokes will join the law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher as a partner in its Washington, D.C. office. Stokes most recently served as Senior Deputy Chief of the Fraud Section of the Criminal Division at the U.S. Department of Justice.

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    Roper Technologies names general counsel

    2016-07-05T11:15:00Z

    Roper Technologies has appointed John Stipancich as general counsel and secretary, effective immediately. He succeeds David Liner, who will remain with the company for a transitional period until the end of 2017.

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    e-Book: Modern Perspectives on Financial Disclosure

    2016-07-05T11:00:00Z Provided by

    Numerous regulatory changes are on the horizon in 2016 that promise to keep senior financial professionals at public companies very busy over the next year and beyond, bringing even greater regulatory scrutiny and rulemaking. As finance professionals prepare to adapt to this new regulatory climate, they’ll have to overcome the ...

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    Pacific Continental names chief risk officer

    2016-07-05T10:45:00Z

    Pacific Continental, the holding company of Pacific Continental Bank, has promoted Maria Seip to executive vice president and chief risk officer. She will join the organization’s leadership team.

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    FINRA fines Deutsche Bank $6 million for submitting inaccurate trade data

    2016-07-05T10:30:00Z

    The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority fined Deutsche Bank Securities $6 million for failing to provide complete, accurate trade data in an automated format in a timely manner when requested by FINRA and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.

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    SEC is back with another extractive payments rule

    2016-07-05T09:45:00Z

    In 2012 the SEC issued a rule requiring oil, gas, and mining companies to report the payments made to governments for extraction rights. It was promptly sent back to the drawing board after a successful legal challenge. Now, the Commission is back with a revised rule. Joe Mont looks at ...

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    The Great Accounting Challenge: KPMG’s 2016 Accounting Change Survey

    2016-07-05T09:45:00Z Provided by

    Title: 2016 Accounting Change SurveyKPMG recently surveyed over 140 companies across a wide range of industries to understand how accounting executives are responding to the challenge of implementing the new revenue recognition and leases accounting rules from the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB).>

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    Former SEC Commissioner and Enf. Dir. Irving Pollack Passes Away at Age 98

    2016-07-03T10:15:00Z

    Irving M. Pollack, a former SEC Commissioner who also served as the agency's first director of the Enforcement Division, passed away on July 1, 2016 at the age of 98. Pollack served at the SEC for 34 years.

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    Seclore enhances Enterprise Digital Rights Management solution

    2016-07-01T13:30:00Z

    Seclore, an Enterprise Digital Rights Management provider, announced the release of its new Seclore EDRM solution, adding further advancements in persistent, data-centric security.

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    Nike appoints Apple CEO Tim Cook as lead indepenent director

    2016-07-01T13:15:00Z

    Nike announced that chairman Phil Knight has retired from the board of directors. The company also announced that Apple CEO Tim Cook has been appointed lead independent director of the board, effective immediately.

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    American Water appoints controller

    2016-07-01T13:00:00Z

    American Water Works, a publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, has named Melissa Wikle as controller, effective July 19. She will lead American Water’s corporate accounting, external financial reporting, SEC compliance, tax, payroll and accounts payable functions.

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    2016 SEC trial scorecard update: New Mexico verdict hands agency first loss

    2016-07-01T11:00:00Z

    On Wednesday, the SEC suffered its first setback in its FY 2016 federal court trials following a trial in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico.

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    e-Book: The Challenges of Fighting Money Laundering

    2016-06-30T11:00:00Z Provided by

    In this e-Book, produced by Compliance Week in cooperation with Pitney Bowes, we explore this evolving AML regulatory and enforcement landscape, as well as how to reduce AML risk. We also take a look at how Pitney Bowes Entity Resolution for Financial Crimes and Compliance software is aiding in the ...

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    False Claims Act penalties to double

    2016-06-30T09:45:00Z

    Federal contractors, beware: False Claims Act penalties will nearly double, effective Aug. 1. The increase in penalties is especially relevant to healthcare providers, government contractors and others that conduct business with the government. Jaclyn Jaeger has more.