All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 619
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At one bank, lax compliance and internal controls are a 'cancer'
The Man from FCPA has seen a lot of strong statements from top management, but when a chief executive likens non-compliance to cancer, you know it is serious. But last week, Bill Winters, the chief executive of the UK bank Standard Chartered, did just that when he announced that he ...
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VW’s Dieselgate has finally reached the automaker’s C-Suite
The VW emissions-testing scandal has reached the embattled automaker’s C-Suite. It was only a matter of time. Tom Fox reports.
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New blood at the Serious Fraud Office
A report from Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate has attacked the Serious Fraud Office for being a largely white, all-male board. Paul Hodgson examines the merits of the report and the SFO’s response.
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Amedisys brings in new compliance chief
Home health and hospice care company Amedisys has hired a new chief compliance officer, one month after announcing that its former chief compliance officer would be taking one year of paid leave.
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Heightened scrutiny, increased documentation & a harsh new normal for internal controls
As auditors require more information from companies, and companies push back against what they feel are excessive demands for details, a consensus that works for everybody remains elusive. Tammy Whitehouse has more.
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Cardtronics names general counsel
Cardtronics, a provider of fully integrated ATM and financial kiosk products and services, has named Roger Craig as general counsel and secretary, effective as of June 20. Craig replaces Michael Keller, who has announced his retirement.
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MB Financial Bank names chief risk officer
MB Financial Bank has named Kevin Moffitt as chief risk officer. Moffitt assumes the chief risk officer role from Brian Wildman, who now leads all of MB’s consumer businesses in his new role as executive vice president of consumer banking.
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Ultragenyx appoints general counsel
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, has appointed Karah Parschauer as general counsel. In this newly created role, she will be responsible for leading the company's legal, compliance, and corporate governance functions.
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JLL names general counsel for Americas
JLL, a professional services and investment management firm, recently named Kathryn Ditmars general counsel for the Americas region, overseeing the U.S. markets businesses.
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ArticleSEC faces a bipartisan beat-down in Congress
Yes, there is one thing that still inspires bipartisanship in Congress: attacking the Securities and Exchange Commission. That was revealed in recent days, says CW’s Joe Mont, with proposed legislative constraints on its rulemaking powers and a table-pounding attack on its disclosure effectiveness initiative from Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren (above ...
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Latest conflict minerals filings show improved due diligence
Regardless of legal disputes and other challenges, companies still had a deadline last month for filing conflict minerals disclosures with the SEC. This year Joe Mont says, many companies appeared to be taking their reporting much more seriously with some already getting a jumpstart on 2017.
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Strategic risk weighs on executives, survey finds
Strategic risk is a big threat to companies compared with other risks, yet many executives say they fall short in effectively managing and mitigating such risks. That’s the key finding of a new survey from Grant Thornton, which finds almost two-thirds of executives say strategic risk is a highly significant ...
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Responsibility under the FCPA: persons vs. systems approach
How your company considers Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations will inform its response. Inside, FCPA blogger Tom Fox examines the differences between a persons versus a systems approach when it comes to tackling those violations.
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Podcast: How the CCO role is transforming in financial services
In the latest edition of the Compliance Week podcast we talk to Cynthia Dow, who leads the legal officers practice at Russell Reynolds Associates, an executive search consultancy. She was the author of a recent report, “How the Chief Compliance Officer role is Transforming Across Financial Services,” examining the changing ...
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Podcast
Podcast: How the CCO role is transforming in financial services
In the latest edition of the Compliance Week podcast we talk to Cynthia Dow, who leads the legal officers practice at Russell Reynolds Associates, an executive search consultancy. She was the author of a recent report, “How the Chief Compliance Officer role is Transforming Across Financial Services,” examining the changing ...
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Ericsson: Seven employees summoned in Greece corruption probe
Ericsson, a Swedish multinational communication technology and services company, recently disclosed that a Greek prosecutor has summoned seven current and former Ericsson employees in a preliminary investigation involving allegations of possible corruption. As Compliance Week previously reported, Ericsson this week also issued a statement confirming that it’s being investigated for ...
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SEC prevails again in latest circuit court challenge to APs
Constitutional challenges to the SEC’s use of administrative proceedings to carry out enforcement actions continue to find no success in federal circuit court. Last week, the Eleventh Circuit joined the three other circuits that have considered and rejected such challenges. More from Bruce Carton.