All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 627
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How CCOs went from a board-level afterthought to a strategic partner
In a perfect world, chief compliance officers should not be an afterthought for the board of directors, but rather a strategic partner. Joe Mont recaps a CW 2016 panel discussion on strategies CCOs can take to gain the ear, if not mindshare, of directors.
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Adopting the 2013 COSO framework: fiscal 2015 update
Data gathered by Protiviti and Audit Analytics from fiscal 2015 annual reports show that the implementation of the COSO framework for audited internal control over financial reporting is almost complete: 96 percent of companies reviewed used the 2013 Framework, in comparison to 82 percent for fiscal 2014. Tammy Whitehouse reports.
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Fraudsters have tech edge over companies, KPMG study shows
A study from KPMG that looks at fraudster’s typical profile says perpetrators are gaining an edge over corporate anti-fraud controls by making better use of technology than the companies they route. The report says weak controls were a factor in 61 percent of frauds through 2016. More study details from ...
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Former CalPERS CEO gets four years in prison
A California federal judge yesterday sentenced the former chief executive officer of the California Public Employees Retirement System to four years and six months in prison for engaging in a bribery and corruption scheme.
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Discussing the many facets of disclosure effectiveness
The SEC is seeking comment on nearly 350 questions regarding the Commission’s Regulation S-K effectiveness review. At last week’s Compliance Week conference, Karen Garnett of the Division of Corporate Finance headlined a panel discussion on the process thus far. Joe Mont has more.
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Defining compliance program effectiveness
During a keynote panel at Compliance Week 2016, enforcement officials from the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice spoke candidly about compliance program effectiveness, personal liability, and more. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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Expanded auditor report: take two
The PCAOB has issued a reproposal to amend and expand the auditor’s report, keeping in mind a similar proposal from the United Kingdom’s Financial Reporting Council. Columnist Robert Herz says the U.K. proposal has been well received and signals a fundamental change in auditor reporting across the world.
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Mind the Non-GAAP
Why all of the sudden and intense regulatory interest on non-GAAP measures? While the common use of this practice raises concerns of accounting misdeeds, the facts behind non-GAAP paint a different picture that regulators would be wise to notice.
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CW2016: Practical implications of the Yates Memo
At Compliance Week 2016 last week, Jaclyn Jaeger covered the conversation between current and former enforcement officials, as well as compliance officers, on how the “Yates Memo” is affecting them from a real-world standpoint.
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Coca-Cola European Partners names general counsel and company secretary
Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP), a consumer packaged goods company in Europe, has appointed Clare Wardle as general counsel and company secretary, effective July 15. She will eport to Chief Executive Officer John Brock.
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ArticleAccounting leaders need a wake-up call on revenue recognition
New revenue recognition standards will come into force within 18 months, but accounting leaders everywhere don’t seem to be in a hurry to undertake the huge amount of work it will take to get ready. Tammy Whitehouse reports from the Compliance Week 2016 conference.
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Nobilis Health appoints chief accounting officer
Nobilis Health has appointed Marcos Rodriguez as chief accounting officer. Rodriguez brings over 17 years of diversified accounting experience to the company.
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Where will Brazil’s new president take Operation Car Wash?
Will Brazil’s interim president do away with the country’s fight against bribery and corruption? Early results are not promising, according to FCPA blogger Tom Fox, who offers a further look at recent troubles in the scandal-plagued country.
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Podcast: The legal challenges and regulatory risks of 3D printing
In this edition of the Compliance Week podcast, we chat with Maya Eckstein of the law firm Hunton & Williams, head of the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group, about the revolutionary implications of 3D printing and the host of new questions it inspires surrounding intellectual property, product liability, regulation, and ...
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Podcast
Podcast: The legal challenges and regulatory risks of 3D printing
In this edition of the Compliance Week podcast, we chat with Maya Eckstein of the law firm Hunton & Williams, head of the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group, about the revolutionary implications of 3D printing and the host of new questions it inspires surrounding intellectual property, product liability, regulation, and ...
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Five-step guide to human rights due diligence
The U.K. Equality and Human Rights Commission has issued a five-step guide aimed at British boards and intended to help businesses “identify, mitigate, and report on the human rights impacts of their activities.” Paul Hodgson reports.
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GFT launches regulatory change management service
GFT, a provider of advisory, business consulting, IT and software services to the financial services community, has announced the launch of its Regulatory Change Management Service, giving firms the ability to create an end-to-end tracking process to keep on top of their regulatory challenges.
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Datawatch brings faster trading analytics
Datawatch has announced the general availability of Datawatch Panopticon 13.7, providing faster visual data analysis for trading, risk and compliance markets. The new features enable buy-side and sell-side firms, and exchanges to perform Big Data analysis of e-trading data both in real-time as well as intra-day and historically to gain ...
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Compliance Week publishing one day late
Due to the Memorial Day holiday, Compliance Week will publish one day late this week on Wednesday, June 1.
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SEC: Cyber-security now biggest risk facing financial system
In an interview on May 17, SEC Chair Mary Jo White made an eye-opening comment about cyber-security. Cyber-security, she stated, is now the “biggest risk facing the financial system.” What does that mean for the Commission going forward? Bruce Carton reports.