All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 68
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News Brief
PCAOB: Auditors ‘falling short’ on engagement quality reviews
A new staff report issued by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board seeks to provide best practices for auditors amid observations of rising deficiency rates related to engagement quality reviews.
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SEC adopts Dodd-Frank rule for short sale transparency
The Securities and Exchange Commission continued its push to get across the finish line the remaining provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act with the adoption of a new rule for institutional investment managers to provide greater transparency regarding short sale data.
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Spanish labor ministry continues working condition crusade with Big Four fines
Spain’s labor ministry fined the Big Four accountancy firms at least €1.4 million (U.S. $1.5 million) total for overworking and underpaying their respective employees, continuing a recent trend in the country of the government cracking down on apparent labor violations.
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FCA fines Equifax’s U.K. unit $13.3M over 2017 data breach
The Financial Conduct Authority fined Equifax’s U.K. unit more than £11 million (U.S. $13.3 million) regarding the company’s 2017 data breach that affected approximately 13.8 million U.K. consumers.
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EOS Matrix battles back against Croatian DPA in $5.8M GDPR case
Debt collector EOS Matrix said it will challenge a General Data Protection Regulation penalty levied against it by the Croatian data protection authority after finding the data in question in the case does not match the data in its database.
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Survey: FinCEN beneficial ownership rule still a mystery to many
A survey of U.S.-based businesses—as well as the law firms and certified public accountants who serve them—uncovered a shocking lack of understanding and preparedness for looming beneficial ownership reporting requirements.
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Blog
Former VEON CECO joins Miller & Chevalier
Miller & Chevalier announced Joshua Drew, who has worked in associate general counsel and chief compliance officer roles at various multinational companies, joined the law firm as a member.
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Blog
Bentley Systems names sustainability chief
Infrastructure engineering software company Bentley Systems announced the appointment of Chris Bradshaw as its first chief sustainability officer.
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News Brief
TransUnion settles with CFPB, FTC over tenant screening accuracy
Credit reporting agency TransUnion agreed to pay $23 million total across settlements with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Federal Trade Commission for alleged tenant screening and security freeze deficiencies.
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FRC fines KPMG $26M for ‘damning’ Carillion audit failings
KPMG accepted the conclusions and record penalties levied against it by the U.K. Financial Reporting Council for the “exceptional” level of deficiencies found to have taken place during the Big Four audit firm’s work at collapsed construction company Carillion.
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FCA fines, bans ex-Barclays CEO Staley over misrepresented Epstein ties
Former Barclays CEO Jes Staley was fined £1.8 million (U.S. $2.2 million) and banned from serving in a senior management role in the financial services industry by the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority for allegedly misleading the regulator regarding his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
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Opinion
Incentive policies suggest calm before storm at DOJ
All the carrots being offered by the Department of Justice in the past year—greater penalty reduction thresholds, relief related to compensation clawbacks, voluntary self-disclosure incentives—are part of a strategy to strengthen the enforcement stick when companies don’t cooperate.
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CFTC commissioner blasts Goldman’s ‘culture of noncompliance’
After four enforcement cases against Goldman Sachs in 18 months, CFTC Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero accused the firm of perpetuating a corporate culture that tolerates repeated violations of the agency’s rules.
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Webcast
CPE Webcast: Mastering technology for automated CIP and enhanced risk assessment
Delve into the strategies that go beyond the conventional approach, utilizing automated customer identification programs and onboarding methods to their full potential.
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Blog
Deutsche Pfandbriefbank appoints Deutsche Bank risk chief as CEO
Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG appointed Kay Wolf as its new chief executive officer. Wolf currently serves Deutsche Bank as chief risk officer for the private bank.
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Blog
Integral Ad Science names new chief legal officer
Integral Ad Science, a global media measurement and optimization platform, announced the appointment of Yossi Almani as chief legal officer.
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Blog
Charter Communications announces general counsel
Charter Communications announced the appointment of Jamal Haughton as executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary.
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Blog
AG Twin Brook Capital Income Fund names interim CCO
The board of AG Twin Brook Capital Income Fund, a Delaware-based statutory trust, appointed Jenny Neslin as interim chief compliance officer.
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Expert: How data hoarding increases businesses’ cyber risks
Holding on to data for longer than necessary creates vulnerabilities for businesses by giving cyberattackers more avenues to access an organization’s computer systems.
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Cardiac Imaging, CEO to pay $85M in DOJ false claims case
Cardiac Imaging and its chief executive agreed to pay a total of more than $85 million to settle charges levied by the Department of Justice addressing alleged violations of the False Claims Act regarding unlawful kickbacks.