All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 742
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Denmark Comes Out on Top in TI’s Anti-Corruption Rankings
Image: Title: UgazDec. 3—Denmark took the top honor in the watchdog group Transparency International’s annual corruption perceptions index, ranking the cleanest of the 176 global economies reviewed. Denmark also tied for first place in last year’s index. Overall, more than two-thirds of the countries fell below a score of 50, ...
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2014 Corruption Perceptions Index Lists Most Corrupt Countries
Turkey, Angola, and China are just a few countries that fared worst than last year in Transparency International’s 2014 Corruption Perceptions Index released today. The United States placed 17th, up two spots from its 2013 ranking. The last three years mark an improvement from the 2011 TI index, when the ...
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BDO USA, Crowe Horwath Get Varied PCAOB Inspection Results
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board published inspection findings for two major firms, giving them much different marks for their 2013 audit work. At BDO USA, inspectors found deficiencies in 15 of 23 audit files, a 55 percent increase in problems from 2012. At Crowe Horwath inspectors checked only 13 ...
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Evariant Appoints Chief Compliance Officer
Evariant, a digital marketing solutions provider for healthcare companies, has named Tammy Preisner as chief compliance officer. Details inside.
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Former Federal Reserve Deputy Director Joins KPMG
Deborah Parker Bailey, former Federal Reserve deputy director, has joined KPMG’s New York office as a managing director in its regulatory risk service network. Bailey’s arrival adds to the firm’s regulatory risk team that provides strategic insight to KPMG’s financial services clients on regulations affecting their business and helps to ...
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Baylor University Names Chief Compliance Officer
Baylor University has appointed Juan Alejandro as vice president of governance and risk and chief compliance officer, effective immediately. He had been serving in an interim capacity since July. Details inside.
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U.K. Fraud Office Gets Mixed Review Following Inspection
Image: Title: FullerDec. 4—The U.K.’s Serious Fraud Office has made some progress in fixing issues with staffing training, resource levels, and how it investigates complex cases, but more work needs to be done, according to a report from Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate. “There has been genuine commitment from ...