All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 940
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Grapevine: Who’s coming and going in compliance
In response to investor criticism that it did not respond fast enough to an E. coli outbreak last year, fast-food chain Chipotle has named four new members to its board of directors, giving its largest investor a seat on the board; In other news, Comprehensive Health has named a new ...
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Cordium names VP of cyber-security and data protection services
Cordium, a GRC services provider to financial and professional services firms, has appointed Richard Hudson as vice president of its cyber-security and data protection consulting services.
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U.S., U.K. and German law firms team up to help whistleblowers
New York law firm Meissner & Associates and two European law firms—Naegele and London-based Brahams Dutt Badrick French—have teamed up to launch a first-of-its-kind collaborative platform to help Europeans call out financial wrongdoing and benefit from U.S. whistleblower laws.
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FASB makes "minor, minor, minor" changes to revenue recognition
FASB has issued the last batch of intended changes to clarify or correct various points raised in the new revenue recognition accounting requirements.
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SEC’s investor advocate details 2017 priorities
With a focus on disclosure, corporate governance, and exchange listing standards, the SEC’s Office of the Investor Advocate has unveiled its work plan for 2017. Joe Mont has further details.
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New York’s proposed cyber-security compliance challenge
Starting in January, strict new rules form the Empire State will require compliance officers to make sure their organizations make the grade when it comes to data protection. More from Todd Taylor.
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Former SEC Chief Litigation Counsel Solomon Joining Cleary Gottlieb
In late November, the SEC announced the departure of Matthew C. Solomon, the Chief Litigation Counsel for the SEC’s Enforcement Division. This week, law firm Cleary Gottlieb announced that Solomon will join the firm's Washington, D.C., office as a partner in January 2017.
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Reckless Regulatory Change Management
This latest edition of the GRC Illustrated Series from Compliance Week and OCEG explores how companies should identify and respond to regulatory requirements in light of technological advances in today’s world.
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Odebrecht-US leads a massive global corruption settlement
The Odebrecht and Braskem global corruption settlements portend a new level of international cooperation in both investigation and enforcement.
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Hanson resigns abruptly from PCAOB
Jay Hanson, the lone career auditor among U.S. audit regulators, resigned abruptly from his position at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. Tammy Whitehouse has more.
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IOSCO joins call for disclosure on new accounting standards
International regulators, like SEC in the United States, are calling on companies to give plenty of disclosure about transition to new accounting standards.
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Former DuPont CEO joins Goldman board
The Goldman Sachs Group has appointed Ellen Kullman, the former chief executive officer of DuPont, as an independent member of its board of directors, effective as of Dec. 21, the company announced in a Form 8-K filing.
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SEC: hackers hit law firms, traded on nonpublic information
In a first-of-its-kind case, the SEC has charged a trio of Chinese hackers with stealing and trading on nonpublic, market-moving data from law firms.
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SEC and DOJ allege insider trading related to hacked law firms
Yesterday, the SEC and the DOJ separately announced significant cases against three Chinese traders who made nearly millions in illegal profits by hacking into the computer networks of two "prominent New York-based law firms."
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General Cable to pay $76M in FCPA case
General Cable today agreed to pay a combined $76 million to resolve parallel investigations with the SEC and Department of Justice related to violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The company agreed to pay an additional $6.5 million penalty to the SEC to settle separate accounting-related violations. Jaclyn Jaeger ...
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CW to publish late this week
Compliance Week will publish one day late this week on Wednesday, Jan. 4, due to the New Year’s holiday.
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Another Infosys chief compliance officer abruptly departs
Infosys Limited announced that David Kennedy, general counsel and chief compliance officer, and the company have mutually agreed that Kennedy’s employment with the India-based software giant will cease on Dec. 31, 2016.
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PCAOB publishes views on conflict with China rules
To address how U.S. audit rules intersect with those in China, the PCAOB has published a four-page Q&A to explain its views on why firms subject to its rules should observe them. Tammy Whitehouse reports.