All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 946
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True Health Diagnostics appoints new chief compliance officer
True Health Diagnostics, a health services company, has appointed Robert Rossi as senior vice president and chief compliance officer.
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KFWA names chief compliance officer
Klingenstein Fields Wealth Advisors, a wealth management firm with more than $3 billion in assets under management, has promoted Maria Chambers to chief compliance officer.
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TBC Bank Group names chief risk officer
TBC Bank Group, together with its subsidiary JSC TBC Bank, has appointed David Chkonia to the management board of TBC Bank as chief risk officer and deputy CEO with immediate effect.
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CIT Group names chief compliance officer
CIT Group, a provider of commercial lending and leasing services, has appointed Paul Tufaro as chief compliance officer, effective immediately. He will report to Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer Robert Rowe.
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Goldman Sachs names global head of compliance
Goldman Sachs Group has appointed Sarah Smith as global head of compliance. She will assume the role from Alan Cohen, who is stepping down.
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Western Union settlement is a stern warning about AML compliance
If you need further proof of how costly failed AML and BSA compliance can be, writes Joe Mont, look no further than a the $586 million settlement Wester Union was just hit with.
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NLRB, FTC, and CFTC have new leadership
President Donald Trump has named Philip Miscimarra acting chairman of the National Labor Relations Board, the first step in what observers see as a shift back to more management-friendly policies and rulings. Joe Mont reports.
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Grapevine: Who’s coming and going in compliance
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation; Goldman Sachs; CIT Group; Klingenstein Fields Wealth Advisors; and True Health Diagnostics all have new compliance officers. In other news, TBC Bank Group has a new chief risk officer. Check out the CW Grapevine for the latest personnel moves.
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The optics couldn’t be worse—VW departs its CCO
Barely a year after Christine Hohmann-Dennhardt took the position of head of compliance at Volkswagen, she is leaving the company. The Man From FCPA Tom Fox reports.
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FASB kills burdensome goodwill impairment test
FASB has finalized its action to eliminate “step two” from goodwill impairment testing, relieving public companies of the costly, complex fair-value exercise. More from Tammy Whitehouse.
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Two former Och-Ziff executives charged with FCPA violations
The Securities and Exchange Commission last week charged two former executives at Och-Ziff Capital Management Group with being the driving forces behind a far-reaching bribery scheme that violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.
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VW: Fraud at the top?
More bad news for Volkswagen, as German authorities have expanded their investigation to 37 individuals from 21, including former CEO Martin Winterkorn. Tom Fox reports.
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Hosted hunting trips in Sweden and Texas
Tom Fox explores the ethical implications of hosted hunting trips and specifically the case of Fredrik Lundberg, chairman of Sweden-based Industrivarden, and Anders Borg, the former finance minister of that country, who was given just such a trip by Lundberg.
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Podcast: Compliance and the Super Bowl
In our latest podcast, we talk to Tom Ajamie, founding partner of the law firm Ajamie LLP and counsel to the Houston Super Bowl Host Committee, where he is providing a wide range of legal services for the multi-billion dollar event.
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Executive Order: to add a new regulation, kill two others
An Executive Order issued on Monday by President Donald J. Trump demands that every new regulation issued by federal agencies must be offset by the elimination of at least two prior ones. Joe Mont explores.
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K2 Intelligence regulatory compliance practice expands its team
K2 Intelligence, an investigative, compliance, and cyber-defense services firm, has named Nathan Ploener as a managing director in the firm’s regulatory compliance practice.
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‘A Dog’s Purpose’ is not to drown
Bill Coffin looks at what went wrong during the filming of ‘A Dog’s Purpose’ and the American Humane’s role in ensuring (or not) that the film was compliant with animal rights.
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Raytheon adopts new revenue rule under GAAP on Jan. 1
Raytheon takes the lead among public companies in disclosing it has adopted the new revenue recognition accounting standard under U.S. GAAP as of Jan. 1. More from Tammy Whitehouse.
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Yates’ exile from Justice Dept. could fuel corporate uncertainty
President Trump has fired Acting Attorney General Sally Yates over her opposition to a ban on Syrian refugees. Companies should pay close attention to aftershocks that could affect government prosecutions and FCPA enforcement, writes Joe Mont.
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Corruption risk is worsening around the world
Transparency International’s 2016 Corruption Perceptions Index points to heightened corruption risk around the world. Jaclyn Jaeger has the results.