All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 972
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PCAOB preps final rule on audit report, proposal on estimates
The PCAOB is preparing to issue a final standard to overhaul the audit report and to propose new rules on auditing accounting estimates and using the work of specialists.
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Airbus revamping its compliance controls
Airbus announced this month the establishment of an independent review panel to help improve its compliance controls and culture, as the European aircraft maker faces numerous investigations into allegations of bribery and corruption across several countries.
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Auditors armed with new method to audit cyber-risk
Auditors now have a new guide available to them to help examine and report on companies’ efforts to manage their cyber-risk, and the profession is touting their ability to contribute to the effort.
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CFTC strengthens protections for whistleblower
The CFTC is bolstering whistleblower protections. New rule amendments provide enhanced anti-retaliation measures, streamline the reporting process, and better align agency's program with one at the SEC.
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SEC: Trading scheme involved confidential government information
The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced alleged insider-trading charges in a plot that used non-public government information to affect the value of publicly traded medical stocks.
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Artificial Intelligence: Welcome to the World of Compliance
What’s more, with the proliferation of cyber-security attacks, developers of advanced AI security-monitoring solutions have emerged. Understanding when and how often monitoring solutions should be executed, however, presents trade-offs to be considered, which this e-Book also explores. Finally, this e-Book explores how AI is changing the face of compliance to ...
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How Rome and Athens inform today’s company
The differences in roles between a corporate legal department and a corporate compliance function are akin to the differences between Rome and Athens.
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The case for robust FCPA enforcement
Two recent corruption scandals emanating from Brazil highlight the direct impact corruption can have on U.S. citizens and serve as telltale examples of why a robust FCPA enforcement regime is in the interest of the United States.
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Under FCPA investigation? Reconsider travel to the U.S.
The arrest of VW’s former top emissions compliance manager, Oliver Schmidt, who was departing the United States after a Christmas holiday and was thrown in jail and denied bail, will make it less likely for foreign countries to send their citizens to face U.S. justice.
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Lumber Liquidators names new chief accounting officer
Lumber Liquidators, a specialty retailer of hardwood flooring in North America, has appointed Timothy Mulvaney as chief accounting officer. Check out the CW Grapevine for more.
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Banamex USA combined penalties reach $237.4M for Bank Secrecy Act violations
Total combined penalties paid by Banamex USA following criminal and regulatory investigations for violations of the Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering laws and regulations reached $237.4 million this month.
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Global report suggests better leveraging audit committees
Audit regulators are pondering how audit committees can be better leveraged to raise the bar on audit quality, including whether audit committees should have a more direct line of contact with audit regulators.
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FASB warns Codification to undergo reconstruction
The FASB is advising accountants to sit tight through some reconstructive work in the coming months in the online Accounting Standards Codification.
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Understanding the inner workings of FCPA enforcement
At Compliance Week 2017, former SEC FCPA Chief Kara Brockmeyer spoke candidly about the future of FCPA enforcement, cooperation credit, third-party risk mitigation, and more.
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ArticleHow two companies successfully merged their compliance functions
When Johnson Controls and Tyco merged in 2016 to form Johnson Controls International, the merged entity created a single compliance function that was greater than the sum of its parts.
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Debate over whistleblowers and their protections takes center stage
The SEC has taken great pains to encourage, reward, and protect whistleblowers. Have they done so to the detriment of public companies?
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Facebook and the EU: a compliance failure or skirting around the truth?
Facebook’s record of complying with EU data and merger regulations is not looking good, as the company has racked up violations and fines from the European Commission and regulators in Italy and France.
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The quest to build business value from risk mitigation
Compliance and risk mitigation, in traditional terms, are situated within the organization to plant a stop sign ahead of bad behavior. Is there a better approach?
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CCH Tagetik launches IFRS solution portfolio
CCH Tagetik, part of Wolters Kluwer, announced this month the availability of its IFRS solution portfolio, created to help finance teams meet the significant new and evolving reporting standards.