All Compliance Week articles in Web Issue – Page 978
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SFO charges Barclays in Qatar capital-raising case
The Serious Fraud Office has charged Barclays and four individuals with conspiracy to commit fraud and the provision of unlawful financial assistance contrary to the Companies Act.
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Evolving toward a modernized compliance program
The key to building a truly forward-facing compliance function is to make it proactive and predictive, visionary, and strategic. And none of that is particularly easy.
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Grenfell Tower offers grim reminder of third-party risk
Companies may need to audit how their products are used if they want to avoid being tainted by association with future disasters.
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The Escobar decision, one year later
A year after the Supreme Court more closely defined materiality and implied consent in False Claims Act cases, compliance officers still have more questions than answers.
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CAQ offers blueprint for asking auditors about Form AP filings
Audit committees now have some talking points on how to engage auditors and management on the audit profession's new Form AP filing requirement.
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Pulse Anti-Corruption aggregate data report
True Office Learning’s (formerly NYSE Governance Services) adaptive technology, Pulse, allows you to extract advanced behavioral data from your compliance training, empowering you to benchmark and analyze your program. Learn how.
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Linde FCPA probe ends in DoJ declination
The Department of Justice closed its investigation into industrial-gas supplier Linde for alleged violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act without bringing an enforcement action, making it the first public declination under the Trump Administration.
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Federal Reserve urged to fire Wells Fargo's board of directors
Citing negligence of their risk management duties, Sen. Elizabeth Warren is demanding that the Federal Reserve intervene and fire embattled board members of Wells Fargo.
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Frustrated CFTC Commissioner steps down, other agencies staff up
The CFTC is losing a long-time member after Sharon Bowen publicly aired her frustrations. Meanwhile, a familiar face is fueling rumors about President Trump’s next SEC nomination.
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Trump reverses course on normalizing relations with Cuba
Businesses looking to do business in Cuba will have a new regulatory approach to navigate. Business opportunities opened under the Obama administration face new restrictions under President Trump.
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Republicans ready unveiling of healthcare overhaul
After weeks of secrecy, Senate Republicans are poised to finally provide details on their plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare.
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SOX exemption saves plenty, costs more, study says
A new study calculates the cost and benefit of exempting smaller companies from SOX internal control audits — and it suggests investors aren't better off.
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The Missing Piece in the GDPR Puzzle: Data Governance
Title: The Missing Piece in the GDPR The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) goes into effect on May 25, 2018. That’s less than a year away. Are you ready?
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Study looks at risk management’s evolution to strategy
The message from a recent Deloitte report: As a company’s risks multiply in frequency and complexity the answer isn’t just mitigation. Strategy can help swing risk to reward.
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Law Society: employment law recommendations? Comply or be punished
Inside is a look at the U.K. Law Society’s submitted comments on a recent report entitled, “Independent Review of Employment Practices in the Modern Economy.”
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FASB plans corrections to lease, financial instrument rules
FASB is planning a series of technical corrections on lease accounting and financial instruments, but it resisted the temptation to tweak revenue recognition any further.
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Working toward a solution: Third-party risk management
This is a can’t-miss e-Book for any chief compliance officers, chief risk officers, internal audit professionals, and others looking for ways to enhance a corporate third-party risk management program.
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Cruel Britannia? U.K. grapples with modern slavery in its own backyard
There is far more modern slavery in the United Kingdom than one might think, but regulatory efforts have led to a sharp rise in referrals, awareness, and detection of forced labour.
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FCPA protects the safety and health of Americans
Some continue to believe that bribery and corruption that occurs outside the United States does not concern the United States, its laws, or is even worth the time of U.S. law enforcement agencies. This myopic view belies both the inter-connectedness of the world’s economy and the facts on the ground.
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Making data protection and privacy a business process
In May 2018, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into force, which means that U.S. companies that do work internationally need to be very aware of this date and plan accordingly.