Compliance into the Weeds: Episode 122-Changes to Sox 404(b)
FCPA Compliance Report
Compliance into the Weeds is the only weekly podcast which takes a deep dive into a compliance related topic, literally going into the weeds to more fully explore a subject. In this episode, Matt Kelly (the coolest guy in compliance) and I take a deep dive into the proposed changes by the SEC into SOX 404(b) reporting and what it may well portend for the compliance practitioner.
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This Week in FCPA-Episode 131
FCPA Compliance Report
As Tom and Jay prepare for the December holiday season, they consider the DOJ/SEC’s strong affirmation that aggressive FCPA enforcement is here to stay, changes to the Yates Memo/plea for increased cooperation and some of the week’s other top compliance and ethics stories.
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Daily Compliance News: November 28, 2018-Banks Behaving Badly
FCPA Compliance Report
Why are banks continuing to behave badly? Will they ever learn their lesson? Find out the latest news on the Daily Compliance News with Tom Fox, on the Compliance Podcast Network.
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Life With GDPR: Episode 19-Class Actions around Data Privacy
FCPA Compliance Report
What are your risks of a data privacy breach? Do they include disgruntled employees turning over personal payroll data to the Fourth Estate? Have you performed a Data Privacy Impact Assessment? If not, find out why you should do so.
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Daily Compliance News: November 29, 2018-Need a Yacht?
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What are some of the top compliance and corruption stories for November 29? Sit back with a cup of coffee and Tom Fox, the Compliance Evangelist and listen to the Daily Compliance News.
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Compliance into the Weeds: the Vantage Drilling FCPA Enforcement Action
FCPA Compliance Report
In this episode, Matt Kelly and I take a deep dive into the recent Vantage Drilling FCPA enforcement action. It is a highly unusual enforcement action with some very different facts from the standard FCPA case. It provides some new lessons learned for the compliance professional (and some old ones as well).
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Daily Compliance News: Parliament Steps In
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What are some of the top compliance stories for November 28, 2018? Sit back with a cup of coffee and listen in with Tom Fox on the Daily Compliance News.
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Daily Compliance News: Parliament Steps In
FCPA Compliance Report
What are some of the top compliance and corruption stories for November 27? Sit back with a cup of joe and Join Tom Fox, the Compliance Evangelist to find out.
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Compliance Lessons from Venice: Doing Compliance the Old-Fashioned Way
FCPA Compliance Report
Today I begin a five-part podcast series on compliance lessons I observed from a recent holiday in Venice. I start the series with a look at the manner in which building repairs are done in the city and how this old-fashioned way of construction informs your modern day compliance program.
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Compliance Lessons from Venice: Arsenale and Incentivizing Compliance
FCPA Compliance Report
I continue with my Venice themed podcast series by focusing on the Arsenale. This is not a precursor to that famous north London football club, the Arsenal Gunners, but the district in Venice where one of the main commercial enterprises of the city took place, that being ship building and ship repair. But I also picked up some interesting compliance insights in learning more about the Arsenale.
info_outlineAs Tom and Jay prepare for the December holiday season, they consider the DOJ/SEC’s strong affirmation that aggressive FCPA enforcement is here to stay, changes to the Yates Memo/plea for increased cooperation and some of the week’s other top compliance and ethics stories.
- DOJ/SEC reaffirm importance of FCPA prosecutions. Christopher Cole reports on regulators remarks at ACI National FCPA Conference in Law360. Going in another direction, Deputy Attorney General John Cronan discusses the importance of the public private partnership in fighting bribery and corruption. Matt Kelly reports on his speech by on Radical Compliance. For full text of speech, see here. Finally Rod Rosenstein announces cut backs to the Yates Memo in a speech.
- Facebook woes continue as a cache of its internal documents end up in Britain’s House of Commons immediately before a hearing. Adam Satariano reports in the New York Times. The hearing is held with an empty chair for Mark Zuckerburg who was too busy to drop by. Tom and Jonathan Armstrong have their first emergency podcast on Life with GDPR to explain it all.
- How do you establish pace and scope in a SEC investigation? Dan Portnov explains in Grand Jury Target.
- FIFA Judge Balks At $116M Restitution Bids In Bribery Case. Stewart Bishop reports in Law360.
- Russia’s largest telecom company, MTS reserves $840MM for FCPA resolution. Harry Cassin reports in the FCPA Blog.
- Former Venezuelan National Treasurer, Alejandro Andrade sentenced to 10 years in prison for money laundering in accepting over $1bn in bribes. Harry Cassin reports in the FCPA Blog. Sam Rubenfeld reports in the WSJ Risk & Compliance Journal.
- What is the role of the human element in internal controls. Tom Gorman explores this interesting issue in SEC Actions.
- 11 Latin American laws firms join forces to create a template for best practices in an anti-corruption investigation. Melissa Van Brunnersum reports.
- In Houston over the next couple of weeks? Tom will be speaking at the December meeting of the ACFE Houston Chapter on December 11 and leading meetings of the Houston Compliance Roundtable, the midtown group meets at Rowan Drilling on December 12 and the Woodlands group meets on December 13 at Nexio. For information on the Roundtables, contact Tom. To register for the ACFE Houston Chapter event, click here.
- Interested in learning some compliance lessons through travel and history? Check out Tom’s 5-part podcast series of compliance lessons from Venice. Part I-Doing Compliance the Old-Fashioned Way; Part II-the Arsenale and Incentives in Compliance; Part III-Selfie Sticks and Risk Assessments; Part IV-the Venetian Gondolier; Part V-Into the Lion’s Mouth. All podcasts are also available on iTunes, JDSupra, YouTubeand Libsyn.
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