Tag: Compliance

U.S. Charges in Generic-Drug Probe to Be Filed by Year-End

News
The antitrust investigation by the Justice Department spans more than a dozen companies and about two dozen drugs, reports Bloomberg.

China – Compliance Risks and Solutions

Insight
Vendor kickback schemes are endemic throughout China and only increasing. Theft of intellectual property remains a major issue for global businesses in China. Theft, embezzlement and fraud continue on as if no one is watching, writes Jeffrey Klink, a former U.S. Department of Justice prosecutor and CEO of Klink & Co.

Compliance and Ethics Program Comparison: Survey Results

Insight
The Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics and the Health Care Compliance Association recently conducted a survey to gauge the effectiveness of compliance programs at preventing incidents from occurring.

Complimentary Ethics & Compliance Virtual Conference

Event, Nov. 15, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. PST
Navex Global will present the sixth annual Ethics & Compliance Virtual Conference on Nov. 15 — a free, one-day, online event.

Compliance Metrics and Dashboards: Building Your Case

Article
A company will want to be able to demonstrate that it is creditworthy under the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines to benefit from penalty reductions, and more importantly to avoid indictment altogether.

Corruption Risks and Corporate Social Responsibility Spending

Article
In an attempt to promote the goodwill of the company in emerging markets, companies sometimes spend large amounts of money, only to find out later that foreign leaders have lined their pockets with the funds to the detriment of the locally intended beneficiaries.

Legal Symposium: Issues Facing U.S. Subsidiaries of Japanese Multinationals

Event, June 9, 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Masuda Funai will host a legal symposium titled “Issues Facing U.S. Subsidiaries of Japanese Multinationals” on Thursday, June 9, 2016, in Glenview, Ill., at the Glen Club, 2901 W. Lake Avenue.

Download: How to Ensure Organizational Resiliency

Article
A new article from NACD explores what directors think boards can do to ensure a company’s survival — despite high rates of business failure.

Director Compensation Report: 2015-16 Executive Highlights

Annual Report
the report provides a comprehensive overview of non-employee-director pay practices across a wide range of industries and company sizes. The report also includes six leading practices for director compensation from the Report of the NACD Blue Ribbon Commission on Director Compensation.

The Auditor (And Compliance Professional) As Behavioral Scientist

Article
As the field of compliance management continues to mature, reliable means to evaluate compliance program effectiveness will increasingly become imperative writes Jose Tabuena.

Is Outsourcing IT Worth the Compliance Risk?

Article
As regulators examine vendor relationships and outsourcing arrangements more closely, there is a significant risk that poorly managed IT could trigger an audit finding, a fine or negative publicity.

The Latest Headlines and How to Keep From Becoming a Headline Yourself

On-Demand
Portland, Oregon-based Compli offers an on-demand webinar designed to help companies avoid unethical conduct that can drag them into news headlines, costing the companies dearly by impacting both their reputation and their bottom line.

Zenefits CEO Parker Conrad Resigns Amid Scandal

NEWS
Zenefits cofounder Parker Conrad resigned as CEO and as a director of the company, according to a Forbes report, as questions are being raised about the steps Conrad took to put Zenefits into hypergrowth – including flouting laws about who is allowed to sell insurance.