Technology & social mediaHow VF Corporation crunches the numbers on compliance Jan 23, 2020Ben MaidenVF Corporation is in the creative business of clothing, with a portfolio of brands including Vans, The North Face and Timberland, and...Read more
EnforcementCitibank settles flood-insurance action for $18 million Jan 22, 2020Ben MaidenCitibank has agreed to pay almost $18 million to settle allegations that its Sioux Falls, South Dakota business violated the Flood...Read more
EnforcementFiat Chrysler Automobiles US settles sales reporting case Oct 03, 2019Ben MaidenFiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA NV) and its Auburn Hills, Michigan-based subsidiary FCA US have agreed to pay $40 million to settle...Read more
BoardroomPlanned and forced CEO exits increase, study finds May 24, 2019Ben MaidenThe turnover rate for CEOs rose globally last year, driven by increases in both planned and forced exits – notably for ethical...Read more
Regulatory & complianceIntegrating compliance into Visa’s DNA Jan 23, 2019Ben MaidenVisa has done it again, winning the best compliance and ethics program (large cap) award for the second year in a row. Among other...Read more
EnforcementUnited Technologies settles FCPA action Sep 18, 2018Ben MaidenUnited Technologies Corporation (UTC) has agreed to pay almost $14 million to settle allegations it violated the FCPA through...Read more
CareersMiMedx appoints CCO Jul 25, 2018Ben MaidenBiopharmaceutical firm MiMedx Group has appointed Mark Graves as chief compliance officer (CCO). In his new role, he will be...Read more
Regulatory & complianceGovernance award winner embodies evolving role Jan 24, 2018Ben MaidenA key development for governance professionals in recent years has been that compliance, risk management and strategic issues are now...Read more
EnforcementNext Financial Group settles Finra supervisory case Dec 14, 2017Ben MaidenHouston-based Next Financial Group will pay a $750,000 fine and hire an outside consultant to check the adequacy of various compliance...Read more
EnforcementJPMorgan unit settles employee screening case Nov 29, 2017Ben MaidenJPMorgan Securities has agreed to pay a $1.25 million fine and review certain of its systems and procedures to settle allegations it...Read more