Sentences with phrase «of compliance efforts»

In addition, working closely with lawyers across the Firm, we assist our clients at all phases of their compliance efforts, including review of compliance programs, development and implementation of compliance programs and audits, and coordination of internal and governmental investigations.

There was a long road of compliance efforts ahead.

Not exact matches

Thomas Sehested, CEO and co-founder of GAN integrity, a compliance technology platform, explains why these technologies are ineffective when it comes to global compliance efforts «Global compliance teams suffer because the technology offered to support compliance programs has been fragmented with activity - specific vendors, which hinders easy reporting and increases administrative headache and cost.»

Every company that works on a global scale, whether a large or small organization, spends an enormous amount of time on compliance efforts, that do little to improve the bottom line, but can cost millions if ignored.

Delaying U.S. compliance with international anti-corruption effort March The Department of the Interior halted work on a related effort to make sure U.S. transparency rules for the energy industry comply with an international anti-corruption initiative.

The positive and negative results of legal and compliance efforts can and do take a number of years to manifest.

These commenters asserted that unless the Department took such an approach, it could be forced to grant a series of short extensions, which would produce serious frictional costs, protracted uncertainty (for advisers, financial institutions, and retirement investors), wasted expenses on interim and conditional compliance efforts, and unnecessary market disruption.

Differences in firms» preparedness may reflect differences in the level of effort required to achieve compliance, differences in the availability of resources to undertake such efforts, differences in expectations about whether, how and when the Fiduciary Rule and PTEs might be revised, differences in perceptions of and appetite for compliance and / or market risk, or some combination of these factors.

Couple that rising pressure with hard - fought efforts to maintain compliance with the federal government's Affordable Care Act, and some employers have chosen to waive benefits, placing more responsibility onto their employees, who pay more both in premiums and out - of - pocket costs.

Additionally, we decided to further centralize our data security efforts by appointing Steve Ross, one of our most senior executives, to the new position of Client Data Compliance Officer.

Ameriprise, for instance, said in its most recent earnings report that it had spent north of $ 11 million this year to comply with the rule, and announced earlier this year that it had devote about 400 people to compliance efforts and has increased training for staffers.

In the wake of a January heist to the tune of more than $ 500 million from the exchange Coincheck, Japan's financial watchdog, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), stepped up efforts to ensure that exchanges operate in compliance with the country's laws.

Franklin Templeton is firmly committed to international efforts to combat money laundering and the funding of terrorist and criminal activities, and as such it makes every effort to remain in full compliance with all applicable anti — money laundering («AML») and anti — terrorist financing («ATF») laws, rules and standards adopted in the jurisdictions in which it does business.

Moreover, our international expansion efforts have resulted and will continue to result in increased costs and are subject to a variety of risks, including increased competition, uncertain enforcement of our intellectual property rights, more complex distribution logistics, and the complexity of compliance with foreign laws and regulations.

During his tenure as Chief of OMI, Mr. Martinez oversaw efforts to remove dormant shell companies from the market, support an enforcement sweep of violations of Regulation M Rule 105, and identify broker - dealers not in compliance with their Bank Secrecy Act obligations.

Furthermore, Banc de Binary engages the services of PCI Security Standards Council to assist with compliance efforts and safeguard clients» transactions» security.

In addition to the Global Principles, and as part of Kraft Heinz's efforts to foster relationships with suppliers who share similar values, Kraft Heinz is requiring compliance to its Supplier Guiding Principles by suppliers with whom Kraft Heinz has a contractual relationship.

Our Supplier Code of Conduct and the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act are important parts of our ethical sourcing efforts, and our ongoing assessments of our supply base ensure compliance.

And, while working cooperatively with our children may take more time and effort, the fact is that inviting cooperation rather than forcing compliance raises leaders instead of reaping followers.

When a compliant young person wonders why his compliance doesn't bring the relationship he desires, point him to the One who'll love him regardless of his failed efforts at goodness.

Aware that today, five years after the adoption of the International Code, many Member States have made substantial efforts to implement it, but that many products unsuitable for infant feeding are nonetheless being promoted and used for this purpose; and that sustained and concerted efforts will therefore continue to be necessary to achieve full implementation of and compliance with the International Code as well as the cessation of the marketing of unsuitable products and the improper promotion of breastmilk substitutes;

The tendency, nearly without exception, of governments to employ mass surveillance in an effort to quell dissent and force compliance should give us pause.

While de Blasio noted the increased funding heading toward the renewal schools that are the focus of much Department of Education effort and outside scrutiny, there are other key school - related additions to the budget, including $ 6.6 million for the DOE to «hire 50 additional physical education teachers and conduct a comprehensive needs assessment to address barriers and move schools toward full physical education compliance.»

«Moving away from having to review every single thing on paper is hugely important to the success of really making this a better process,» said Robert Cleary, the county procurement compliance director, who was hired last May as part of County Executive Edward Mangano's efforts to reform the contracting system.

Today, I am urging the Federal Highway Administration to proceed with efforts to work with New York to roll back the commercialization of rest areas and ensure compliance with federal law.»

«Unless we can see some real data and not just testimonials, and see some real effort from the company for compliance, I'm not sure what any of this means.»

The Department of Environment and Planning leads the County's economic development efforts, oversees environmental compliance, collaborates on local and regional planning, provides digital mapping services, and provides wastewaster treatment services in seven sewer districts across the county.

It is ordered and affirmed that the Department of Environment and Planning, Division of Environmental Compliance, and the Department of Public Works, through its various divisions and the Director of Energy Development and Management, by December 31, 2017, prepare a report to the undersigned promulgating an initial energy usage plan for Erie County to implement the United States target contribution plan to the Paris Agreement, including, but not limited to, achieving a county - wide target of reducing Erie County's greenhouse gas emissions by twenty - six to twenty - eight percent (26 - 28 %) below its 2005 level in 2025 and to make best efforts to reduce its emissions by twenty - eight percent (28 %), as it pertains to the production and / or use of greenhouse gases by Erie County.

Commissioner Smith tells Alan about efforts to crack down on business that underpay workers and are out of compliance with the state's labor laws.

An awareness effort and action plan is being launched to highlight the compliance efforts for the criminal offense of circumventing an interlock ignition device.

«The bottom line is the United States does not want conflict in outer space,» says Frank Rose, assistant secretary of state for arms control, verification and compliance, who has led American diplomatic efforts to prevent a space arms race.

The move was part of OSU's ongoing efforts to find better ways to tackle research integrity problems, says Susan Garfinkel, the university's assistant vice president for research compliance, who oversaw investigations at ORI until last year.

The researchers suggest, based on their analysis of the data, that screening compliance could be increased by focusing educational and outreach efforts on certain groups who were less likely to get their infants screened for congenital CMV: less educated mothers, babies not born in a hospital and infants who received hearing tests later than 14 days after birth.

And while the agency insists the two delays — one a matter of months, the other a matter of weeks — are aimed at helping states develop compliance plans, observers say the moves could help shield the efforts from legal and congressional challenges.

This information will contribute to the efforts of the Service to the Human Rights Community Working Group, which plans to develop indicators for measuring government compliance with its obligation to ensure the right to the benefits of scientific progress is realized.

Your failure to reasonably comply with Single Women International» efforts to audit your compliance with this Agreement shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement.

Director: Craig Zobel, Screenwriter: Nissar Modi (USA) Zobel garnered lots of polarising opinion for his last effort, Compliance; both Robbie (The Wolf of Wall Street) and Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave) are as hot as they will ever be.

What is required is a concerted effort by all three branches of government to bring their relative functional strengths to bear on ensuring constitutional compliance and solving the nation's educational ills.

Also, since there is likely to be a lot of overlap between a lesson on say, deal negotiation strategies and compliance training on anti-bribery, it is much more efficient to impart all these related lessons in one package rather than duplicate the efforts through multiple modules.

The authors of a recent Yale Law Journal article agree: «While OCR has dramatically improved its efforts to reform structural Title IX compliance across universities... it has done relatively little to promote complainants» immediate access to education.»

Recommendation: To enhance state efforts to target improvement funds to schools most in need of assistance, the Secretary of Education should ensure that states track which schools receive improvement funds and can comply with the requirement to make a list publicly available of all schools receiving Title I improvement funds by providing guidance to clarify when and how this information is to be made available and by monitoring state compliance.

Still, in its effort to ensure compliance the Department of Education must avoid choking off creativity.

PRIORITY: NSBA urges Congress to include provisions in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) that will refocus the efforts of schools and families away from compliance - driven processes to greater collaboration in support of student learning outcomes.

NSBA believes IDEA can be modernized according to the following principals: foster collaboration and trusting relationships between families and schools; reduce complex compliance - driven processes and redirect efforts within IDEA procedures to improving teaching and learning; and provide full funding of the federal share of IDEA investments.

Our organization evolved from a small group of parent volunteers who happened to also be credentialed educators; dedicating their time, expertise and licensure to charter schools in an effort to assist charter schools in maintaining special education compliance as well as fulfilling parent volunteer hours required by those Charter Schools.

This webinar focused on the importance of student - centered, asset - based and culturally responsive teaching in the effort to move beyond compliance measures towards equitable education for all learners.

In a recent letter (PDF) to Secretary Duncan, Juneau praised the department's efforts to develop an amicable resolution to the state's compliance issue, but strongly criticized the law, drawing an analogy to basketball, one of Duncan's other passions.

They didn't really see beyond being a «group» and their collaborative efforts were more out of compliance.

This is a critical moment for education policymakers and administrators to transition from the compliance - based efforts of the past to authentic, outcome - based parent engagement programs, and to adopt a measurement system to track their progress.

In addition, Dr. Koenig has served as the lead software project manager for several technology - focused efforts for high - stakes K - 12 assessment systems, including the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium and ELPA21, whose solutions featured the development of RESTful web APIs for vendor assessment delivery system compliance, prototype development of assessment delivery frameworks, and database design and development.