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A Federated Approach to Policy ManagementArchived Webcasts
Compliance Week regularly holds Webcasts on a variety of issues critical to subscribers. Some of our most recent Webcasts are listed below. Also see the upcoming schedule of Complimentary Webcasts and CPE Webcasts. Archived Webcasts can be viewed on demand and are free.
December 18
Enhancing the Risk Profile of Your Organization: The Corporate Risk
Management Library
Streamlining the processes for large risk assessments has become a challenge for large enterprises. How can we reduce the time spent on the analysis of assessments and yet improve the effectiveness of the process? How can organizations effectively track and address the myriad potential threats to their organization? One new and compelling concept is to develop a risk management library.
December 16
Where GAAP and IFRS Differ: Leases
Lease accounting continues to be controversial and complicated. The FASB and the IASB are working on a joint project to radically restructure lessee accounting, but in the meantime important differences remain between US GAAP and IFRS. This webcast will briefly explore current differences in the accounting for lease transactions, including land leases, investment property, and sale and leaseback transactions with a brief look ahead at what changes are under discussion at the FASB and the IASB.
December 11
MetroPCS Integrates Sabrix with Oracle E-Business
The speakers will discuss how MetroPCS automated use tax calculation and vendor tax validation using Sabrix with Oracle Payables and Purchasing in an Oracle On Demand environment. You will hear about techniques and tips for a successful implementation of Sabrix to automate tax decisions associated with the procure-to-pay process.
December 9
Where GAAP and IFRS Differ: Employee Benefits
FASB has significantly changed the accounting for employee benefits in the past two years, creating additional differences between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. This Webcast will explore current differences in the accounting for employee benefits, including compensated absences, post-employment benefits, and post-retirement benefits, with a brief look ahead at what changes are under discussion at IASB.
December 2
Where GAAP and IFRS Differ: Income Tax
As IASB finalizes an exposure draft of proposed revisions to IAS 12, Income Taxes, considerable attention is being paid to how accounting for deferred income tax effects currently differs between IFRS and GAAP. This Webcast will compare and contrast income tax accounting under both sets of standards, and discuss how each is likely to change as a result of convergence.
November 20
How to Gain Control and Visibility in the Account Reconciliation and Financial Close Processes by Eliminating Spreadsheets
The stakes surrounding these critical processes are higher today than ever, forcing the CFO to search for ways to remove spreadsheets from both the reconciliation process and financial close.
November 18
Where GAAP and IFRS Differ: Financial Instruments
Andrew Watchman, Executive Director of IFRS at Grant Thornton International, will discuss some of the key differences between U.S. GAAP and IFRS in reporting financial instruments. Watchman will identify the major pronouncements under both codes and explain how they differ in key areas, and will discuss how the two systems may develop and converge in the coming years.
November 13
Championing GRC within Your Organization
Join CA as they walk through the process of building the business case he used to get approval for his own initiatives at the world's leading independent information technology (IT) management software company. CA operates in 45 countries and serves 99% of Fortune 1000 companies.
November 11
Where GAAP and IFRS Differ: Business Combinations
A pair of new accounting standards impacting business combinations, slated to go into effect for U.S. GAAP reporting companies in 2009, are a major step toward convergence and represent significant implications on how M&A deals are designed and reported. Steve Hobbs, Managing Director—IFRS Solutions Leader at Protiviti, will discuss the key differences between U.S. GAAP & IFRS for business combinations and also address the convergence impact beyond the numbers on people, process and technology.
November 6
FCPA Enforcement and Compliance: Best Practices for Dealing with the Government
With the ever-increasing enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by the Department of Justice and SEC, and the potential for huge criminal fines and individual prosecutions, compliance has become critical for corporations.
November 4
Where GAAP and IFRS Differ: Fair Value vs. Historical Cost
Colleen Cunningham, Compliance Week columnist and a global leader at Resources Global Professional, will provide an overview of the major differences between U.S. GAAP and IFRS related to fair-value measurements, including areas where fair value is used or permitted in IFRS.
October 28
Where GAAP and IFRS Differ: Property, Plant and Equipment
Hans-Peter Rudolf, Assurance Executive at Crowe Horwath, will discuss both similarities and differences between the relevant guidance for long-lived assets under US GAAP and IFRS’s IAS 16 Property, Plant and Equipment. This webcast will cover the recognition criteria, depreciation methods, treatment of borrowing costs, and other pertinent topics.
October 23
Addressing FCPA Risks with Automated Controls Monitoring
Aggressive enforcement by the US Justice Department and SEC has resulted in record numbers of enforcement actions for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Responding to FCPA enforcement actions can be costly and associated penalties can run into the tens of millions of dollars.
October 15
Taking Control: How to become Litigation Ready Through Information Governance
Having control of your information in today’s environment is paramount. Is your organization prepared for litigation, audit and investigation? The disparate nature of information can cause all sorts of corporate pot holes and litigation nightmares.
October 14
Where GAAP and IFRS Differ: Debt and Equity Instruments
Paul Munter, a Partner in KPMG's Department of Professional Practice, and Matt Drucker, an Audit Partner with KPMG, will discuss some of the key differences between US GAAP and IFRS when accounting for debt and equity instruments. Paul and Matt will review several examples of common instruments and discuss their related accounting in accordance with IAS 32.
October 9
The Future of GRC
GRC is a global issue comprising many different initiatives - some regulatory, many policy driven - that cut to the core of every business, regardless of geography or industry.
October 7
Where GAAP and IFRS Differ: Taxes
KPMG LLP’s Ashby Corum, a Tax partner and Midwest Area IFRS leader will discuss how the conversion to IFRS may affect accounting for income taxes. He will discuss some of the more significant differences between Statement 109 and IAS 12 including the accounting for share-based payments and uncertain tax positions. Ashby will also discuss the IASB's intention to issue an exposure draft of a replacement for IAS 12.
October 2
Achieving Reliability in Financial Reporting: The Move to Financial Governance
Faced with multiple priorities including the oversight of transactions, management of enterprise performance, and attestation of financial reporting, many CFOs grapple with the issue of improving governance of their financial processes.
September 30
Where GAAP and IFRS Differ: Revenue Recognition
FASB and IASB are nearing the publication of an initial discussion paper on their joint efforts to develop improved revenue recognition standards. This Webcast with Bruce Pounder, President, Leveraged Logic, will explore current differences in revenue recognition standards under GAAP and IFRS, and will explain how future converged standards are likely to differ from current standards.
September 25
Risk Management Strategies at Capital One
Join us for a conversation with Scott Green, managing vice president of operational risk management at Capital One. Green will talk about how Capital One is reinventing risk management processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness in managing risk requirements and their associated controls. This includes development of common processes across risk programs leveraging shared technology. Join Compliance Week and OpenPages to learn about Capital One’s approach to risk management.
September 23
Where GAAP and IFRS Differ: Statements of Income, Cash Flow & Equity
Kathleen Malone, Audit Director at Deloitte & Touche LLP, will present some of the key differences between US GAAP and IFRS in Statements of Income, Cash Flow & Equity. Kathleen will review IAS I and IAS 7 and discuss the components of financial statements and overall considerations for the fair presentation and compliance with IFRSs. She will also address the structure and content of financial statements, including the information presented on the face of the financial statements as well as in the financial statement footnotes.
September 18
Decoding the Science of Compliance - A Peer to Peer Review
This free, one-hour webcast is the third in a four part series dedicated to interpreting the ever changing regulatory climate and compliance environment. Richard Reynolds, Esq., Director, Privacy & Compliance with Iron Mountain Inc., highlights trends such as increasing legislation and overwhelming regulatory demands, while Garry Watzke, Esq., Senior Vice President, Legal & Business Development with Iron Mountain Inc. discusses specific compliance challenges and corresponding solutions.
September 16
Where GAAP and IFRS Differ: The Balance Sheet
Wendy Hambleton, chair of BDO Seidman’s IFRS Task Force, will review a typical balance sheet and highlight areas where the presentation, format or accounting may be different between IFRS and U.S. GAAP. The two standards have many similarities, but there are some significant differences.
September 10
Tax Jurisdiction Sourcing—How Tax Technology
Achieving tax compliance with constantly changing sales, use, and value-added tax rules requires considerable effort and adds a significant burden to tax departments especially when there are tax jurisdiction sourcing changes.
September 9
Convergence in the Accounting of Income Taxes
Join Charles Evans from Grant Thornton for a discussion of the differences in accounting for taxes between U.S. GAAP and IFRS, which is of critical importance now that FASB is considering adopting the IFRS standard for tax accounting.
August 28
The Key to Addressing S&P’s Upcoming
Enterprise Risk Management Evaluations
What is the right approach to addressing S&P's evaluation requirements, which also provides you the foundation for an overall ERM program? Learn S&P's ERM evaluation criteria and impact on the credit ratings process, and best practices for implementing an Enterprise Risk Management program.
August 26
COSO’s Monitoring Guidance
Trent Gazzaway, Managing Partner of Corporate Governance
Grant Thornton LLP
August 21
Automated XBRL Reporting:
How to Get Started and Reap Benefits
Víctor Morilla, Project Manager, Bank of Spain
Lisa Miller, President, Dynaxys
Scott Tiazkun, Sr. Analyst, Forrester Research
Jaideep Shah, Sr. Product Manager, Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation
August 19
Updated Form 8-K Guidance
Howard Dicker, Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
P.J. Himelfarb, Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Catherine Dixon, Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
August 14
Reducing Compliance Costs through
an Integrated Approach
Richard M. Steinberg, Founder and CEO of Steinberg Governance Advisors, Inc.
Scott Kwarta, Director, Advisory Services, OpenPages
August 12
How to Keep Your FIN 48 Workpapers Confidential
Joseph Gulant, Partner, Blank Rome LLP
Robert Harrill Jr., Partner, Blank Rome LLP
Michael Semes, Partner, Blank Rome LLP
July 31
Getting Ready for SFAS 141R, Business Combinations
Matthew R. Crow, ASA, CFA, Senior Vice President, Mercer Capital
Travis W. Harms, CFA, CPA/ABV, Senior Vice President, Mercer Capital
July 24
Closing the Books and Getting the Numbers Right
Jeff West, Enterprise Portfolio Manager, Questar Corporation
Theresa Clark, VP Finance, Trintech
Joe Nicholson, VP Marketing, Trintech
July 22
OCEG—A Framework for GRC Technology
Chris Fox, Principal Consultant, Governance Compliance and Risk Group, CA, Inc.
July 17
Emerging Issues and Trends in Operational Risk Management
Chris Fox, Principal Consultant, Governance Compliance and Risk Group, CA, Inc.
July 15
How to Prepare for S&P’s ERM Evaluations
Joe Atkinson, Principal, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Peter Frank, Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
July 10
Implementing Continuous Controls Monitoring Programs
Soumya Das, Senior Director, GRC Product Marketing, Oracle Corporation
Michael Buonauro, Vice President of Finance, Kyocera Mita America, Inc.
June 26
Integrated Financial Governance Can Mean Better Operations
AND Reduced Costs
Margaret Kelly, Financial Solutions Consultant, Trintech
Tony Klimas, Managing Director, BearingPoint Inc.
June 24
India Fraud Survey Report: Key Areas of Concern for Investors
Deepankar Sanwalka, Partner, KPMG Forensic, KPMG India
Pam Parizek, Partner, KPMG Forensic, KPMG LLP U.S.
June 24
More Than PCI Compliance—Obtaining Continuous Control
Dr. Heather Mark, Senior Vice President, The Agenis Group
June 19
Fundamentals of GRC: A Blueprint for GRC Convergence Initiatives in a Resource Constrained Organization
Bruce McCuaig, Chief Risk Officer, Paisley
June 12
Advancing from Siloed to Enterprise GRC
Allan Gajadhar, Principal Consultant, CA, Inc.
June 10
Review of 2008 Compensation Disclosures
Alexander Cwriko-Godycki, Research Manager, Equilar, Inc.
June 5
Decoding the Science of Compliance: Litigation Readiness vs. Reactivity
Thomas A. Lidbury, Esq.,Partner, Mayer Brown
Stephen Whetstone, Esq., Vice President, Stratify, Inc., an Iron Mountain Digital company
May 22
Strengthening Data Privacy With Continuous Controls Monitoring
Dr. Marilyn Prosch, CIPP, School of Global Management & Leadership, Associate Professor,
Arizona State University
Monica Nelmes Elliott, Manager, Product Marketing, Approva
May 20
Making ERM Work: Drawing Insights from Risk Assessments
Shawn Tebben, Managing Director, Protiviti
Mark Cory, Director, Protiviti
May 13
Recent SEC Developments for Foreign Private Issuers
Matthew Adler, Partner, DLA Piper US LLP
Christopher Paci, Partner, DLA Piper US LLP
Michael Reed, Partner, DLA Piper US LLP
May 6
FCPA Overview and Risks in Russia and China
Michael Schwartz, Principal, KPMG LLP (U.S.)
Mark Bowra, Partner, KPMG Forensic, Shanghai
Ian Colebourne, Partner, KPMG Forensic, Russia
April 29
Disclosure, Materiality and Regulation FD
Steven Bochner, Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
April 22
Improving Effiency of SOX 404 Controls
Tom Connors, Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP
April 3
Talking Risk With D&B's Chief Risk Officer
Charles Pavlounis, Chief Risk Officer, D&B
Patrick O’Brien, Director of Product Management, OpenPages
April 1
Fair Value and FAS 157 Update
Colleen Cunningham, Managing Director, Resources Global Professionals
VAT Legislation changes affecting EU and Non-EU Businesses
Dennis Knowles, Indirect Tax Partner, Deloitte & Touche, LLP
Richard Baxter, Partner, Tax Management Consulting, London, Deloitte & Touche, LLP
Erik van der Hoeven, Director, Business Consultants, Sabrix
March 25
Implementation and Lessons Regarding FIN 48
Julia Summerville, National Director of Tax Process and Technology, Jefferson Wells
Jarvis Bomar, Director of Tax, Jefferson Wells
March 20
Managing Information Chaos: Policies, Best Practices & Tools
Galina Datskovsky, Ph.D., CRM Senior Vice President and General Manager, Information Governance Business Unit, CA
March 13
The United States Postal Service and Financial Compliance
Vincent DeVito, Executive Director, SOX Management Controls and Integration, United States Postal Service
Stephanie Holmeen, Product Marketing Director, Governance, Risk and Compliance Applications, Oracle
March 11
What Public Companies Need to Know About XBRL
Mark Bolgiano, President and CEO, XBRL US, Inc.
March 6
Fundamentals of GRC: Mastering Risk Assessment
Bruce McCuaig, Chief Risk Officer, Paisley
March 4
New Rules for Environmental Liabilities in Mergers & Acquisitions
Greg Rogers, President and Founder, Advanced Environmental Dimensions, LLC
February 28
Decoding the Science of Compliance: Retention
John Jamison, VP of Consulting Services, Iron Mountain
February 26
2008: What Plaintiffs’ Lawyers and the SEC are Targeting
Brian Pastuszenski, Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP
February 21
Managing Risk in Uncertain Times: Strategies for 2008
Richard M. Steinberg, Founder and CEO of Steinberg Governance Advisors, Inc.
Scott Kwarta, Director, Advisory Services, OpenPages
February 19
SOX 404 Opinions—How to Avoid Being Proven Wrong
Tim Leech, Director, GRC Services at Navigant Consulting
Jeff Thomson, Vice President of Research, Insitute of Management Accountants
The “Silent” Revolution in Global Transaction Tax Management and Compliance
Richard Baxter, Partner, Tax Management Consulting, London, Deloitte & Touche LLP
Stephen Metoyer, Director, Tax Management Consulting, Deloitte Tax LLP
Erik van der Hoeven, Director, Business Consultants, Sabrix
February 12
Equity Compensation Plans—Risks and Internal Controls
Carol Rutlen, Managing Partner, Rutlen Associates LLC
Emily Cervino, Director, Certified Equity Professional Institute, Santa Clara University
February 5
Executive Compensation Issues in the 2008 Proxy Season
Charles Nathan, Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP
Bradd Williamson, Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP
January 29
The Revised Rules for Resale of Restricted Securities
David Mittelman, Counsel, Reed Smith LLP
January 22
Best Practices in Fraud Assessment
Glenn Pomerantz, Partner, BDO Consulting
Jennifer Meiselman Salzman, Managing Director, BDO Consulting
January 17
GRC Automation Case Study: Finding the Elusive ROI
Robert Singleton, Manager in Intuit’s Control Advisory Office
Stephanie Holmeen, Product Marketing Director for Governance, Risk and Compliance, Oracle
January 15
Get Ready for the 2008 Proxy Season
Elizabeth Hinck, Partner, Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Bryn R. Vaaler, Director of Professional Development, Dorsey & Whitney LLP