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Proceed with Caution When Using Artificial Intelligence
Challenges with Insights in Excel Artificial intelligence can be a very good thing, but organizations must not jump in blindly.…
The Importance of a High-Risk Due Diligence Committee
A Call for Greater Multidisciplinary Oversight As your company’s reliance on third parties grows, so too does the risk associated…
3 Ways to Leverage Predictive Analytics
Using Analytics to Gain a Competitive Edge Predictive analytics is quickly changing the way businesses effectively allocate their budgets and…
TRACE Podcast: Prosperity Theology: “Spiritual Pickpockets”
Jonathan Walton, Harvard professor and ethicist, discusses prosperity theology and the role it plays in both power and poverty.
Recent FCPA Cases: Lessons for Compliance Personnel
Historic Corruption and Its Modern-Day Impacts Anne Eberhardt, CFE, CAMS and Senior Director at Gavin/Solmonese, discusses two notable cases involving…
Is Your Company Prepared for the Worst?
Why Business Continuity Must Be Part of Your Strategy Carrying insurance, having a plan, limiting liability… these are all important…
Finally, an Overhaul for AML Legislation
A New Anti-Money Laundering Regime for a New Century The landscape of AML regulations is scattered, with its primary legislative…
The Changing Role of Electronic Information Archiving
From Mandatory Requirement to Valuable Business Enabler Just because you have prohibited employees from communicating about business matters via any…
“An Ounce of Prevention…”
Q&A with Tony Phillips, Principal at McKool Smith Today we share an interview between CCI’s Publisher, Maurice Gilbert, and Tony…
TRACE Podcast: 15 Years of the UNCAC
Candice Welsch of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime describes the work, progress and goals of the UN…
Dump the Toxic Culture
Making Your Workplace a Harassment-Free Zone Too many workplaces have allowed sexual harassment to continue unchecked for years. In some…
Beyond Anti-Harassment Training
A Holistic Approach to Addressing Harassment As cultural movements continue to raise awareness about misconduct, compliance and ethics programs are…
Mitigating Data Risk in M&A Transactions
What to Do When a Deal Falls Apart What happens after a planned deal falls apart? In the process of…
Creating a Culture of Ethics & Compliance in the Workplace
4 Tips to Help Build a Healthy Culture No matter your industry, your long-term success as a company strongly correlates…
Braving the M&A Sanctions Storm
Challenges Posed by New Sanctions SIX’s Oliver Bodmer discusses difficulties companies face in navigating compliance matters associated with the flurry of…
Petrobras Closes Out “Massive” Corruption Investigations and Litigation
Resulting Settlements and Remedial Measures Brazilian oil and gas giant Petrobras has entered into a series of settlements in closing…
TRACE Podcast: Chinese Criminal Gangs
John Langdale, a professor at Macquarie University in Sydney, discusses his research into Chinese criminal gangs, their method of attaching…
Why Process Management is a Boardroom Issue
The Impact of BPM on Organizations Regulations and compliance are some of the most important topics of discussion in the…
Scaling Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management with Dark Web Monitoring
Implementing Protections Against Cyberattacks Many recent cyberattacks have come through exposures in third-party systems. There is an evident need to…
Procurement and Compliance Getting Closer than Ever
Key Findings from Dun & Bradstreet Report Brian Alster, Global Head of Supply & Compliance at Dun & Bradstreet, outlines…
4 Steps to Secure Your Data in the Cloud
Managing Risk in a Shifting Regulatory Environment Given the frequency of significant data breaches, organizations must be increasingly vigilant about…
Managing the Effects of Short-Termism on Risk Management
6 Recommendations to Maintain Effective Risk Oversight As the financial crisis thoroughly demonstrated, an acute focus on short-term gains can…
OFAC Enforcement: The Epsilon Case and Third-Party Risks
What the Decision on Epsilon’s Sanctions Violations Means for Companies Michael Volkov discusses Epsilon’s sanctions violations, the resulting “reason to…
TRACE Podcast: A Year in Prison for Insider Trading
Roomy Khan, “Tipper A” in the Galleon Group insider trading case, discusses the many small decisions that led to catastrophic…
Integrating Remediation Management Into Your Operations
Addressing Regulatory Compliance Issues Point B’s Steve Hall and Sydney Rickelman discuss the benefits of a remediation management office (RMO)…
Very Pleased to Meet You: Market Rates for Introducers in Asia-Pacific
Mitigating the Risk Posed by Introducers Wendy Wysong and associates at Clifford Chance write on the rise in prominence of…
Treat Regulatory Compliance as an Opportunity, Not a Threat
Maintaining a Competitive Edge in the Banking Industry Compliance professionals know it well: the organizations that embrace compliance and adopt…
The Evolving Relationship Between Privacy Pros and IT
Tech Solutions Emerging to Meet Increasing Regulation Privacy and data protection have challenged organizations for decades, but with companies’ increasing…
Compliance Mistakes Can Cause Real Damage
11 Common Pitfalls This is the third part in a series on truths about global compliance. This installment provides a…
TRACE Podcast: The Alarming World of Insurance Fraud
Jim Quiggle, of the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, joins us to discuss the many grisly shapes that insurance fraud takes,…
California’s New Data Protection Law
What You Need to Know In response to widespread data privacy concerns, legislators have just passed the California Consumer Privacy…
Directors’ and Officers’ Duty to Address Corporate Culture
This is the first in a series of articles covering the various ways directors and officers can be liable. Here,…
Rethinking Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) in the GDPR Regime
Building an Effective TPRM Framework The GDPR imposes new rules on organizations to protect EU individuals’ personal data. Banks are…
Leadership Lessons from John McCain
Taking Cues from an American Hero Linda Henman writes about what set John McCain apart. The virtues he modeled made…
Organizations Need a Global Compliance Framework
When thinking about handling compliance at scale, creating a global framework can allow the organization to grow without limit. How…
Preparing for Cyber Risk
Q&A with Steve Durbin, Managing Director of ISF Maurice discusses with Information Security Forum’s Managing Director, Steve Durbin, some of…
Court of Appeals Cuts Back Extraterritorial FCPA Jurisdiction Over Foreign Nationals
Conspiracy Count Dismissed in Ruling on United States v. Hoskins In a recent case heard by the U.S. Court of…
TRACE Podcast: Massive Binary Options Con
Simona Weinglass, a reporter with the Times of Israel, describes the US$10 billion global binary options scam that she and…
Preparing for an Active Shooter Scenario
Engaging Training for Workplace Safety Given the recent prevalence of gun violence, businesses and organizations should conduct training and practice…
New York’s Bold Move to Improve Cybersecurity
Could It Have A Bigger Impact Than More Famous Legal Siblings? The California Consumer Privacy Protection Act and the GDPR…
Interview: Richard Bistrong and Kristy Grant-Hart on Success in Compliance
In Part 2 of Richard Bistrong’s interview with Kristy Grant-Hart, CEO, Spark Compliance Consulting, they continue to address her latest…
Employee Fraud Investigation Costs Non-Recoverable Under MVRA
Supreme Court Decision Restricts Recompense A recent Supreme Court ruling – in which the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act of 1996…
The Future of Outsourcing
Shifting from Traditional to Digital Contract Terms By leveraging digital technology, outsourcing providers … This is a fundamental change in…
Truth: Compliance is Difficult and Getting Harder
7 Reasons Compliance Teams Are Struggling How challenging is it to work in compliance these days? World-class compliance experts from…
Colombia Ramps Up Enforcement of Transnational Bribery Law
How “Supersociedades” is Doing in Battling Corruption Matteson Ellis summarizes developments with respect to Colombia’s Superintendent for Corporate Entities (Supersociedades).…
Getting the Board on Board with Cybersecurity
Why GRC Must Engage the Board of Directors in Data Security Organizations are still scrambling to comply with the GDPR.…
TRACE Podcast: Antitrust: Price-Fixing and Collusion
Lisa Phelan, who until very recently was responsible for criminal enforcement of U.S. antitrust laws and is now a partner…
Data Licensing—Tips and Tactics
Compliance Considerations when Obtaining Data from a Third Party Companies often claim that data is one of their most precious…
Get Your Mind Right Before You Open Your Mouth
3 Questions to Ask About Trusting Your Intuition Some business leaders are able to “go with their gut” and the…
Give Me Back My Data
What You Need to Know About the GDPR We’re now three months past the deadline for compliance with the General…
The Problem When Your Business Invests in the New
3 Steps to Make GRC Everyone’s Responsibility Most businesses love to focus on the new: hiring new staff, investing in…
Earning and Maintaining Consent in the GDPR Era
We now live in the GDPR era — a new landscape of consumer privacy protection created by a regulation powerful…
DOJ Expands FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy
The Implication for Non-FCPA Related Cases Michael Volkov discusses the Justice Department’s FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy, enacted late last year;…
A Cloud Compliance Crisis
The Challenge of Managing Hybrid Environments The cloud presents many advantages for businesses, but with those advantages also come compliance…
TRACE Podcast: Benched: Impeaching West Virginia’s Entire Supreme Court
Lacie Pierson of the Charleston Gazette-Mail discusses the startling and controversial removal of all sitting justices in West Virginia.
Companies Don’t Pay Bribes, People Do
Corporate Criminal Liability for Bribery in Asia-Pacific While individual employees and company representatives are responsible for acts of bribery in…
8 Realities in Managing Cyber Risk
Thoughts on Increasing Cyber Resiliency Companies’ adoption of new technologies is outpacing their ability to protect against evolving cybersecurity threats.…
Top Banking Regulations & Security Compliance Requirements for 2018
The Developments Impacting Financial Institutions Now It’s hard to wrap your head around all the myriad regulations for financial institutions,…
Risk Managers: Impact Lies in Reduced Executive Effort
The Key to Increasing Decision-Making Influence In this complex risk environment where senior executives are expected to make fast decisions,…
Demystifying Regulatory Compliance with MDM
Using Master Data Management as Part of a Robust Compliance Program Martin Samuel Nielsen discusses how leveraging master data management…
Mayer Brown’s Tech Talks, Episode 3: The Big Data Paradox
Big data is top of mind at virtually every company and is often described as one of a business’s most…
So You Need to Develop a Compliance Program…
Where to Start CCI’s Maurice Gilbert interviews Rick Schroeder about what constitutes a compliance “program” versus policies and procedures, and…
Mayer Brown’s Tech Talks, Episode 2: The Future of Outsourcing
The future of outsourcing is digital. New technologies will pair custom, made-for-you solutions with fast, accurate and low-cost automated services.…
Why Companies Misunderstand Third-Party Cyber Risk
Rethinking How We Discuss Vulnerabilities in the Digital Supply Chain The fundamental principle that makes the internet so powerful is…
TRACE Podcast: Secrets in the Sky
Kelly Carr discusses her research, with Jaimi Dowdell, that uncovered the gaps in U.S. oversight of private planes that make…
A Copernican Revolution in Culture and Conduct Risk Management
The Necessity of Proactive Management Experts at applied behavioral science technology company Starling offer insights into the failures of current…
Mayer Brown’s Tech Talks, Episode 1: Staying Ahead of AI
Across a variety of industries, more and more companies are building, buying and using artificial intelligence (AI) in their technology…
Compliance: From “Hall Monitor” to Strategic Partner
Q&A with Valerie Charles, Chief Strategy Officer at GAN CCI’s Maurice Gilbert interviews Valerie Charles, GAN’s Chief Strategy Officer. Valerie…
Needed: A New Approach to Risk Modeling in an Asymmetric World
A Forward-Looking Response to a Chaotic World The actuarial model of risk compliance employed by most large global enterprises –…
GDPR: Where to After May 25?
Look to the Mainframe In order to meet GDPR compliance, organizations need to demonstrate they are putting forth their best…
A New Way of Thinking About Ethics and Culture
The Business Case for a Strong Culture of Ethics Culture and ethics are all the rage in management theory and…
Crime-Fraud Exception to Attorney-Client Privilege
Its Applications and Limitations The attorney-client privilege is not absolute, of course. Michael Volkov discusses the crime-fraud exception to attorney-client…
TRACE Podcast: Tackling Financial Crime
David Eby, Attorney General of British Columbia, discusses comprehensive measures being taken to address financial crime in that province.
Automation and Analytics Creating Value for Fraud Management
The New Solutions for Financial Crimes Compliance Management (FCCM) The methods for perpetrating fraud are continually evolving, so an effective…
Leading “Connected”
Q&A with Moore & Van Allen’s Valecia McDowell CCI’s Maurice Gilbert chats with Valecia McDowell, Co-Head of the White Collar,…
State of Internal Audit 2018
Impact and Opportunities MetricStream’s latest survey on the state of internal audit finds auditors focused on delivering timely insights on…
Maternal Walls and Glass Ceilings in the #MeToo Era
Sexual Harassment and Pregnancy Discrimination in the Workplace Over the past several months, the reality that sex discrimination in employment…
8 Ideas to Reduce False Positives in Fraud Investigations
Steps to Improve Forensic Analytics Thanks to advances in forensic analytics, we can spot emerging risks long before they come…
TRACE Podcast: Money-laundering in Vancouver in Casinos: the Vancouver Model
Today, Alexandra interviews Peter German, author of the comprehensive German Report and President of the Canadian International Center for Criminal…
Cryptomining Malware on The Rise
How to Prevent the Risk of Crypto-Jacking New cryptomining malware uses an NSA-exploit to spread to Windows machines while disabling…
Why Cryptocurrency is So Difficult for the IRS to Regulate
3 Reasons Crypto Eludes Regulators Cryptocurrency is all the rave right now, which is why tax authorities are aching to…
Optimizing Document Review in Compliance Investigations, Part 2
Using Advanced Analytics and Continuous Active Learning to “Prove a Negative” This is the second article in a two-part series…
Data Here, Data There, Data Everywhere
The Need for a Chief Privacy Officer Nearly every day we hear about another data breach at a major corporation,…
TRACE Podcast: Harmonizing Global Settlements
Tina Søreide discusses her work, through the IBA, to bring consistency and predictability to bribery settlements worldwide.
Corporate Doublespeak
A Bribe is a Bribe Why do organizations use sanitized language rather than more direct verbiage? A new generation of…
Using Smart Tools to Minimize Risk
Q&A with Charles Weeden, Managing Partner at 17a-4, llc Charles Weeden is Founder and Managing Partner of e-communications compliance technology…
Where Are Boards of Directors When Ethics Oversight is Involved?
The Value of a “Built In” vs. “Bolted On” E&C Program Ethics and compliance are far too often neglected by…
Your Asia-Pacific Anti-Corruption Rundown
New Developments Across the Region Clifford Chance’s anti-corruption specialists in Asia-Pacific surveyed recent developments in five jurisdictions. Here’s what you…
Mammoth Risks and the Future of Compliance
Q&A with Rajeev Gubbala, Co-Founder of AppZen CCI’s Publisher, Maurice Gilbert, chats with Rajeev Gubbala, Co-Founder and Head of Engineering…
Measuring Onboarding Effectiveness
SilkRoad’s Talent Talk Podcast, Episode 16 Host John Westby discusses with guests Mimi Jerkan and Nirmala Pol the need for…
Financial Forecast: Cloudy with a Good Chance of Behavioral Insight
A Cloud-First Approach to Managing Financial Communications Data The current regulatory framework, which has grown more complex since the 2008…
The Costs of Corruption in the Public Sector
When the Public Loses Faith Corruption in government is nothing new. And it’s not limited to nations and governments that…
Understanding the GDPR: Frequently Asked Questions
It’s been more than two months since GDPR’s implementation, only 20 percent of companies believe they are GDPR compliant. Many organizations still…
Addressing Unconscious Bias in the Workplace
Overcoming Prejudice Through Compliance Training Employers need to remain proactive to ensure there is no question when it comes to…
SEC Amends Definition of “Smaller Reporting Company”
How the Changes Will Affect Financial Reporting Recent changes by the SEC to qualification thresholds have altered the qualifications for…
TRACE Podcast: Duke Cunningham and the Bribe Menu
Marcus Stern, the Pulitzer Prize winning investigative reporter who broke the story, describes the bribery scheme that landed then-Congressman “Duke”…
New “ABC Test” Sends California Employers Reeling
Applying the Standard for Independent Contractors California has adopted a new ABC test for determining whether a worker should be…
Steering the Sales Strategy Toward Compliance
Why Teaching Compliance Isn’t Sufficient Sales teams live and die on incentives. And there’s nothing wrong with that per se,…
You’re GDPR Compliant …Now What?
4 Next Steps With the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) deadline now behind us, the real work of…
Regulatory Oversight for Cryptocurrency?
What Crypto Exchangers and Administrators Need to Know U.S. regulators have recently joined with an international coalition of tax enforcement…
