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ProcessUnity Expands Vendor Risk Management Software with New Best Practices Configuration
New out-of-the-box configuration provides quick-to-deploy, comprehensive solution for third-party risk management CONCORD, MASS. – ProcessUnity, a leading provider of cloud-based applications for risk and compliance management, today announced a new pre-built configuration of its award-winning Vendor Risk Management solution. Best Practices...
PwC’s 2020 Global Risk Study
PwC has just published the 2020 Global Risk Study, compiling insights from risk management, compliance and internal audit professionals to better understand how the risk function at large can succeed in today’s interconnected, 4IR technology-driven and increasingly complex risk landscape....
Risk Management During the Coronavirus
Vicky Yu has seen the effects of the coronavirus firsthand. Here, she offers lessons learned, hopefully to protect those organizations who may yet get an up-close-and-personal view into the outbreak. Since the coronavirus outbreak in China late December 2019,...
Emerging Trends Under the DOJ’s Corporate Enforcement Policy
Changes are on the horizon for FCPA prosecutions. Nicole Sprinzen and Kara Kapp of Cozen O’Connor offer guidance to help compliance professionals navigate the FCPA landscape given what’s to come, particularly in terms of white-collar prosecutions. Every consideration of...
The “Old” Board Governance Model Needs to Change
Changing trends, risks and demands necessitate changes in response. Michael Volkov asserts that boards must shift to a broader approach, replacing a single-minded focus on profits with measured consideration of the interests of a wide range of stakeholders. Corporate...
How Organizations are Using Blockchain to Ensure Compliance
Smaller organizations simply don’t have the resources their larger counterparts enjoy to keep up with compliance requirements. Polyient Labs CEO Brad Robertson outlines how they can clear that hurdle. There are those who still associate blockchain technology – decentralized,...
What Fraud Could Be Lurking in Your Expense Reports?
What happens when employees add a few out-of-policy expenses? If reports are reviewed manually, these items might slip right on through, but an AI solution can help flag them. Anant Kale and Josephine McCann of AppZen highlight some of...
Critical Considerations for Managing Regulatory Disclosures
The environment for regulatory disclosure management has become increasingly complex in the financial services industry. Messagepoint’s Patrick Kehoe discusses the compliance issues institutions of all sizes face, along with best practices for meeting those challenges. Each time a financial...
New Year, New Laws Prompt Changes in Sexual Harassment Training
#MeToo and evolving anti-harassment legislation are driving demand for new approaches to sexual harassment training. Traliant’s Andrew Rawson discusses three questions to ask when reviewing your training program. In 2020, organizations across industries can expect the spotlight to remain...
Predictions for Governance, Risk and Compliance in 2020
2020 promises to be a year of significant opportunity and change for organizations, as well as for the governance, risk and compliance (GRC) functions that support them. MetricStream’s Gaurav Kapoor discusses trends and changes to expect this year. New...
Thoughtful Disagreement as a Competitive Advantage
Michael Toebe writes about how one executive seeks out different viewpoints to get the best out of his employees, reducing all manner of organizational risks and improving decision-making significantly along the way. When confidence becomes excessive ego, it creates...
“If Only:” Compliance Lessons from the Tragic Australian Bushfires
One can’t overstate the importance of planning to prepare for a possible crisis. It’s true for preventing fires, and it’s true for preventing compliance issues. Calvin London draws parallels between Australia’s devastating wildfires and ethical issues that can bring...
All in the Family: Protect your Business by Avoiding These Succession Planning Blunders
In a strong economy, M&A activity ramps up. Linda Henman discusses what a huge swath of businesses should consider if selling is in their near future. The family-owned business has been a longstanding institution for centuries, but as baby...
Proactive Monitoring: A Sound Approach to Compliance
Jay Rosen explores proactive monitoring, which demonstrates the benefits of using a third party to fulfill the compliance mandates laid out by the DOJ. I have been looking back at some Department of Justice (DOJ) announcements over the past...
Top 10 Risks for 2020
Leaders of organizations of virtually every size, industry and geographic location are reminded all too frequently that they operate in an increasingly risky world. Protiviti’s Jim DeLoach provides an update from the ERM Initiative of the various risks organizations...
How Regulatory Changes Will Affect Financial Services in 2020: 3 Predictions
What’s next for corporate compliance officers as they navigate balancing regulatory changes, technological advancement, digital fraud and higher customer experience expectations? OneSpan’s Michael Magrath shares his top corporate compliance predictions for the financial services industry in 2020. The regulatory...
Any Risk is a Business Risk
ComplianceLine's Amanda Hosenfeld and Cailyn Gombka define risk, discuss how risks can affect your company and offer eight steps to an effective annual risk assessment.
With the CCPA Now in Effect, Organizations Must Improve Email Security Capabilities
The CCPA’s reach extends far outside of California, and a huge proportion of businesses are still out of compliance. Egress CEO Tony Pepper shares a key vulnerability organizations should address immediately to close that gap. On January 1, 2020,...
ICA Launches Specialist Certificate in Money-Laundering Risk in New Technology
This new qualification is the first of its kind to consolidate the opportunities and financial crime risks surrounding new and emerging technologies (February 6, 2020) – The International Compliance Association (ICA), the leading professional body for the global regulatory...
As You Like It: Social Justice on the Global Stage
Brevity is the soul of wit (hence that 280-character limit), and one needs little more than a Twitter account and a sharp-tongued wit to call our culture’s kings and princes to task. Sandy Erez considers the weight of the...
New Guidance As Both a Sword and a Shield
Jay Rosen continues to review the DOJ announcements over the past year and the FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy, announced in November 2017, to consider the strategies companies can use based upon these documents. Over the series I have explored...
Smarsh and Brainspace to Provide Advanced Analytics and Visualization Tools
Smarsh Enterprise Archive customers can leverage Brainspace machine learning to find new patterns in complex data, reduce time and cost for e-discovery Portland, OR and NEW YORK (February 4, 2020) – Smarsh®, helping customers get ahead – and stay ahead...
Certifying Third-Party FCPA Compliance Under New SEC/DOJ Requirements
How can I possibly certify that 100 percent of my third parties, including all customers and vendors, are 100 percent FCPA compliant based on the new SEC/DOJ requirements? Frank Orlowski outlines a solution. Now that the SEC has gotten...
How to Grow Your Compliance Practices as You Scale
It’s critical for small business owners to minimize exposure and risk; for SMBs, a single ethical or regulatory violation can be catastrophic financially and reputationally. ComplianceLine’s Giovanni Gallo provides guidance for SMBs on how to minimize those risks. Many...
Trustworthy AI: A New Frontier in Ethics for Risk and Compliance Leaders
AI is often credited with making work easier and more efficient, but few organizations have a framework in place for its ethical use within risk management and compliance programs. Deloitte’s Irfan Saif and Maureen Mohlenkamp explore how to rectify...
Airbus to Pay $3.9B+ in Penalties to Resolve Foreign Bribery and ITAR Case
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs (January 31, 2020) – Airbus SE (Airbus, or the Company), a global provider of civilian and military aircraft based in France, has agreed to pay combined penalties of more than $3.9 billion...
Open Season for the CCPA
Kaufman Dolowich Voluck’s Katherine Catlos and Katherine Alphonso analyze the privacy roles of various organizations and their obligations under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and GDPR. with co-author Katherine Alphonso Allow us to paint a picture: Your Company...
The Risks and Realities of Overboarding
Crisis management expert Michael Toebe interviews one of the nation’s leading experts on corporate governance to discuss the risky practice of overboarding – a deep concern among stakeholders. Overboarding is not always top of mind for boards, but considering...
What I Wish I’d Known Before Joining Compliance
For professionals looking forward to joining the compliance world, being prepared and knowing what you are stepping into is important. Asia Quality Focus’ Vicky Yu discusses her experience starting out in compliance and what could have made the transit...
Using External Resources to Bolster Compliance Programs
Jay Rosen continues looking at the DOJ announcements over the past several years, as well as the FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy, announced in November 2017, to consider how companies can use this information externally to bolster their compliance programs....
