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As compliance teams experiment with AI for everything from risk assessments to policy interpretation, a practical question emerges: Which tasks can be automated reliably, and which still require human judgment? Steph Holmes, director of compliance and ethics strategy at EQS...

As we approach the end of 2025, the state of ESG is in flux: Trump Administration executive orders have sought to roll back environmental regulations, while the EU has softened its landmark ESG disclosure requirements and California has pressed on...

Last year, generative AI was the buzzed-about tech. Now, it’s all about agentic AI systems that can make decisions and take actions independently to achieve specific goals, often with minimal human intervention. Protiviti’s Jim DeLoach explores this new frontier and...

Compliance isn't a one-person show, but many new CCOs act like it is, focusing intensely on perfect policies while neglecting the human side of building trust and securing buy-in. MirrorWeb's Jamie Hoyle outlines how new chief compliance officers can avoid...

Raw hotline metrics rarely tell a nuanced story and can be easily misinterpreted — a decline in reports might suggest reduced misconduct but could also indicate weakening speak-up culture. Gartner's Nicholas Sworek outlines how compliance leaders can use data visualization...

Based solely on tone, an employee could be forgiven for wondering if their organization considers setting fire to the office less serious than submitting a form after a deadline. Policy-writing expert and author Lewis Eisen examines this absurd reality: Many...

The savings and loan crisis, 2008 financial collapse and 2023 bank failures all followed the same script: deregulation, excessive risk-taking, crisis, bailout and eventually, stricter regulation. Elaine Duffus of Wolters Kluwer has watched this cycle repeat throughout her career —...

ZwillGen's Andrew Eichen examines how workplace email and social media precedents might guide judges facing novel legal questions that arise when AI joins the chat. Hint, the answer may hinge on whether AI systems use your data for training.

The compliance world loves its frameworks: DOJ's three fundamental questions, France's risk mapping requirements, the UK's "adequate procedures" standard. But strip away the bureaucratic packaging and something interesting emerges — these disparate approaches share much of the same DNA. Former...

In July, the DOJ released updated guidance on what might constitute “illegal DEI” by government contractors under an executive order issued in January. As a result, contractors must now move beyond compliance checklists and toward a strategic, principled and legally...

Rising costs and falling valuations have left many acquirers questioning deals that seemed sound just months ago. Kasowitz attorneys Sheron Korpus and Andrew Schwartz examine how material adverse effect provisions might offer exit strategies, analyzing court precedents from Covid-19 disputes...

Colleges and universities have faced major difficulties in recent years, ranging from decreasing enrollment to increasing negative public perception, but a new law that includes sweeping reforms to federal student loan programs may prove to be their toughest challenge yet,...