Category: Featured

Managing Potential Board Liability for Evolving Environmental Risks

Posted by Stephanie Resnick - December 14, 2018

Growing Risks for Directors and Officers In the third of a series of articles discussing emerging theories of liability for directors and officers Stephanie Resnick, Philadelphia Office Managing Partner and Chair of the Directors’ and Officers’ Liability Practice Group at Fox Rothschild, and John Fuller, an associate and member of…

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How GDPR Enforcement is Shaping Up in Europe

Posted by Anne Shannon Baxter - December 13, 2018

(And Why U.S. Companies Should Take Note) The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Europe’s sweeping data protection law, has been in effect for six months, and while fines have yet to be levied against U.S. companies for breach of the law, enforcement is beginning to take hold. Anne Shannon Baxter…

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TRACE: Measuring Corruption

Posted by TRACE International - December 12, 2018

Robert Clark, Manager of Legal Research at TRACE, discusses the challenges associated with measuring something as widespread and varied as corruption and refinements to the 2018 TRACE Bribery Risk Matrix after another year of research.  

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Targeted: A Corporate Response to a Federal Target Letter

Posted by Brooklyn Sawyers Belk - December 12, 2018

Key Steps in the Early Stage of a Federal Investigation Although many were unsure how white collar crime enforcement would fare in the Trump administration, the past two years has shown that enforcement actions have nearly stayed the course, with a strong focus on FCPA-related matters. In this article, Brooklyn…

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AML Compliance: Spotlight on Nordic Banks

Posted by Sujata Dasgupta - December 11, 2018

The Changing Landscape As AML regulations are getting more stringent globally, criminals are focusing on using countries with lowest risk categorizations and intermediary banks with high credibility to launder money. The latest victims of this crime are the Nordic banks, which were until recently among the safest and most stable…

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The Data Privacy Whirlwind Grows in California

Posted by Anthony James - December 10, 2018

What the CCPA Signals About the Future California is leading the way to pass meaningful legislation on data privacy and cybersecurity. The new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is a strong complement to the EU’s GDPR, although many businesses will need to comply with both regulations. This primer by CipherCloud’s Anthony James on the CA…

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Compliance Success Starts with Change Management

Posted by Tim Woods - December 7, 2018

Best Practices for Merging Security and Compliance Within many organizations today, security and compliance teams are running in isolation. This introduces significant enterprise risk, as the security team might be doing what’s best to combat advanced attackers, but their actions may not be in compliance with corporate, industry or federal…

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The Purpose of a Compliance Program

Posted by Michael Volkov - December 6, 2018

To Prevent and Detect Compliance programs exist for the purpose of protecting against misdeeds, and the most effective programs are those that exist within a culture of ethics. Michael Volkov discusses the truism that a company’s culture and its compliance controls are mutually reinforcing. I do not think there is…

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Integrated Risk Management: The Intersection of GRC and RMIS

Posted by Dawn Ward - December 6, 2018

3 Arguments for Integrating RMIS and GRC Processes Gartner suggests that integrated risk management (IRM) is the next evolution of risk management practices. This piece from Riskonnect’s Dawn Ward explores IRM practices and what they mean specifically for GRC and enterprise risk. As risk controls and appetites evolve, managers continue…

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TRACE: Update – The UK Bribery Act and Enforcement Trends

Posted by TRACE International - December 5, 2018

Speaking at the TRACE European Forum, Michelle de Kluyver of Addleshaw Goddard provides a comprehensive and insightful update on the UKBA and recent enforcement trends in the U.K.  

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Common Pitfalls in Third-Party Due Diligence

Posted by Daniel Wendt - December 5, 2018

5 Risky Mistakes Companies Make Third-party relationships result in a majority of FCPA resolutions and investigations. Dan Wendt, member at Miller & Chevalier, discusses why third-party due diligence should be a central part of any anti-corruption program and shares insights into some of the customary ways companies fall short in…

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If You Want Better Compliance, Focus On Collaboration

Posted by Stephane Donze - December 4, 2018

Ensuring Both with Cloud Enterprise Content Services For many years, there has been a fear among IT professionals that the user freedom and empowerment offered by collaborative systems would make it difficult to adhere to processes and enforce compliance standards. However, in today’s digital world, enterprises need both compliance and…

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