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Like Achilles or Sampson, the power and potential of AI has a weakness, a vulnerability. In the case of financial services that weakness is its opacity. In general, the better the machine learning system, the blacker the box - that...

Given there is no one-size-fits-all solution for risk and a risk management function, how risk is governed varies across industries and organizations. But there are five interrelated principles that underlie effective risk management within organizations in both good times and...

Today, Alexandra is recording on-site in Beijing with Nicola Bonucci, Director for Legal Affairs at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, (OECD).  Nicola discusses the 20-year history of the OECD's Anti-Bribery Convention and his involvement since the 1990's.

To all the “nattering nabobs of negativity” concerning FCPA enforcement, the US Justice Department responded with a resounding message – not only is FCPA enforcement here to stay, but individual violators are on DOJ’s radar screen. In an FCPA enforcement...

The PCAOB inspection process continues to evolve, and it is important that issuers not only prepare for the new areas of emphasis but also continue to focus on areas that the PCAOB emphasized in Staff Inspection Briefs in prior years....

Both employers and employees benefit when companies and organizations effectively address sexual harassment.  By training employees, devising and implementing harassment policies and procedures and enforcing those policies fairly and consistently, employers can combat sexual harassment in the workplace.

  Q&A with Tom McAndrew, Chief Operating Officer at Coalfire CCI: How did you get started on a career in compliance? Tom McAndrew: I started my career in the Navy.  As the Navy started putting more technology on ships, they realized that...

On today's episode, Alexandra chats with Will Fitzgibbon, an ICIJ reporter on the Paradise Papers team. Will breaks down the Paradise Papers for listeners, as well as explains the reality of offshore accounts and the destructive side to them.

Today, Alexandra speaks with Jack Ewing of the New York Times. Jack reports on business and economics and is based in Frankfurt. In this episode, Jack discusses his book "Faster, Higher, Farther:  The Volkswagen Scandal”  and shares many details of...

The shadow IT phenomenon—in which employees use their personal technology on the job—looms larger than ever. The latest twist- bring your own software.

Because ABC compliance is driven by enforcement as opposed to regulation, gaps may only become visible when an incident occurs, and by then, it’s too late. If a corporation can prove to the regulator they’ve done everything in their power...

Kristy Grant-Hart will be a keynote speaker at the NAVEX Global 2017 Ethics & Compliance Virtual Conference. Register for free today to join her session.  What makes for a long-term successful career in compliance?  Is it personality?  Certainly, being likeable is...