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A CCO doesn’t necessarily need a legal background. Some think it’s better when they hail from somewhere else, in fact. Nicole Di Schino considers whether a legal background works for or against the compliance pro. Should your next chief compliance...

Companies that fail to create a "speak up" culture run the risk of talking over the voices they need to be listening to most. A rising trend of the last few years has seen employees become increasingly vocal about injustices...

The California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 is similar to the CCPA, but there are significant differences. Baker Donelson’s Matthew White and Alexander Koskey summarize several of the provisions of the CPRA that all covered businesses need to consider. While...

A modification has been proposed by FinCEN and the Federal Reserve board to lower the threshold for the requirement to collect, retain and transmit information on funds and transfers. As Brandi Reynolds explains, this could have major implications for the...

Monitoring your intermediaries can be an expensive endeavor. Jim Nortz explores how to keep an eye on your intermediaries without breaking the bank. Read Part 5 here. Years ago, a friend of mine recounted for me his first law school...

Michael Toebe shares practical insights from compliance experts on how to establish a speak-up culture (not just a process), why tone from the top alone isn’t enough and how leadership can prove their credibility and commitment to investigating wrongdoing. Speaking...

As COVID-19 rages on, companies continue to go digital. Riskonnect CEO Jim Wetekamp offers guidance on how to conduct successful audits in a remote work environment. As the COVID-19 pandemic magnifies existing threats and constantly creates new risks for organizations...

The pandemic has changed the way most companies are onboarding new hires, presenting compliance managers with new challenges to face. True Office Learning’s Harper Wells explores what compliance programs can do to effectively train new (and often remote) workers. The...

Guðmundur Kristjánsson, CEO of Lucinity, discusses the recent uptick in AML fines and what this may portend for banks and other financial institutions in the fight against financial crime. The number of fines for anti-money laundering (AML) failures during the first...

KnowBe4’s Stu Sjouwerman offers a peek into the ways of a cybercriminal, providing organizations unique insights into how they can strengthen their cybersecurity strategy. With everything digital becoming automated and connected, a cyber pandemic could spread faster than a biological...

Delivering anti-corruption training to intermediaries is a tough gig. Jim Nortz explores the importance of engagement and dialogue in compliance training. Read Part 4 here. The general counsel for our Asian operations was a very impressive man. He was among...

COVID-19 has revealed the importance of having an effective business continuity plan. Protiviti’s Matthew Watson discusses the role internal audit should play in escalating and prioritizing business continuity audits given the realities and uncertainties in today’s business environment. With so...