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SilkRoad's Talent Talk Podcast, Episode 16 Host John Westby discusses with guests Mimi Jerkan and Nirmala Pol the need for a robust onboarding process and how analytics help empower organizations to build data-driven approaches.

A Cloud-First Approach to Managing Financial Communications Data The current regulatory framework, which has grown more complex since the 2008 financial crisis, requires more information to be recorded. Regulators have come to realize that in most cases of misconduct, voices...

When the Public Loses Faith Corruption in government is nothing new. And it’s not limited to nations and governments that are developing or are on already shaky ground due to civil discord or poverty. The issue is how we, as...

It's been more than two months since GDPR’s implementation, only 20 percent of companies believe they are GDPR compliant. Many organizations still have questions on the regulation’s impact. With this in mind, global consulting firm Protiviti, in partnership with Robert Half and...

Overcoming Prejudice Through Compliance Training Employers need to remain proactive to ensure there is no question when it comes to company/employee values, standards and behavior. Regardless of how open-minded we claim to be, the truth is that human nature, society...

How the Changes Will Affect Financial Reporting Recent changes by the SEC to qualification thresholds have altered the qualifications for an organization to be considered a “smaller reporting company.” Penny Somer-Greif of Baker Donelson outlines the new requirements. The Securities...

Marcus Stern, the Pulitzer Prize winning investigative reporter who broke the story, describes the bribery scheme that landed then-Congressman “Duke” Cunningham in jail for seven years.  

Why Teaching Compliance Isn’t Sufficient Sales teams live and die on incentives. And there’s nothing wrong with that per se, but consider what’s at risk when incentives push sales reps in the wrong way. Valerie Charles, Chief Strategy Officer at...

4 Next Steps With the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) deadline now behind us, the real work of maintaining ongoing compliance begins. In this article, Gartner’s Stephanie Quaranta outlines the actions privacy and compliance executives should take for...

Morrison & Foerster's Stephanie Sharron and Andy Serwin discuss the legal and ethical concerns of using AI. The impacts could be far-reaching and potentially include issues such as unlawful bias and discrimination, violations of privacy laws and uncertainty about legal...

"Resources Reflect Policy" and Other Observations Michael Volkov discusses themes emerging in the DOJ’s and SEC’s enforcement of FCPA violations thus far in 2018. There are two distinct themes in FCPA enforcement: The first is consistency (i.e., that some enforcement...

Neil Walsh, Chief of Cybercrime, AML and Counter-Financing of Terrorism at the UNODC in Vienna, discusses the work that his department does to coordinate and advance international initiatives.