The Shared Assessments member-led consortium for third-party risk management has introduced an assessment and monitoring module, the latest addition to the Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) Framework trusted by cybersecurity, risk...
PwC’s Annual Corporate Directors Survey, set to release on October 8th, reveals a conundrum of collegiality in an increasingly distrustful environment. In a survey of more than 800 U.S. board...
Concern for environmental and social issues has reached an inflection point. While traditional governance issues that have been a staple of investor advocacy and discussion (the “G” of ESG) continue...
Public companies based in the U.S. are choosing the less onerous (but riskier) of two possible methods for complying with new standards for recognizing revenue from customer contracts. This two-part...
In the last two years, the United States and its international allies have significantly increased the use of sanctions against illicit maritime networks engaged in commerce in support of the...
As the third in a triumvirate of releases on compliance programs, the DOJ's Antitrust Division released its antitrust compliance program guidance in July. This follows the release of the ABC...
The Microsoft FCPA resolution was recently announced, with the total fine and interest paid by Microsoft to the SEC at approximately $16 million via a cease and desist order. The...
Despite recent efforts to weaken it, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is still going into effect on January 1, 2020. Alongside it, more states creating data protection regulations every...
June closed out one of the most interesting half-years in the FCPA realm. In Q1 alone, we've had the Cognizant Technology Solutions declination, the Fresenius non-prosecution agreement and the Mobile...
The big one finally is resolved. The long-awaited Walmart Inc. (Walmart) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action was recently announced. This massive case came in with multiple documents, a...
The job of CEO has become so complex that boards can no longer play a passive role as a collection of the CEO’s best friends, rubber-stamping management’s decisions. A new...
The market for risk technology is driven by increased regulatory mandates and complex organizational risks. Risk technology is a global market that has rapidly evolved over the last 20 years,...
