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What are investors focused on as shareholder meeting season kicks off? Shareholder priorities 2024 Shareholder Meeting Agenda What’s in this report from BDO: Over the past year, public companies entered a new age of disclosure, where the margin of error has virtually disappeared in the eyes of many stakeholders. 2023 saw the introduction of major...

Catching up with compliance professionals at a pivotal industry moment 2024 survey State of Regulatory Compliance What’s in this report from Regology: This year’s findings reveal a sector at a pivotal moment, facing rapid regulatory changes and the transformative potential of technology. With participation from diverse industries and roles, including compliance managers and chief compliance...

Prevent costly Do Not Call and TCPA violation fines and prevent damage to your brand reputation. 2024 Report The Comprehensive Marketing Compliance Checklist What’s in this report from Gryphon.ai When considering your business outlook for 2024, have you accounted for the laundry list of ever-changing marketing compliance regulations that your sales organization must follow to...

Top corporate oversight trends that boards will be focused on this year Ninth annual report Global Corporate Governance Trends for 2024 What’s in this report from Russell Reynolds Associates: Corporate governance is dynamic. Boards and the businesses they oversee face new challenges and opportunities — and new demands from their stakeholders — each year. To...

AI, ESG & intellectual property expected to power litigation trends in 2024 2024 edition Commercial Litigation Outlook What’s in this report from Seyfarth Shaw: Emerging technologies and contentious business issues, including artificial intelligence, ESG and intellectual property, will be focal points of litigious disputes in the coming year, according to Seyfarth Shaw’s annual commercial litigation...

What’s driving the evolution of financial crime compliance? Market impact report Evolution of Financial Crime Compliance: The People & Tech Imperative What’s in this report from AML RightSource & HFS Research: While financial services firms have been some of the earliest and most extensive adopters of cutting-edge technologies, a scarcity of skilled talent, organizational silos...

Organizations prioritizing cost reduction while ensuring regulatory adherence Annual report True Cost of Financial Crime Compliance What’s in this report from LexisNexis Risk Solutions and Forrester Consulting: Financial crime compliance costs have increased for almost every organization, according to research by LexisNexis and Forrester Consulting, which found that the total cost of fincrime compliance in...

LRN shares 10 years of insights into ethics & compliance programs — and benchmarks to evaluate your program Report 2024 Global E&C Program Effectiveness Report What’s in this report from LRN: LRN's "2024 Ethics & Compliance Program Effectiveness Report" validates a central lesson from over 10 years of primary research — values-based programs are not...

2024 promises shifting dynamics in election year Global Analysis 2024 Bribery & Corruption Outlook What’s in this report from Hogan Lovells: Voter power will have a major impact on 2024, as elections take place in jurisdictions that make up almost half the world’s population, around 4 billion people. The economic and geopolitical effects of this...

ESG programs & tech expand, but gaps remain between safety intent and achievement 8th Annual Report Process Safety Report What’s in this report from Sphera: Sphera, a provider of ESG performance and risk management software, data and consulting services, surveyed 239 process safety management and operational risk management professionals from around the world to delve...

Recordkeeping failures continue to generate fines What’s in Store for 2024 Digital Communications: Governance, Compliance & Security Report What’s in this report from Theta Lake: The 2023/24 report is based on the views and experiences of over 600 IT and compliance professionals with, this year, an exclusive focus on global financial services. It provides an...

KPIs, policies & procedures and integrated risk management frameworks Whitepaper ESG, ERM & Compliance Reporting What’s in this whitepaper from CCI and author Ximena Restrepo: While some U.S. organizations have taken a proactive approach assessing environment, social and governance (ESG) risks, many still struggle to incorporate these risks into their existing compliance, legal and enterprise...

How can the investment industry expand equity and representation? Strategies for Action in Asset Management Inclusive Capitalism What’s in this report from the Milken Institute: The low representation of women and BIPOC (Black, indigenous and people of color) individuals in the $86 trillion asset management industry is a barrier to efficient and optimal capital markets....

Patchwork data privacy laws deepen corporate legal exposure 19th Annual Survey of In-House Corporate Counsel Litigation Trends for 2024 What’s in this report from Norton Rose Fulbright: Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright’s 19th annual litigation trends survey finds that risks and evolving regulation around technology and cybersecurity dominate corporate counsel concerns heading into 2024,...

How effective is your code of conduct? 2023 Benchmark Report LRN Code of Conduct Report What’s in this report from LRN: The 2023 LRN Code of Conduct Report provides compelling insights and practical tips to make your code an effective and meaningful reflection of your organization. Stemming from extensive research and analysis with the expertise...

How can companies combat risks to employees & business? Annual survey 2024 Health & Security Risk Outlook What’s in this report from International SOS: Only three years, the biggest global disruption in eight decades has almost been eclipsed by the volume of other challenges that have arisen since pandemic restrictions have eases. All these challenges...

Board members & execs on the hook in growing number of scenarios Key trends for 2024 Risk Exposure for Directors and Officers What’s in this report from Allianz Commercial: Board members and company executives can be held liable for an increasing number of scenarios. Inadequate responses to economic pressures, geopolitical issues, implementing innovative technologies such...

Effective corporate governance more important than ever 21st annual report Corporate Governance & Executive Compensation 2023 What’s in this survey report from Shearman & Sterling: Shearman & Sterling’s annual survey tracks the impact of changing practices, trends and regulatory developments on key areas of corporate governance and executive compensation. Given the breadth of data collected...

What does ‘timely’ self-disclosure really mean? Albemarle FCPA Enforcement Action A Lesson in Timeliness? What’s in this whitepaper from Tom Fox: Albemarle Corp., a publicly traded specialty chemicals manufacturer based in North Carolina, in September agreed to pay more than $218 million to resolve probes by the DOJ and SEC into reported violations of the...

Sensitive data management trends for 2024 Analysis Private Content Exposure Risk Forecast 2024 What’s in this report from Kiteworks: Managing data privacy and compliance continues to grow in complexity, as cybercriminals evolve their strategies and ramp up their malicious attacks. Data privacy regulations are evolving, and organizations are picking up the pace at which they...

2023 anti-bribery & enforcement actions in the U.S., China, France, Brazil & the UK 15th annual report 2023 FCPA & Anti-Bribery Alert What’s in this report from Hughes Hubbard & Reed: Hughes Hubbard & Reed’s experts provide analysis of the top trends and developments in the anti-bribery space, as well as an encyclopedic view of...

What do the next 12 months hold? Annual report M&A 2024 Outlook What’s in this survey report from Dykema: Dealmakers continue to find solid footing in today’s U.S. M&A market, adapting to a strained financing environment, stubborn inflation and higher interest rates by increasing their use of creative financing arrangements and focusing on add-on and...

“Human hacking,” better known as social engineering, is surging Social engineering takes center stage Kroll Q3 Threat Landscape Report What’s in this report from Kroll: Despite cyberattacks continually making headlines, successful “human hacking,” or social engineering attacks, have escalated dramatically over the past quarter. In fact, Kroll’s threat intelligence team saw a 47% increase in...

Cloud impact on total cost, data sharing, governance and more Decision-maker survey FinServ Cloud Data Management Report What’s in this survey report from Alveo: Despite the potential for increased risk due to cloud concentration, a majority of global decision-makers in financial services firms say moving market data to the cloud will reduce their firms’ total...

How prepared are companies to report environmental impact of asset portfolios? 2024 Office of Finance Outlook Environmental Impact Reporting What’s in this report from Visual Lease: Several new environmental reporting requirements are expected to come online over the next couple of years, but new research from Visual Lease reveals that few companies are ready for...

Taking the pulse of board directors Governance Insights Center PwC 2023 Annual Corporate Directors Survey What’s in this report from PwC: For corporate executives and directors, 2023 should probably have felt calmer than it has, given the events of the past several years. But the ride remains a rock one. Russia’s war on Ukraine persists,...

Detection & response tools increasingly important as cyber claims surge Best practices for threat and risk mitigation Cyber Security Trends 2023 What’s in this report from Allianz Commercial: Following two years of high but stable loss activity, 2023 has seen a worrying resurgence in ransomware and extortion claims as the cyber threat landscape continues to...

How are businesses using AI today — and what does the future hold? Insights from compliance and risk management leaders Navigating the AI Landscape What’s in this report from Moody's Analytics: On the heels of the Biden Administration’s AI executive order, and amid ongoing debates from lawmakers and business leaders alike on AI regulation, a...

Understanding top sustainability pain points for UK organizations Report UK Sustainability Report What’s in this report from Rimm Sustainability: New data published by Rimm Sustainability reveals that more than a third of UK SMEs (36%) find it challenging to understand what they should be reporting on when it comes to sustainability. Other top pain points...

Guide for managing internal investigation decision-making process New Edition General Counsel’s Decision Tree for Internal Investigations What’s in this guide from King & Spalding: Companies large and small, and across virtually all sectors, are facing tougher scrutiny of their operations on several fronts while grappling with fast-evolving work environments and laws — a confluence that...