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Premium‘You have to sell compliance’: Tips for building compliance programs from scratch
A panel of experienced compliance professionals shared the various approaches they took to build compliance programs from the ground up at Compliance Week’s 2024 National Conference.
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PremiumJBS CECO on overcoming ‘fear, anxiety, and chaos’ of taking job post-FCPA settlements
Mike Koenig explained at Compliance Week’s 2024 National Conference how he helped rebuild JBS Foods’ compliance department following Foreign Corrupt Practices Act settlements with the Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission.
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PremiumEffective risk culture starts at the top. Everyone is required to make it successful
There is no magic wand compliance professionals can wave to promote a strong risk culture within their organizations, experts discussed at Compliance Week’s 2024 National Conference.
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PremiumCFTC enforcement head talks steep path to self-reporting credit
Earning self-reporting credit from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is no simple task, Director of Enforcement Ian McGinley conceded.
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OpinionHighlights from Compliance Week 2024
Compliance officers took to the main stage to share their experiences at Compliance Week’s 2024 National Conference, while other highlights included conversations around artificial intelligence and the modern challenges the industry is confronting.
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PremiumSEC commissioner bemoans lack of public dialogue, calls for CCO input
Hester Peirce of the Securities and Exchange Commission said the agency should form an advisory committee comprised of chief compliance officers as part of a wide-ranging critique of the agency’s efforts to engage with the public.
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PremiumExperts: ESG gone mainstream, but new regs still create headaches
Environmental, social, and governance goals have gained acceptance from senior leadership because of upward pressure from employees, investors, and customers, according to compliance leaders speaking at Compliance Week’s 2024 National Conference.
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PremiumU.K. border controls on EU goods evoke supply chain disruption concerns
The imposition of full border controls on goods entering the United Kingdom from the European Union will affect importers and their EU suppliers, and both are advised to prepare for increased checks, possible delays, and new charges.
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PremiumSEC official breaks down agency calculus for off-channel comms penalties
Sanjay Wadwha, deputy director of the SEC’s Enforcement Division, discussed the agency’s rationale for issuing widely disparate penalties for off-channel communications recordkeeping violations, as well as violations of its amended marketing rule.
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News BriefNew DHS strategy sets textiles up for added UFLPA scrutiny
The Department of Homeland Security announced a new strategy set to help close a loophole that allows certain textile-related shipments from China to enter the United States without scrutiny under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act.
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PremiumCW2024 leadership panel on navigating scrutiny, prep for more change
The global political landscape should be high on the risk radar of compliance officers in 2024, according to compliance leaders speaking at Compliance Week’s 2024 National Conference, along with increased regulatory scrutiny toward forced labor, ESG, and M&A.
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News BriefCPPA warns of collecting too much data in first enforcement advisory
The California Privacy Protection Agency warned businesses to stop asking for excessive information from consumers who have requested to opt out of having their data collected or who are otherwise exercising their privacy rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act.
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News BriefLegal pushback prompts SEC to stay climate-related disclosure rule
The Securities and Exchange Commission delayed implementation of its climate-related disclosure rule until the courts can rule on appeals filed in response to the controversial policy.
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News BriefSenvest latest rapped by SEC over off-channel comms
Registered investment adviser Senvest Management agreed to pay $6.5 million as part of a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission addressing admitted off-channel communications violations and separate code of ethics failures.
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PremiumEx-Albemarle CCO shares drivers behind data analytics success at CW2024
Former Albemarle CCO Andrew McBride explained at Compliance Week’s 2024 National Conference how he led the company’s compliance department to remediate the issues that led to apparent FCPA violations and how the team used data analytics to assess risks and implement compliance solutions.
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PremiumAI expert at CW2024: Why AI needs compliance
If there was one takeaway Diana Kelley offered during her keynote address at Compliance Week’s 2024 National Conference, it was that artificial intelligence tools—especially generative AI—need compliance.
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News BriefEbix: SEC probe into short seller claims closed
Ebix announced the Securities and Exchange Commission closed an investigation into allegations against the software company’s accounting practices raised in a short seller report.
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PremiumCW2024 keynote tackles fundamentals of fraud detection
“If you want to start to know who’s lying to you, all you got to do is pay attention differently,” advised body language expert Traci Brown during her opening keynote at Compliance Week’s 2024 National Conference.
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PremiumDOJ commodities trader FCPA sweep offers lessons in cooperation
The value the Department of Justice places on cooperation can be measured by studying penalties and agreements resulting from the agency’s long-running investigation into bribery and corruption by oil traders operating in Latin America and Africa.
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News BriefDOJ antitrust scrutiny pushes out 2 WBD board directors
Two directors on the board at media giant Warner Bros. Discovery resigned after the Department of Justice raised antitrust concerns regarding their similar positions on the board of Charter Communications.