All Risk Management articles – Page 94
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PremiumChapter 6: Carnival looks toward a new horizon
Carnival will go through extraordinary scrutiny as it prepares to resume guest operations—not just in health, safety, and security but in environmental compliance as well. The storm is not over yet.
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ArticleA step toward managing climate risk in U.S. financial system
A nearly 200-page report on managing climate risk in the U.S. financial system is comprehensively assembled by a group spearheaded by CFTC Commissioner Rostin Behnam, but the real work comes in its implementation.
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PremiumChapter 4: Carnival moves ethics and compliance to the fore
This installment looks at how new Carnival CECO Peter Anderson restructured the Ethics and Compliance department and developed a culture action plan to drive change across the organization.
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PremiumChapter 3: Carnival’s history as serial polluter catches up to it
This installment looks back at Carnival’s history of environmental law convictions, plea agreements with the DOJ, criminal fines, and environmental compliance plans (yes, there is more than one).
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PremiumChapter 1: Amid compliance overhaul, COVID-19 hits hard
It’s early 2020, and the world’s largest cruise line operator is about to confront an immutable collision of two storms: its court-mandated environmental compliance plan, more than 2 years in progress, and the imminent coronavirus pandemic.
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PremiumChapter 2: Carnival put to the test as early COVID-19 hotspot
As more and more Carnival ships become hotbeds of infection and the company faces harsh criticism, CEO Arnold Donald trumpets the company’s unwavering focus on compliance.
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ArticleCompliance Week presents: ‘A Tale of Two Storms’
Our first-ever case study is the story of Carnival’s quest for compliance redemption, set in the context of not only new leadership and a court-appointed monitorship, but in the midst of a global pandemic.
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ArticleOFAC-Delaware sanctions pact more than meets the eye
As the state home to nearly 70 percent of Fortune 500 companies, the Delaware Department of Justice’s Memorandum of Understanding with OFAC represents a significant milestone for U.S. sanctions enforcement.
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ArticleCredit to JPMorgan Chase in this week’s banking-themed naughty/nice list
JPMorgan Chase, Danske Bank, Deutsche Bank, and Bank of America all either “Nailed It” or “Failed It” this week.
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ArticleCFTC issues own guidance on evaluating compliance programs
Like the Department of Justice before it, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued guidance to companies on how it will evaluate compliance programs in connection with enforcement matters.
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Article‘Tale of Two Storms’: Carnival compliance case study to launch Sept. 14
CW is excited to announce the upcoming publication of its first-ever case study, a deep dive into the history of environmental transgressions at Carnival, its path back to compliance under new leadership, and its shift to crisis management mode when COVID-19 hit.
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ArticleForget the status quo: Proactive AML is the path forward
The AML community is guilty of tolerating the failing status quo, and very few have dared to confront, challenge, and disrupt the inefficient and ineffective practices. A proactive approach could be the solution, writes Martin Woods.
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ArticleBest practices KYC: What to do when your client is in the headlines
How do we, as AML professionals, assess negative media alerts? It should start with a conversation with the client relationship manager, but it shouldn’t end there, writes Martin Woods.
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ArticleQ&A with Kara Brockmeyer: How pandemic has impacted third-party risk
In advance of her keynote at Compliance Week’s upcoming TPRM virtual event (Sept. 17-18), former SEC official Kara Brockmeyer discussed with CW the heightened risk third parties have during a pandemic and what companies can do about it.
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ArticleSurvey: Automating entity management greatly reduces compliance risk
A new study from Compliance Week and Diligent finds that many companies are still using unsecure and inefficient entity management processes, leaving them vulnerable to compliance risk.
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ArticleWhat the Wirecard story tells us about red flags, healthy skepticism
How we came to learn about the fraud allegedly perpetrated by Wirecard offers important lessons in compliance and corporate governance, writes financial crime expert Martin Woods.
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ArticleQ&A: New training takes compliance leaders on ‘non-technical’ cyber-journey
A new training offered by renown expert Paul C. Dwyer helps non-technical practitioners gain confidence in dealing with all aspects of cyber-security or cyber-risk.
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SEC loosens risk disclosure requirements for public companies
In a split decision, the Securities and Exchange Commission has loosened requirements public companies must follow when they describe risk factors and legal proceedings in their financial statements.
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ArticleWe’re losing the war on AML, and big consultancies aren’t helping
Financial crimes expert Martin Woods writes that, in his experience, the big consultancy firms have made a substantial negative contribution to global AML endeavors.
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ArticleBanking regs reemphasize rules for monitoring accounts of foreign officials
Five federal regulatory agencies issued a reminder to banks and financial institutions that they should continually monitor risks associated with the accounts of foreign officials.


