Internal investigations are a critical component of a robust compliance program; without the ability to investigate allegations of wrongdoing, your company's credibility with regulators is pretty much sunk. At Compliance Week 2011, a trio of compliance professionals shared their approaches.
First, because the circumstances of each case are unique, the compliance officers on the panel recommended against any sort of checklist approach. “Investigations might evolve, so I look at it as ‘things to consider' rather than a checklist,” said Lyn Cameron, one of Cisco Systems' top compliance executives and overseer of its investigations function.
At Cisco, she said, investigations are prioritized. ...