This year’s compliance triumphs were all born out of compliance fails. In some cases, it was a regulator finding fault and demanding change. In others, acquiring companies noticed something a little fishy in their new acquisition. What formed a compliance triumph in every case wasn’t the mistake; it was the response.
Glencore and ABB
Two good examples are the responses by a pair of Swiss companies: Glencore, the Swiss mining company, and ABB, a technology firm.



