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.
Aaron Nicodemus
Aaron Nicodemus is the Editor-in-Chief of Compliance Week. He previously worked as a reporter for Bloomberg Law and as business editor at the Telegram & Gazette in Worcester, Mass.
Email: aaron.nicodemus@complianceweek.com
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Posted inAnti-Bribery
Bribery exposure doesn’t start with policy failure. It starts with training.
Anti-bribery and corruption failures in financial institutions rarely stem from bad policies.
Posted inTechnology
Q&A with FINRA’s Greg Ruppert on the organization’s use of Artificial Intelligence
Greg Ruppert, Chief Regulatory Operations Officer at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), recently shared insights with Compliance Week regarding the self-regulatory organization’s use of Artificial Intelligence in monitoring trends in the market, spotting threats, and keeping its members informed.
Posted inAnti-Bribery
Texas gas company found that its merger acquisition paid a cartel-connected entity
A Texas-based gas company has disclosed that a Mexican affiliate made payments to local government officials that may have benefited a cartel designated as a terrorist group by the U.S. government. Entanglement with cartels is an increasing risk for companies doing business in Mexico.
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Corporate Compliance in Conflict Zones
What happens when business survival and corporate ambition collide with conflict and compliance obligations? This webcast takes a closer look at Compliance Week’s new case study, Inside a Dark Pact: A Case Study of Lafarge’s Terrorist Funding and Compliance Fallout in Syria.
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Compliance Career Forum
A one-day virtual event exploring how the career path for compliance professionals is changing, and what compliance professionals should be doing now to assure career success and security for years to come.
Posted inArtificial Intelligence
Eunomia Global Executive Roundtable Series: AI & Africa
Virtual Event to be held on Zoom on Thursday, Nov. 6 at 7:30 a.m. EST
Posted inTechnology
Q&A with Olga Kozak-Anlar of Robinhood Markets
Compliance Week Editor-in-Chief Aaron Nicodemus recently interviewed Olga Kozak-Anlar, Compliance AI Lead at Robinhood Markets Incorporated, about her role at Robinhood and the company’s use of AI.
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Compliance Week National Conference
Join 500+ senior ethics, compliance, legal, audit, and governance professionals — together with regulators, board members, investors, and leading service providers — at the industry’s most trusted gathering.
This year’s Compliance Week National builds on our strategic combination with the Ethics & Compliance Initiative (ECI), delivering access to exclusive research, peer perspectives, and practical tools to strengthen your program.
Posted inNational Compliance Officer Day
National Compliance Officer Day 2025 – What does the job mean to you?
Compliance officers do not have easy jobs. They’ve got to navigate ever-changing regulations, follow trends in their own industry and other parts of the world, while also managing the internal culture of their organizations. It’s a lot of responsibility and a lot of pressure.