Enhanced operational resilience is key to improving responses to interconnected cyber, third-party and regulatory risks, according to KPMG’s 2026 chief ethics and compliance officer survey.
Ruth Prickett
Ruth Prickett graduated from Cambridge University with a BA hons in History and has specialized in business and finance journalism for the past 20 years. She was editor of Financial Management, the magazine for the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, for many years before relaunching and editing Audit & Risk magazine for the Chartered IIA. She has written for a wide range of specialist business titles and drafted white papers and reports for clients including HSBC and Vodafone.
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Deloitte agrees to pay U.S. government $21.5 million to settle alleged DEI discrimination
Professional services firm Deloitte has agreed to pay the U.S. government $21.5 million to settle a case alleging that the firm’s employment practices were discriminatory.
Posted inRegulatory Policy
EU anti-corruption directive raises questions over compliance and enforcement
The EU is clamping down on corruption. Its anti-corruption directive came into force and significantly raises the bar, with measures to close enforcement gaps and improve cross-border cooperation.
Posted inArtificial Intelligence
Chris Dimitriadis, chief global strategy officer at ISACA, on why compliance protects global FS from AI Armageddon
AI-enabled cyberattacks could take down multiple financial service firms simultaneously in a series of “correlated failures”, posing a systemic risk to the global financial system.
Posted inAML
LexisNexis Risk Solutions exec on how compliance in all sectors supports the virtuous circle of crime prevention
Katarina Pranjic recently added “investigations” to her job title of regulatory policy director, economic crime, at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. Despite her credentials, she found her new immersion in investigations “exciting and terrifying,” revealing how compliance and investigations can gain from collaborating.
Posted inAccounting & Auditing
New resource from PCAOB addresses compliance questions on QC 1000 standard
Compliance teams with questions about the new audit quality control standard should review the latest resource published by the PCAOB. QC 1000 Questions and Answers addresses issues ranging from roles and responsibilities to ethics, governance, and leadership.
Posted inSanctions
Inconsistent sanctions programs leave compliance struggling, while shadow fleet ships slip beneath the radar
Russian “shadow-fleet” ships are using simple tactics to evade sanctions from the U.S., U.K, and EU.
Posted inArtificial Intelligence
AI governance becomes top future skill for entity compliance leaders
Compliance professionals who can demonstrate their understanding of AI governance risks and contribute to closing current governance gaps are well placed to support their organizations and boost their own future careers.
Posted inAccounting & Auditing
U.K. increases fines for poor audit practices while audit firms criticized for poor practices and quality failures
U.K. audit regulator, the FRC, has fined audit firms and their partners $17.37 million for audit misconduct over the past year.
Posted inOpinion
Malta AML expert discusses how country is staying ahead of EU AML rules
Elena Tabone of Malta’s FIAU discusses AML/CFT supervision priorities as the unit prepares for AMLA’s 2028 rollout, new EU rules in 2027, a MONEYVAL evaluation, and rising AI-enabled fraud risks.
