With innovations in third-party risk management and sustainability, and in embedding a compliance-first culture, the compliance programs at all three finalists showcased how compliance can be game-changing.
Ethics & Culture
Hong Kong wants to know if your bank has a culture problem
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s Bank Culture Reform program is now in its eighth year. The message for compliance teams everywhere is that regulators are moving from prescribing rules to evaluating whether culture actually works.
Joe Murphy named CW’s 2026 Lifetime Achievement in Compliance Award Winner
Joe Murphy has been guiding the conversation on corporate compliance for longer than the field has existed. Really.
An appreciation of CW’s data and research journalist, Aly McDevitt
One of the best things about writing for Compliance Week is reading the fabulous work by my colleagues. For me, CW data and research journalist Aly McDevitt has always stood out as someone whose work in reporting on and writing the Compliance Week case studies is work I have greatly admired.
The AI On-Ramp: How compliance can prepare to implement AI
In 2026, many compliance officers are hearing the same line in more and more executive leadership team meetings: “We want AI implemented this year.” The phrase sounds reassuring, as if time itself will do the work. It will not.
False Claims Act enforcement themes for 2026
The U.S. Department of Justice touted a record $6.8 billion in False Claims Act (FCA) recoveries in fiscal year 2025, much of that total stems from prior years’ cases and does not necessarily reflect the administration’s current enforcement direction.
Artificial Intelligence – Steps Ethics & Compliance Professionals Should be Taking in 2026
This webinar delivers a practical perspective on what E&C teams should be doing now to comply with new regulations and address AI as both a new potential compliance risk for the organization as well as a tool for them to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their operations.
Ethics as strategic value: When compliance becomes a board-level decision tool
For many Boards of Directors, compliance reporting feels familiar and reassuring. Dashboards are green. Policies are updated. Training is complete. Incidents are investigated and closed. On paper, the system works.
Interpretation precedes execution: Why “just do the work” fails in regulated organizations
Most organizational failures are not failures of effort, discipline, or follow-through. They are interpretation failures misdiagnosed as execution problems.
U.K. Employment Rights Act will lead to rise in tribunal claims
The number of U.K. employment tribunal cases could rise following reforms in the Employment Rights Act 2025. Several changes take effect this year, including shorter unfair dismissal qualifying periods, day-one worker rights, stronger protections for pregnant women, and an end to exploitative contracts.


