Compliance officers, listen up: when trouble of a potential criminal nature hits your company, give the U.S. Department of Justice a call, which wants to be your partner in fighting corporate crime.
Risk Management
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AI governance: The new compliance imperative
Artificial intelligence has moved from the innovation lab to the operating core of the modern enterprise. That shift has profound implications for corporate compliance professionals. AI is no longer simply a technology issue for the CIO, a legal issue for the general counsel, or a cybersecurity issue for the CISO. It is now a governance […]
Posted inEthics & Culture
HQP Assessment: Top Strengths and Weaknesses of Ethics and Compliance Programs
Most companies have in place the foundational elements of an ethics and compliance program, but the more elusive elements that get to the heart of improving corporate culture provide key opportunities for improvement, according to the latest findings of the Ethics and Compliance Initiative’s High-Quality Program Assessment.
Posted inRegulatory Policy
EU moves step closer to harmonizing anti-corruption laws
The European Union has moved a step closer in its plans to introduce new rules meant to harmonize how member states tackle corruption, as well as how EU institutions and agencies such as Europol, Eurojust, and the European Anti-Fraud Office work together to protect the bloc’s budget and combat corporate crime.
Posted inRegulatory Policy
Preparing for the EU’s anti-corruption directive
The EU Anti-Corruption Directive is set to come into force in a few months’ time and will take effect in mid-2028. It will harmonize bribery and corruption rules across the Single Market, as well as raise the prospect of better enforcement in those EU countries that have—so far—taken a decidedly lax approach to investigating and prosecuting serious corporate crime.
Posted inOpinion
Gartner director Stuart Strome on how compliance can shift from the ‘no’ department to an instigator of innovation
AI governance is crucial to organizational innovation, according to Stuart Strome, director at Gartner. Businesses that lead corporate governance initiatives around AI will be better placed to manage regulatory risks and facilitate technological advances without increasing friction.
Posted inEthics & Culture
Why compliance managers should be looking for career opportunities in national security teams
Rapidly evolving geopolitical and geo-economic risks are leading to the evolution of national security teams in a wide range of companies and corporate advisors. For compliance managers with the optimum skills and experience, they provide an interesting and important career opportunity.
Posted inBest Practices
Why risk fluency defines great leadership
Every leadership decision is ultimately a risk decision — whether leaders explicitly frame it that way or not.
Posted inRisk Management
Geopolitical risks and global threats drive emerging national security compliance teams
Geopolitical uncertainty is becoming the defining feature of the decade, and global powers are increasingly using geo-economic power to promote national interest and defend their critical interests. Meanwhile, cross-border threats to critical infrastructure are becoming more varied and powerful. Multinational companies, consultants, and global law firms are responding by setting up dedicated national security teams. […]
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New report shows how illegal mining intersects with financial crimes
Hundreds of billions of dollars in illicit funds move through the global financial system each year through the operations of environmental crimes linked to transnational criminal organizations. Illegal mining, in particular, directly exposes global financial institutions (FIs) to a wide range of legal and compliance risks, as well as financial crimes, absent robust risk mitigation measures.
