Corporate governance is, all too often, handed down from generation to generation. Like a well-worn jacket, it works great—until it doesn’t. Typically, it is a crisis that forces companies to reassess their corporate governance framework, as gaps are filled and poor policies rewritten. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
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Tariffs, Trade, and TPRM: Adapting to Global Regulatory Change and Supply Chain Disruption in 2025
Wondering how new approaches to age-old regulations affect ethical business practices across your extended enterprise? What about how tariffs may impact your supply chain integrity, and how to best adapt your organization to accelerated shifts in business practices?
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Survey: Compliance, now at the leadership table, navigates an uncertain risk landscape
At a time when the Trump administration is rewriting many of the rules, the compliance function is being embraced as a strategic partner to the C-suite and board, Compliance Week’s 2024 “Inside the Mind of the CCO” survey shows. The new objective: risk-assess the implications of Trump’s confetti of executive orders and actions.
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Directors should be more accountable for failure, while also taking more risks, says U.K. regulator
Director accountability is back in the spotlight in the U.K., even as the government pushes for regulatory simplification to cut red tape and drive growth. This raises questions about how boards can be encouraged to take risks to grow their businesses while also being held more accountable for governance failings. As regulators and auditors debate where the line between accountability and ambition should fall, what should compliance managers be advising boards, and what changes are already in progress?
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Survey highlights demand for quick, customizable, and cost-effective compliance training
Compliance training has become less expensive and more customizable to keep up with the constant rule changes, according to a new survey by microlearning training platform Ethena and Compliance Week.
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Republican-led SEC abandons climate rule; Dem commissioner calls move ‘unlawful’
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Republican leadership is abandoning the climate-related disclosure rule package passed last year by Democrats, hoping that the courts will kill regulations already on life support.
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Navigating compliance: A guide for small teams to tackle Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification
Many small organizations within the Defense Industrial Base are struggling to meet the rigorous requirements validated through the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, writes Thomas Graham, CISO at Redspin. If you haven’t been tracking it closely, CMMC was finalized in October, with an effective date of December 16, 2024.
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Tackling Third Party Risk In A Global World
TPRM has always been a tough subject, requiring regular monitoring and audits to be done right. But until recently, it was something companies chose to do.
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Photo gallery: Compliance Week Ethics & Compliance Summit
Compliance Week’s Ethics and Compliance Summit, held March 19-20 in Boston, Mass., gathered legal, compliance, and risk professionals to share best practices and engage in discussions on timely topics, regulatory developments, and effective strategies to foster an ethical culture.
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CCO who was ‘sole person controlling’ investment firm charged with recidivist concentration violations
An investment company and its founder, president, and chief compliance officer flagrantly kept violating mutual fund rules for multiple years after settling with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the SEC said in a complaint against the company.
