Third-party risks in the financial sector are a breed unto themselves. Or, more precisely, they are two related breeds: third-party risks from customers, and third-party risks from vendors. A financial firm’s compliance function must somehow address them both.
Risk Management
GIACT names chief compliance officer
GIACT Systems, a provider of payment fraud reduction, has appointed Meg Nicholls as chief compliance officer. Nicholls will be responsible for overseeing all compliance-related functions, including corporate audit, risk evaluation, and underwriting activities company-wide.
Security in Fax: Minimizing Breaches and Compliance Risks
This white paper addresses fax communications and the steps you can take to help keep your organization compliant.
Banks form industry consortium to transform third-party risk management
A consortium of leading financial institutions—including American Express, Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, and Wells Fargo—announced the formation of TruSight, a company designed to combine best practices and simplify the process of conducting third-party risk assessments of suppliers and partners across the financial services industry.
PHH Corporation appoints new chief risk and compliance officer
PHH Corporation has appointed Albert Celini as senior vice president, risk and compliance. Celini will succeed Leith Kaplan and assume the role of chief risk and compliance officer of PHH Corporation, effective Jan. 1, 2018.
SEC, UPS, and the MLB
Title: SEC, UPS, and the MLBThis week, the SEC comes under fire for whistleblower complaints, UPS joins the blockchain bandwagon, and two individuals connected to the MLB are convicted of smuggling.
Accuity launches Live Services pilot with global banks
Accuity, a global financial crime compliance, payments, and KYC solutions provider, recently announced the launch of its Firco Live Services pilot with global banks.
Improving Collaboration Between Legal, Compliance & Risk
Gain insights into their different types of organizational structures, how compliance maturity plays a role in collaboration, and how to address the challenges associated with cross functional risk management.
Sterling Construction appoints general counsel, corporate secretary
Sterling Construction Company has appointed Richard Chandler as general counsel and secretary, effective as of Oct. 27, 2017. Chandler assumes the role from Roger Barzun, who has held the position for the past 25 years.
Polaris Industries compliance officer joins Winnebago Industries
Stacy Bogart, forer compliance officer at Polaris Industries, will assume the role of general counsel and corporate secretary at Winnebago Industries, effective Jan. 2, 2018.


