A new report from the Anti-Fraud Collaboration analyzes the most common financial statement fraud themes noted in SEC enforcement actions and offers insights to mitigate the top risk areas.
Surveys & Benchmarking
Posted inInternal Controls
Assessing 2020: Lessons learned for the financial crime landscape
This year has been one most of us would like to forget. As we look toward 2021, nevertheless, it is worth considering lessons learned over the last 12 months and (where possible) drawing on any positives that have come to light regarding the financial crime landscape.
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What’s your worth? Succeeding in compliance pay negotiations
Whether you are asking for a pay raise in your current role or negotiating compensation in a new role, executive coach Amii Barnard-Bahn offers tips to help ensure you are paid equitably for the work you do and value you bring to your organization.
Posted inEurope
Fines against financial institutions hit $10.4B in 2020
Financial institutions have been hit with $10.4 billion in global fines and penalties related to AML, KYC, data privacy, and MiFID regulations in 2020, according to a recent Fenergo report.
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How compliance officers can apply COSO’s ERM Framework in practice
Representatives from the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and its partners explain how to implement the organization’s latest guidance on identifying, monitoring, and mitigating compliance risks.
Posted inRisk Management
Cyber-security lessons from the SolarWinds hack
The lessons from the massive SolarWinds hack on where vulnerabilities still lurk in the third-party vendor supply chain cannot be grasped soon enough.
Posted inBoards & Shareholders
More companies linking ESG initiatives to executive incentive plans
Current events have significantly accelerated the need for companies around the world to link ESG initiatives to their executive incentive plans, according to a recent poll conducted by Willis Towers Watson.
Posted inEthics & Culture
Remote work poses different challenges for men and women
A CW survey finds male and female compliance practitioners are processing the pressure points of the pandemic differently, and that fully remote work is leading to a permanently changed future for post-pandemic work schedules.
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The growing demand for investigation skills in compliance
As the compliance world evolves, the skill sets needed by practitioners are changing. The ability to run investigations effectively is now highly prized, and key skills, such as understanding the use of technology, will be among the most fundamental in the years ahead.
Posted inEthics & Culture
Remote compliance practitioners feel supported, but for how long?
A recent survey of 180 compliance, risk, and audit professionals asked the question: “What’s your back-to-office plan, and does it work for you?” The short answer was there is no plan, and the status quo is faring better for the company than the employee.
