In the last five years, FINRA, the primary self-regulatory organization for broker-dealers, has focused on prioritizing designated third-party compliance.
Third Party Risk
Poll shows room for improvement on training third parties
Results from the Compliance Week and Refinitiv survey revealed some surprising facts about companies’ third-party training; based on those results, the following article offers suggestions for how to enhance the process.
Identifying high-risk third parties a nuanced exercise
Determining which business partners to flag for enhanced due diligence all depends on the quality, and sources, of your data.
Third Party Risk: Driving Cross-Functional Alignment Across the Vendor Lifecycle
Outsourcing is nothing new, but recently we’ve seen companies increasingly rely on a network of third-party vendors to help them compete.
South America cleans up its act
A look at key investigations and enforcement actions in South America and Mexico in the past four years signifies a changing legal landscape that offers compliance lessons in advancing third-party anti-corruption compliance.
Top Minds in Compliance podcast: Marianne Ibrahim
Marianne Ibrahim, director of global compliance at Baker Hughes, offers several best practices for the auditing of third parties.
Prevalent acquires 3GRC
Third-party risk management platform Prevalent announced its acquisition of U.K.-based risk and compliance firm 3GRC.
Lumber Liquidators to pay $33M for securities fraud
Lumber Liquidators Holdings, a discount retailer of hardwood flooring, will pay a total of $33 million in criminal and regulatory penalties for misleading investors concerning the sale of its laminate flooring from China to its customers in the United States.
Internal audit still vexed by data, third-party risks
Internal audit is making strides in steering its focus and resources toward companies’ emerging risks—but there’s still some work to be done, the IIA says.


