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PremiumNominations open for Compliance Week’s 2026 “Excellence in Compliance Awards”
Back for its seventh year, Compliance Week’s Excellence in Compliance Awards seek to honor the CCOs, compliance programs, trail-blazers, industry veterans, mentors and up-and-coming professionals who set the standard for compliance in 2026.
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ArticleFormer Capula CCO alleges misconduct and retaliation at the hedge fund firm
The former U.S. chief compliance officer of hedge fund firm Capula Investment Management has blown the whistle against his former employer, alleging he was terminated for raising concerns about improper expensing practices.
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PremiumFor the first time, a majority of compliance teams using AI: Inside the Mind of the CCO
For the first time, more compliance teams than not used artificial intelligence (AI) to assist them in their work, according to Compliance Week’s 2024 “Inside the Mind of the CCO” survey. About 56 percent of compliance teams used AI in 2024—a sizable jump from the 41 percent who relied on ...
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News BriefFirm, two execs fined, including ex-CCO, for misappropriating $220K, SEC alleges
Two executives at New York-based Momentum Advisors, including the firm’s chief compliance officer, allegedly misappropriated more than $220,000, the Securities and Exchange Commission said.
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ArticleCW nomination deadline for 2025 ‘Excellence in Compliance Awards’ closed
The nomination deadline has closed for Compliance Week’s sixth annual “Excellence in Compliance Awards.”
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PremiumCompensation survey finds average annual CCO pay jumped above $400K
A new compensation survey found base pay for chief compliance officers has risen 36 percent since 2021 to an average of more than $403,000.
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EventNomination deadline closed for 2024 ‘Excellence in Compliance Awards’
The nomination deadline for CW’s fifth annual “Excellence in Compliance Awards” closed March 15. Finalists will be announced in April.
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ArticleNomination deadline closed for 2023 ‘Excellence in Compliance Awards’
The nomination deadline for CW’s fourth annual “Excellence in Compliance Awards” closed March 31. Winners will be announced in May.
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News BriefSEC cites CCO error in HITE Hedge short selling case
Investment advisory firm HITE Hedge Asset Management and its private fund clients agreed to pay more than $220,000 to settle allegations the firm violated a Securities and Exchange Commission rule concerning short selling.
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ArticleReports: Controversial Activision Blizzard CCO steps down
Activision Blizzard Chief Compliance Officer Frances Townsend, a central figure in the video game developer’s corporate culture scandal, stepped down from her position, according to multiple reports.
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ArticleCiti names Tom Anderson as new chief compliance officer
Tom Anderson will be the next chief compliance officer at Citi, effective June 1. His appointment comes two months after Mary McNiff stepped down from the role.
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ArticleA look inside USAA’s ‘catastrophically mismanaged’ compliance culture
In exclusive interviews with Compliance Week, former USAA insiders describe a risk and compliance culture in which numerous individuals either were given the axe or quit because the problems were so endemic.
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ArticleNomination deadline closed for 2022 ‘Excellence in Compliance Awards’
The nomination deadline for CW’s third annual “Excellence in Compliance Awards” closed March 15. Winners will be announced in May.
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ArticleCiti chief compliance officer to step down; search for new CCO launched
Citi Chief Compliance Officer Mary McNiff will step down and accept another post within the bank as part of a reshuffling of leadership to comply with orders issued in 2020 by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and Federal Reserve.
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PremiumChapter 4: Recovery and lessons learned post-ransomware attack
Whether fictional private utility company Vulnerable Electric pays the ransom or not in the aftermath of its cyber incident, the two pathways quickly splinter off in different directions with varied endings, each with important lessons to be learned.
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PremiumChapter 3: Ransomware eradication prompts tough choice: To pay or not to pay?
No matter what, the deck is stacked against fictional private utility company Vulnerable Electric as it weighs whether to pay the $5 million ransom demanded by a cybercriminal who breached its systems. Which path do you take?
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PremiumChapter 2, Part 1: Containment key to ransomware defense
With Day 2 of fictional private utility company Vulnerable Electric’s ransomware crisis comes the need to grasp the extent of its situation. The cyber incident response team’s synchronized efforts are pivotal as time is of the essence.
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PremiumChapter 1, Part 2: All hands on deck in C-suite ransomware response
Following the events that triggered a double extortion ransomware attack, the CEO of fictional private utility company Vulnerable Electric mobilizes her cyber incident response team to begin assessing the path forward to dealing with the cybercriminal(s).
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ArticleCCO Q&A: How Prime Trust is managing compliance in evolving crypto space
Compliance Week discusses with Nirvana Patel, chief compliance officer and BSA officer at Prime Trust, the unique challenges of practicing compliance in the cryptocurrency industry and his thoughts on the regulatory landscape moving forward.
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ArticleUBS Switzerland CCO nominated to become board chairman
Markus Ronner, the group chief compliance and governance officer for UBS Switzerland AG, will be nominated to become chairman of the board at the bank’s annual meeting in April 2022.


