Dear SEC: The compliance community wants to be a partner, not a target
By 
Aaron Nicodemus2022-07-21T16:00:00
Communication between the Securities and Exchange Commission and the compliance community is not happening as robustly as compliance practitioners would like. The result is compliance officers are more concerned than ever the agency will target them in an enforcement action.
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