By Kyle Brasseur2021-06-22T13:44:00
Despite best effort, a chief compliance officer has a lot to lose when his or her company faces enforcement. Acknowledging this as part of any potential CCO liability framework will be important to its success.
2022-03-18T17:34:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
Whether chief compliance officers have supervisory authority is key to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s determination of CCO liability, the organization clarified in a regulatory notice.
2022-03-07T21:33:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
A commissioner at the Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed establishing a minimum set of standards for lawyers advising public companies on securities law to combat a trend of “overzealous” representation.
2022-01-12T20:55:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
The National Society of Compliance Professionals has drafted a framework that urges regulators to consider chief compliance officer liability more holistically, in the context of the compliance culture within a CCO’s firm.
2025-10-07T16:21:00Z By Charles Thomas, CW guest columnist
On a gray Tuesday morning, the audit seemed routine. A stack of binders sat on the table, the compliance officer was confident, and the regulator’s tone was cordial. Then came the question that changed everything.
2025-09-26T15:15:00Z By Kristy Grant-Hart guest columnist
When people ask me why I chose to be a compliance and ethics officer, my answer is simple: because what we do changes the world.
2025-09-26T11:00:00Z By Carrie Penman, CW guest columnist
When I first stepped into this profession, my title was not “Chief Compliance Officer.” It was “Ethics Officer.” At Westinghouse, I was tasked with launching a program that, at the time, felt experimental: a global, enterprise-wide ethics initiative built not on rules, but on values. I traded in my career ...
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