CCO liability framework seeks to acknowledge compliance support concerns
By 
Aaron Nicodemus2022-01-12T20:55:00
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.
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