Survey reports provide a snapshot of how compliance executives are dealing with the evolving regulatory landscape. Working with sponsors, we poll our audience on a specific compliance topic (e.g., cybersecurity tools). We market the survey, collect data, and analyze the results with our editorial staff. The end result is a detailed report featuring input from subject matter experts.
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CW survey finds compliance teams struggling to scale due diligence beyond direct vendors
Compliance and risk professionals surveyed about their third-party due diligence programs report growing strain as organizations manage larger vendor ecosystems with limited resources and rising regulatory expectations.
For 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 AI in 2023– the sixth…
Is your compliance training program working for you?
Compliance professionals surveyed about their training programs indicated growing demand for quick, customizable, and cost-effective compliance training options amid budget pressures and evolving risk environments.
Organizations broadly adopting AI, with varied governance
The vast majority of organizations are using artificial intelligence and generative AI, for everything from upping efficiency to driving innovation.
What’s Keeping Compliance Leaders Up at Night? Struggles and Strategies for 2025
Compliance professionals are worried about the pace of regulatory change–and what to do about it.
The digital transformation of compliance
A new survey conducted by Compliance Week and NAVEX on compliance team access to data and the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze it found many compliance professionals lack full and transparent access to their firm’s data.
Companies bullish on new tech amid enhanced sanctions scrutiny
If sanctions are the top enforcement priority for the Department of Justice, companies have got the message, according to a recent study.
Tech gaps, third parties pose biggest ABAC threats
Compliance professionals asked to assess their anti-bribery and corruption efforts indicated resource support deficiencies in areas including staffing and technology, according to a survey conducted by Compliance Week and Morgan Lewis.
Financial institutions navigate forward by outsourcing compliance
Three out of four financial services firms that chose to outsource portions of their financial crime compliance function reported they were pleased with the results, according to a new survey conducted by Compliance Week and Guidehouse.
U.S. bank failures prompt reassessment of third-party risks
The recent banking crisis—in which three mid-sized U.S. banks failed—prompted just under half of compliance professionals across all industries to reassess their TPRM procedures, according to a recent survey conducted by Compliance Week and Riskonnect.
Compliance tech priorities in 2023
Nearly two-thirds of senior compliance executives anticipate third parties to be the most heightened area of risk to their businesses in 2023, according to the results of a new study.
Tech’s role in changing data privacy compliance landscape
When it comes to keeping up with data privacy regulation, organizations would be wise to adopt a more comprehensive technology solution to drive efficiency and minimize human error.
Top TPRM priorities in 2023
Respondents to a survey from Compliance Week and Dun & Bradstreet overwhelmingly indicated cybersecurity to be the most important compliance-related area affecting third-party risk management in the new year, though fraud and other risks should still be on their radar.
Measuring the impact of code of conduct training
In the past, compliance training was regarded by companies as optional. Organizations can no longer afford to take that view.
How businesses are confronting governmental licenses in M&As
With all the moving parts of mergers and acquisitions, governmental licenses often get lost in the shuffle. But part of an M&A subject to the whims of thousands of licensing jurisdictions should not go ignored.