All Risk Management articles – Page 87
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ArticleSurveys: Rushing technology decisions comes with big compliance risks
Embracing technology to help manage risk and improve efficiencies is a trend that’s been developing in the compliance space for a while, but the pandemic has fast-tracked the urgency behind it, according to a couple of recent surveys.
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ArticleBritish Airways breach could cost billions in landmark class-action push
British Airways faces the largest group claim ever made in U.K. legal history over a 2018 data breach that exposed the financial and personal details of more than 400,000 of its customers.
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ArticleAll signs point to aggressive consumer protection under Biden
Consumer protection initiatives are expected to be a major area of focus for President-elect Joe Biden, who is widely anticipated to breathe new life into the enforcement priorities of federal and state agencies with such powers.
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ArticleCompanies don’t get credit for bailing on Trump in Capitol attack aftermath
It’s shameful that it took searing images of rioters looting the Capitol building for some corporations to act on the danger President Donald Trump has posed to the country all along, writes Aaron Nicodemus.
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Article‘Excellence in Compliance Awards’ nomination deadline closed
The nomination deadline has closed for Compliance Week’s second annual “Excellence in Compliance Awards,” which for 2021 includes a new category to honor companies whose ethics and compliance programs are head and shoulders above the rest.
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ArticleDeutsche Bank to pay $130M to settle bribery, ‘spoofing’ charges
Deutsche Bank has agreed to pay more than $130 million to resolve charges that it paid bribes to third parties to secure business deals in Asia and the Middle East, in addition to a separate commodities fraud “spoofing” case.
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ArticleFive key points from the EU-U.K. Brexit trade deal
The Brexit trade deal agreed to by the European Union and United Kingdom details how all business between the two markets will be transacted from now on. Neil Hodge examines five key areas of the deal.
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ArticleCFTC’s foray into FCPA enforcement creates new risk factors
The CFTC’s recent fine ladled onto a DOJ investigation into foreign corrupt practices by Swiss energy trader Vitol S.A. should force companies with any exposure in the commodities market to reexamine their risk profiles, experts say.
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ArticleQ&A: New Hitachi CCO on elevating compliance at global level
David Karas was named the first-ever chief compliance officer for Hitachi in October. He caught up with Compliance Week to discuss the impetus to elevate compliance at the multinational conglomerate and what he hopes to accomplish in his new position.
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ArticleLearning from SolarWinds: Five steps to fortify your cloud supply chain
For most companies, supply chain risk management traditionally focuses on managing physical third-party risks. But what the SolarWinds cyber-attack revealed is the catastrophic havoc fourth and fifth parties can also wreak in the often-ignored cloud supply chain.
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ArticleRecordkeeping among a compliance officer’s greatest allies
Martin Woods writes how a recent case in the United Kingdom should remind us of the importance of our own communications and recordkeeping—especially during a time where it has perhaps never been more important.
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ArticleAssessing 2020: Lessons learned for the financial crime landscape
This year has been one most of us would like to forget. As we look toward 2021, nevertheless, it is worth considering lessons learned over the last 12 months and (where possible) drawing on any positives that have come to light regarding the financial crime landscape.
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Compliance called out in Walmart opioid lawsuit
The Department of Justice alleged many failures by Walmart’s compliance program in its 160-page lawsuit accusing the retailer of playing an active role in fueling the opioid epidemic.
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ArticleCCO allegedly ignored in Ripple cryptocurrency lawsuit
The chief compliance officer at Ripple Labs allegedly warned company leaders on multiple occasions that its marketing of its cryptocurrency offering, XRP, could lead the SEC to classify it as a security—the focal point of a lawsuit filed Tuesday.
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ArticleHow compliance officers can apply COSO’s ERM Framework in practice
Representatives from the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and its partners explain how to implement the organization’s latest guidance on identifying, monitoring, and mitigating compliance risks.
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ArticleCyber-security lessons from the SolarWinds hack
The lessons from the massive SolarWinds hack on where vulnerabilities still lurk in the third-party vendor supply chain cannot be grasped soon enough.
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ResourceSurvey Report: A blueprint for COVID-19: Getting back to the office
A recent survey from Compliance Week and Skillsoft of 180 compliance, risk, and audit professionals asked the question: “What’s your back-to-office plan, and does it work for you?”
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ArticleSurvey: Remote compliance practitioners feel supported, but for how long?
A recent survey of 180 compliance, risk, and audit professionals asked the question: “What’s your back-to-office plan, and does it work for you?” The short answer was there is no plan, and the status quo is faring better for the company than the employee.
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ArticleRegulators catching up on use of analytics; compliance better take notice
If your company isn’t making optimal use of data to enhance its compliance program, now is the time to start—before it’s too late.
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PremiumAsk a CCO: How to meet data analytics expectations of both board and regulators
Six senior compliance practitioners share some big-picture thoughts on how their companies are using data within the context of regulators’ increased expectations in the area.