Excellence in Compliance highlights critical leadership in unstable times
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Andrew McBride2025-04-29T12:22:00
Doing your best isn’t just for when things are easy. And life in the compliance world has rarely been harder.
For years, we had become accustomed to the double pile-on of new compliance risks being added to our remit, and prosecutors continually elevating expectations of existing programs. This year brought even more uncertainty, with changing political winds in the U.S. prompting an unexpected pause on corruption enforcement, and an initial sense of whiplash.
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