By Martin Schofield, Director at MSA (Training & Consultancy) Ltd    Aspects of doing the right thing for our customers have one way or another been around for many years. Agreed, the source and perspective has been different, for example there has been the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (latterly codified into the Equality Act 2010), formalised.....

By Michael F. Savicki, VP, Compliance - The Americas for American Express Global Business Travel   In April 2019, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) issued its updated “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs” which provides prosecutorial guidance on relevant factors to consider concerning the effectiveness of the corporation’s compliance.....

By  Matt Galvin, VP of Ethics and Compliance at AB InBev and Peter Grossman, Co-Founder of Labyrinth Training.   It seemed like a fairly simple question at the time.  Perhaps it was more of a challenge than a question.  But Matt Galvin, VP of Ethics and Compliance at AB InBev was looking to fix a longstanding gap in the company’s compliance.....

By Anna Romberg, VP of Ethics and Compliance at Cargotec.   We have an issue here in the Nordics – we currently run a risk of becoming true compliance hypocrites. Let me explain why. Countries such as Finland, Denmark and Sweden are ranked on top of the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index. Denmark ranks number one on the index,.....

By Bernice Asuquo, Chief Compliance Officer at Nepal Oil and Gas.   So many people know compliance is important in today's business world but only a few understand that it is critical for business success and it doesn't just start and end with ticking boxes probably to please regulators and maybe, internal champions. Having said that, it is essential.....

By Nick Parfitt, Head of Market Planning, Acuris Risk Intelligence   It’s been a wild ride for the financial industry in 2018. Companies and executives have been on a rollercoaster all year, with constant changes in regulations and sanctions, the introduction of new laws and the removal of old ones. Financial scandals have also hit new heights......

By Tapan Debnath, Senior Legal Counsel, Business Integrity Group, Nokia Corporation   No amount of compliance measures can ever truly eradicate the risk of bad actors associated with a company from breaking the law. If the worst does happen, a robust compliance program, together with a well-considered response to the issues, play a vital.....

By Raymond Barrett, Global Managing Editor of PaRR   When it comes to anti-corruption compliance in China, the risk calculus for foreign companies is evolving.   With the long reach of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) expected to recede somewhat, domestic enforcement targeting commercial bribery is set to pick up pace as the Chinese.....

By Sarah R. Foley, Compliance Specialist, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP (Former Sr. Manager, Global Ethics & Compliance, The Hershey Company)   A company’s operational landscape is ripe with potential threats all of which may have significant operational interruptions and ones that can often be mitigated with robust controls.  Undertaking.....

By Michael F. Savicki, Vice President, Compliance – The Americas, for American Express Global Business Travel.   The service industry can be an incredibly competitive marketplace.  A myriad of factors including costs, service quality, customer experience, brand recognition and reputation, all contribute to the success and failure of non-manufacturing,.....

Big Data Saves the Day for Compliance Andrew Copland-Cale, Siemens Compliance – Head of Risk Management & Mitigation and Alex Proels, Siemens Compliance Officer Americas   It’s Friday morning, and you have a busy day ahead fulfilling your duties as the Compliance Officer of a large multi-national corporation. Your ‘to do’ list includes.....

Compliance Procurement Risk: Crowd-Workers Patrick Henz   1984 is relevant for futurists, especially if they paint a darker picture of the future. Not only because of George Orwell’s famous novel and the introduction of “Big Brother”1 into pop culture, but it was also the year where William Gibson finished “Neuromancer”2, the book which.....

UK Real Estate and the fight against Financial Crime International Monetary Fund (IMF) research has estimated that the amount of money laundered, globally, in one year could be between 2 to 5% of global Gross Domestic Product (GDP), equivalent to $800 billion to $2 trillion US dollars.   Historically laundering of ill-gotten gains from crime, particularly.....

  RegTech in Australia - doing the work to deliver on the promise The need for RegTech is clear and present. It’s been a tough year on matters on compliance, and it’s clear that the community, the regulators and the regulated entities want to see tech deliver the goods. With the regulators actively engaging with regulated entities and RegTechs.....

Acuris Risk Intelligence joins forces with new channel partner HooYu London, 08 September 2017: Acuris Risk Intelligence (ARI), leading provider of customer due diligence data including KYC, On-Going Monitoring, and Enhanced Due Diligence, has announced a new partnership with identity confirmation platform, HooYu. The new partnership will add the Acuris.....