Articles on compliance training, ethics culture, whistleblowing, anti-corruption, and more — written for the teams doing the work.
Third-Party Due DiligenceUltimate Beneficial Ownership (UBO) compliance is no longer a periodic task. It s an ongoing requirement, and if you re still manually checking sanctions lists, you re already behind. The OFAC 50 Perc
Privacy & Data GovernanceThe challenge When the California Privacy Protection Agency cybersecurity audit regulations took effect on January 1, 2026, large businesses faced a high-stakes challenge: proving their cybersecurity
Records & RecordkeepingThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have issued a joint request for public comment on harmonizing data reporting requirements for security-base
Anti-Corruption & AMLYour compliance team knows corruption exists. You ve built training modules, drafted policies, and established reporting channels. But can you measure whether corruption is actually happening in your
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Anti-Corruption & AMLImagine you re the compliance officer at a multinational bank s foreign branch. Your anti-money laundering (AML) program mirrors your headquarters approach. You ve signed off on frameworks that passed
Antitrust & CompetitionCompliance officers often wonder, Do we need to ban AI pricing tools? The answer is simpler than you might think, and it s not what most assume. Misunderstandings arise because the DOJ s focus on algo
Antitrust & CompetitionWhen the Justice Department filed its proposed settlement with Willow Bridge Property Company, it highlighted a significant enforcement action against algorithmic coordination in rental markets. The a
Compliance Program FrameworksWhat Happened On 17 January 2025, the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) came into effect across the EU. Despite two years of preparation, many financial entities struggled to understand what c
Antitrust & CompetitionThe Federal Trade Commission s January 2025 settlement with Deere Company isn t just about tractors. It s a 10-year compliance obligation that emerged from a simple business decision: restricting who
Privacy & Data GovernanceThe Problem: Your Compliance Strategy Just Lost Its Safety Valve If you ve been using HIPAA s addressable specifications as a buffer for flexibility, that approach is about to change. The proposed upd
Compliance GovernanceThese questions are buzzing in compliance team meetings and CCO Slack channels. Enforcement numbers are down, the tone has shifted, and everyone’s trying to figure out what it means for their program.
Compliance Program FrameworksWhen your team finds a potential sanctions match in a customer file, the first question isn t Is this a violation? It s Which regime applies? This distinction affects everything: your liability, discl
Financial & Accounting FraudThe SEC s August 2026 announcement of a new Financial Reporting and Accounting Unit, led by Timothy Zimmerman, raises a practical question for compliance leaders: do you need dedicated accounting and
Anti-Corruption & AMLThe Conventional Wisdom When Rice Lake Weighing Systems paid $60,700 to settle charges for its subsidiary s indirect sales to Iran, many pointed to language barriers as the problem. The company sent i
Insider Trading ControlsWhen a compliance officer s personal conversation leads to an SEC enforcement action, it s time to check whether your team understands the boundaries of their role, both at work and in personal settin
Antitrust & CompetitionYour training program is now a frontline defense against a new category of compliance risk. The Department of Justice Antitrust Division s Whistleblower Rewards Program, launched in 2025, has changed
Health, Safety & EnvironmentWhen OSHA inspects the same company seven times in three years and finds the same fall protection violations each time, it s not just a training issue. It s a sign of a system that never learned to pr
Health, Safety & EnvironmentWhat Happened On January 27, 2026, two employees at Woodland Pulp LLC s Baileyville, Maine facility died from exposure to hydrogen sulfide gas during a cold weather shutdown procedure. Two months late
Anti-Corruption & AMLYour organization just spent six months developing an anti-corruption strategy. You ve got dozens of measures, multiple stakeholders, and executive buy-in. Then you realize: nobody knows who s respons
Antitrust & CompetitionYou re in a meeting when someone asks, Didn t we get DOJ approval for this back in the 90s? It s a fair question. Your organization received a Business Review Letter decades ago, your business model h
