Articles on compliance training, ethics culture, whistleblowing, anti-corruption, and more — written for the teams doing the work.
Compliance Program FrameworksYou re considering an AI-powered coding assistant that promises to maximize risk scores and identify missed HCC opportunities. Your Medicare Advantage panel is expanding, and your coding staff is stre
Anti-Corruption & AMLThese questions landed in my inbox after the World Bank announced its November 2026 symposium on asset recovery. They re the kind of questions you might ask when trying to connect global anti-corrupti
Compliance GovernanceFor over 50 years, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has allowed companies and individuals to settle enforcement actions with a peculiar phrase: neither admit nor deny. You pay the penalty,
Anti-Corruption & AMLThe Seychelles Constitutional Court recently ruled that prosecutors can proceed with corruption charges against businessman Mukesh Valabhji, dismissing his constitutional challenges. This decision hig
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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
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
