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Compliance and Ethics: Ideas & Answers

The Code Behind the Culture: Peer Benchmarking on Codes and Policy Management

An organization’s code of conduct often serves as the foundation upon which other elements of the compliance program—such as employee training and communications—are built. More than just a tool for establishing baseline...more

SEC Compliance Consultants, Inc. (SEC³)

Tips for Updating Your Compliance Program in 2025

In addition to basic blocking and tackling, compliance officers often have the thankless job of performing the annual review of their compliance program required by Advisers Act Rule 206(4)-7....more

DLA Piper

Minimizing AI Risk: Top Points for Compliance Officers

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More than ever, artificial intelligence (AI) is being implemented as a powerful tool to improve our lives and businesses. But with its benefits comes a host of risks – and regulators are homing in on its use as a tool for...more

SEC Compliance Consultants, Inc. (SEC³)

Write the Best Annual Compliance Review Ever!

Many chief compliance officers struggle every year with preparing the annual review required under Advisers Act Rule 206(4)-7. To help you out, here’s our guide to writing your annual report....more

Holland & Knight LLP

Aumentan las sanciones por incumplimiento del SAGRILAFT y PTEE en empresas Colombianas

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Dada la relevancia que actualmente está obteniendo la prevención de los riesgos y el cumplimiento normativo en el desarrollo de los negocios, la Delegatura de Asuntos Contables y Económicos de la Superintendencia de...more

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Risk & Compliance as a Strategic Imperative for the Board

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In an era marked by heightened global regulatory scrutiny and enforcement, the landscape of risk and compliance is undergoing an evolution making the strategic imperative for effective, risk-based compliance initiatives...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

Leveraging Ethical AI for Effective Compliance

Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be a powerful tool to help data leaders make more informed decisions that improve business outcomes and drive growth, but if not designed correctly it can quickly become a bane for legal and...more

UB Greensfelder LLP

Determining Chief Compliance Officer Liability Isn’t Really That Confounding

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About a month ago, the SEC announced a settlement in a modest little case that has, nevertheless, managed to garner a lot of attention.  This is a result of the fact that one of the respondents was the CCO, i.e., the Chief...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

US Regulators Increase Focus on Corporate Compliance and Its Gatekeepers

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Recent regulator statements and actions stress the need to empower compliance programs and officers and hold them accountable. As companies navigate the post-pandemic environment, legal and compliance teams should take...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

Riding the Regulatory Enforcement Train: FINRA Issues Reminder on Supervisory Liability for Chief Compliance Officers

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On March 17, 2022, FINRA issued Regulatory Notice 22-10 (“Notice”), which reminds FINRA member firms and their associated persons of the scope of supervisory liability for Chief Compliance Officers (“CCO”). The Notice...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

FINRA Wades into the Controversial Deep-End of CCO Supervisory Liability

The lack of specific guidance regarding failure to supervise liability for chief compliance officers (“CCOs”) has been a controversial and opaque topic that both FINRA and the SEC have struggled with for well over a decade....more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] Hawaii Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - October 7th, 7:55 am - 4:00 pm HST

Our Virtual Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences provide updates on the latest news in regulatory requirement, compliance enforcement, and strategies to develop effective compliance programs. Watch, listen, and ask...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

NYC Bar Association Proposes a CCO Enforcement Framework

Responding to a “concern” from Chief Compliance Officers (CCOs) to the purported increase in enforcement actions holding compliance personnel personally liable, the New York City Bar Association recently released a framework...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] 2021 25th Annual Compliance Institute - April 19th - 22nd, 9:30 am - 4:35 pm CDT

The Compliance Institute is celebrating 25 years! Join us for the Compliance Institute's 25th anniversary, April 19-22, 2021. This year, HCCA is excited to celebrate over two decades of compliance excellence with our...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] 2021 Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - Dallas, TX - February 12th, 8:25 am - 4:30 pm CST

Our Virtual Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences provide updates on the latest news in regulatory requirement, compliance enforcement, and strategies to develop effective compliance programs. Watch, listen, and ask...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Lessons Learned From OCIE’s Inspections of Investment Adviser Compliance Programs

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The Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) issued a risk alert on November 19, 2020 related to the Advisers Act compliance rule, Rule 206(4)-7. Some key takeaways for Chief Compliance Officers (CCOs) are as...more

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The Forgotten History of Labor Day – and What It Means for Compliance Professionals

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This Monday, most U.S. workers and their families will be celebrating Labor Day. Like many holidays it has been sanitized over time, observed primarily through sales, cookouts, and parades. Behind these quaint scenes,...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Top SEC Enforcement Actions from 2019

Yesterday, I considered five Department of Justice (DOJ) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions. Today, I want to look at key FCPA enforcement actions by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)....more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] March Basic Compliance & Ethics Academy - March 2nd - 5th, San Diego, CA

HCCA's Basic Compliance Academy is a three-and-a-half-day intensive training program focusing on subject areas at the heart of health care compliance practice. Its faculty is made up of experts in the field. Courses are...more

NAVEX

Entering the Era of Operational Resilience

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Compliance and risk management professionals take naturally to acronyms and terms of art that help us understand what we do, so let me introduce one that’s likely to become more important in years to come. Operational...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Board & Audit Committee Compliance Conference - February 24th - 25th, Fort Lauderdale, FL

The Office of Inspector General of Health and Human Services expects board members, board audit/compliance committee members, and senior level leaders of organizations to be experienced in compliance oversight. The Board &...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Regulation of Custodial Practices Under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 Rule 206(4)-2: October 2019

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Adoption in 1962 - The SEC has regulated custodial practices of investment advisers since 1962, when it first adopted rule 206(4)-2 (the “Custody Rule”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Advisers Act”) under...more

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The Essence of Compliance - Compliance Officer Authority and Resource Allocation

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How Are Compliance Budgeting and Compliance Officer Autonomy Tied Together When Assessing Compliance Effectiveness? The Department of Justice (“DOJ”)’s compliance program evaluation identifies the need to allocate...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC Permits Fund Board Reliance on CCOs

On October 12, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Investment Management issued a no-action letter permitting a fund’s board of directors (“Board”) to rely upon quarterly compliance certifications...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

SEC Staff Allows Boards to Rely on CCO Determinations for Various Affiliated Transactions

In a no-action letter (the Relief) issued on Oct. 12, 2018, to the Independent Directors Council, the Securities and Exchange Commission staff (the Staff) confirmed that they would not recommend enforcement if a fund’s board...more

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