Ethics investigations can be challenging for just about any organization. If done right, an ethics investigation can help you identify wrongdoing and unethical behavior and put a stop to it before your organization pays the price for not maintaining a conducive and compliant work environment. A poorly executed ethics investigation, Read More
Data is one of the most important driving forces of a great compliance program. Compliance leaders often rely on data-driven metrics to find and correct any flaws within their organization’s compliance processes. With so many possibilities, though, what metrics should you include in your compliance report? Which ones offer the Read More
The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued its largest-ever award, a staggering $279 million, to a whistleblower whose information and assistance led to the successful enforcement of SEC and related actions, the regulatory agency said Friday in a statement. This is the highest award in the SEC’s whistleblower program’s history, Read More
The Department of Justice on Feb. 22 issued its much-anticipated Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy. The policy, which was developed in response to an agency memo published in September 2022 by Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco (the Monaco Memo), was prepared by a Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policy Working Group, comprised of U.S. Read More
Sam Bankman-Fried, the former chief executive and founder of cryptocurrency trading platform FTX Trading, was hit with a wave of civil and criminal enforcement charges brought by numerous agencies this week for orchestrating a scheme that some are calling a simple, but massive case of embezzlement. On Dec. 11, Bankman-Fried Read More
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) this month signed separate memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice, which create formal partnerships between the agencies in the name of protecting worker rights. On July 26, the NLRB signed an MOU with the Justice Department’s Read More
During two recent speeches, U.S. Department of Justice officials outlined broad policy changes on such topics as voluntary self-disclosure, the use of personal communication devices by executives, compensation clawback policies, chief compliance officer certifications, and others. Last week, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced several policy changes intended to clarify Read More
The banking sector is experiencing a “growing challenge” recruiting, retaining, and replacing compliance staff with the desired level of knowledge and experience, according to the Office of Comptroller of the Currency’s “Semiannual Risk Perspective” report, released June 23. Staffing struggles in the banking industry come at a time when compliance Read More
The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating disclosures made by Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors, concerning his plans to acquire Twitter Inc. and his accumulation of shares in the social media platform, the agency confirmed in a letter sent to Musk last month. The SEC filed the letter on Read More
Securities industry regulator FINRA has hit Credit Suisse Securities with a $9 million fine for failing to comply with rules requiring firms to disclose potential conflicts of interest when issuing research reports and for violating the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Customer Protection Rule. As part of the settlement, FINRA also Read More
