Your Compliance Career in Charts

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It happened to me again the other day. I was writing up an item for the Compliance Jobs Report, and got confused about who reports to whom in the compliance team pecking order: Does a compliance director report to a compliance manager, or vice-versa?  A quick call to a chief compliance officer who has done…

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Compliance Jobs Report: Jan. 16

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Another big Compliance Jobs Report this week. We have several folks leaving CCO roles for new jobs, but won’t say precisely where; plus other news at Gunvor, Tyson Foods, GE Healthcare, Zoom, Kellogg, and many more. The former head of the Justice Department Fraud Section has a new gig; job leads are in pharma, housing…

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When Chaos Capitalism Meets Compliance

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Don’t look now, but corporations and compliance teams already have yet another Trumpian trend tripping up your plans for 2026: chaos capitalism, as President Trump barks out new demands for mandatory overseas investment, price caps, price cuts, executive compensation, shareholder compensation, and lord only knows what’s next. Seriously, who can even keep up with all…

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Oh Lord: Trump’s Latest Enforcement Idea

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The Trump Administration is creating a new Justice Department division to fight fraud in government funding. All you government contractors out there, tread carefully; this idea raises thorny legal and political questions and further undermines the Justice Department’s reputation for integrity. Vice president J.D. Vance announced the news on Thursday, and said the new division…

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AI Risks Coming Fast; Controls Lag Behind

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Gird your loins, compliance officers. In the last several weeks numerous examples of AI-enhanced risks have streaked across the headlines, all of them reminding us of just how woefully unprepared most companies are to address the threat of artificial intelligence in unethical hands. I fear this will become a recurring theme in 2026. You might…

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Six Compliance Events to Watch in 2026

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Welcome back to the grind, fellow compliance enthusiasts! If you’re looking to avoid all those Zoom meeting requests and everyone else suddenly “circling back,” fear not — Radical Compliance is here to help in your procrastination, with our annual list of compliance events worth watching in the next 12 months. Every January I try to…

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Fresh Help on Bribery Risk Indicators

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Good news for anti-corruption enthusiasts! Five law enforcement agencies around the world have published fresh guidance on indicators of foreign bribery, to help you focus your anti-corruption risk assessments and be sure that your compliance program has the right structure and resources to tackle the threat. The guidance was released just before Christmas by the…

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Wait, Does Bribery Pay Off After All?

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Fresh research suggests that the Trump Administration’s freeze on FCPA enforcement earlier this year led to a jump in the share price of corruption-prone businesses — which, in turn, raises some unsettling questions about how to make a culture of ethics and compliance truly stick in an era of diminished enforcement. The research comes from…

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Trump’s Feckless AI Order

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You might have seen news the other week that President Trump proudly proclaimed an executive order that purported to bar states from enforcing their own laws and regulations for artificial intelligence. Corporate compliance teams should probably respond to Trump’s order the same way that U.S. states are: by ignoring it. Just this weekend, New York…

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Crenshaw’s Fiery SEC Farewell 🔥

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You gotta love a government official who uncorks what they really believe on their way out the door, so today we salute Carolyn Crenshaw, departing Democratic member of the Securities and Exchange Commission. She delivered a farewell speech last week and holy poop, it was a genuine barn-burner about securities regulation and corporate governance. Crenshaw…

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