Let’s keep talking about what Donald Trump’s return to power means for the corporate compliance profession because, honestly, what else is there to talk about right now? I’ve spoken with compliance officers all week long about Trump’s victory, and most folks were bewildered, dispirited, anxious, or some blend of all three. Their comments are telling.…
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The Compliance Jobs Report this week has new hires at Balfour Beatty, Anchorage Digital, Microsoft, Jefferson Health, and more; also promotions at McKinsey, Eaton, Standard Chartered, and a few other places. Job leads are in defense, healthcare, and cable television; and Meme of the Week goes out to policy manuals! Always remember that we need…
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Compliance officers wonder constantly about how they should talk to the board of directors, and what issues they should bring to the board’s attention. Today let’s flip the script and ask — what should board directors be asking compliance officers? Which compliance issues should keep them awake at night? This is on my mind thanks…
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Well, brace yourselves, ethics and compliance professionals. The American people in their mighty wisdom (or lack thereof) have returned Donald Trump to the presidency. This is one of the most consequential moments in the history of the country, sure to affect regulatory enforcement, risk management, and corporate ethics for years to come. We might as…
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A new survey finds that companies are — at long last — pushing their third-party risk management programs up the maturity curve, as they move from monitoring the cybersecurity risks among their vendors to actually reducing those risks. The report comes from BlueVoyant, a firm that helps businesses to manage their supply chain cybersecurity risks.…
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The Compliance Jobs Report is here as always! This week we have updates from Schneider Electric, Nordson, Microsoft, Anthropic, Collins Aerospace, Ferrero, and many more. Some new training vendors have entered the chat; job leads are in banking, medical devices, and mobile phones. Meme of the Week goes out to voters! Always remember that we…
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Compliance officers who want to skate where the puck is going to be, cast your eyes to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Last week the agency warned companies to tread carefully when using artificial intelligence and other digital tracking to make employment decisions, and in doing so dropped two telling hints about the future of…
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British regulators published a report last week on how financial firms handle allegations of personal misconduct, finding that a significant number of firms don’t have any formal governance process to review complaints and a small number still don’t even have required internal whistleblower programs. The report was published last Friday by the U.K. Financial Conduct…
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This week I attended the annual user conference for AuditBoard, maker of software for internal audit and risk management teams. I wandered into one session about how those teams should talk to enterprise leaders about IT risks, and wanted to pass along my notes. After all, IT risks are going nowhere but up these days.…
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Lots of news as usual in the Compliance Jobs Report this week! The CCO of Uber has decamped to OpenAI (so let’s speculate on who might succeed him at Uber), plus other items from Citibank, Pacific World, CONCACAF, and more. Job leads are in higher education, defense, and healthcare; Meme of the Week goes out…
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