Building a culture of ethics and an effective compliance program within an organization today is a business imperative. Regardless of the current environment and focus on corporate governance, from ...

“The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), which counts numerous compliance experts among its ranks, has been deliberate in emphasizing that it expects compliance programs to be well resourced,” says John ...

Federal enforcers have spent the past year tying the penalties companies face more closely to the strength of their ...

It’s not news that we are in the midst of a challenging economic environment. Many companies are struggling to navigate rough waters, stay nimble and keep their budgets in line. While there are many ...

Enforcement of government contract regulations has become increasingly vigilant. An effective compliance program, as opposed to one that looks good on paper and sits on the shelf, is critical to ...

Wired Differently, Valued Equally? How inclusive are our Ethics & Compliance Programs really? With an estimated 15 to ...

In June 2020, the Department of Justice criminal division updated its “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs” document. First published in 2017 and revised in April 2019, this document offers ...

The lengths to which a company goes to strengthen its compliance program in the face of a government investigation can make a big difference in the outcome—sometimes to the tune of tens of millions of ...

Regulators say they will probe how advisors handle conflicts of interest and other aspects of their fiduciary duty.

The urgency for companies to maintain effective compliance programs has never been greater. Civil liability exists for boards of directors that fail to exercise appropriate oversight of compliance, ...

As the regulatory state has expanded, governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC) has become a major new field of expertise with its own methods of critical thinking, risk assessment, and ...

Giovanni Gallo is the co-CEO of ComplianceLine. Views are the author's own. A new year is finally here, and many of us are making moves that will build our businesses. Some are planning to add clients ...