Compliance

Firms’ compliance functions at inflection point, shows 2020 Cost of Compliance Report

Without question, compliance functions for financial services firms around the world have matured in the decade since the financial crisis, with many firms enhancing their…

Susannah Hammond May 14, 2020

As government relaxes healthcare provider requirements due to COVID-19, will fraud risk increase?

The federal government has begun relaxing its healthcare provider requirements in order to provide increased flexibility for healthcare providers and facilities during the COVID-19 public…

Melissa D. Berry May 06, 2020

Making Amends: Auditing Ongoing Suspicious Activity Report Filings for Financial Institutions

In the myriad of Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) requirements, there are perennial findings that reflect the failure to file, delays in filing, and deliberate efforts…

Michael Schidlow April 03, 2020

10 Things Compliance Officers Need to Do in 2020

This year — 2020 — should be the year of perfect vision. If only it were that simple for financial services risk and compliance officers…

Susannah Hammond January 24, 2020

Forum Magazine: Cost of Compliance Report 2019 — 10 Years of Regulatory Change

Since the financial crisis, financial services firms have seen unprecedented levels of regulatory change as governments and policy makers have sought to ensure that a…

Susannah Hammond November 22, 2019

Forum Magazine: The Perils of Ransomware Attacks — Good and Better Practice

All things cyber — whether risk, attack, crime or resilience — are never far from the headlines as companies of all shapes and sizes around…

Susannah Hammond November 14, 2019

Forum Magazine: The New Age of Digital Identity — How Attorneys & Compliance Officers Might Adapt to New ID Models

Our current form of identity is dead. Or at least, the system that declares you are who you say you are, legally, is under extreme…

Joseph Raczynski November 08, 2019

Corruption Report 2019: As Regulators Extend Their Reach, Non-Financial Companies Need to Be Ready

“If you think compliance is expensive, try non-compliance.” — former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty For the past two decades, financial crime risk has…

Legal Executive Institute October 04, 2019

ACAMS 2019: Amid International Push to Regulate Cryptocurrencies, Banks Try to Keep the Gates Closed

LAS VEGAS — As a nascent international anti-money laundering (AML) push to ensure global regulation of cryptocurrencies advances, most banks continue to take steps to…

Brett Wolf October 01, 2019

Casinos: Keeping In Line With Title 31 (Part 1)

In a new two-part blog series, we examine how casinos are on the front lines of money laundering investigations amid rising government enforcement actions. Will…

Legal Executive Institute August 06, 2019

INTERVIEW: Marijuana Firms Slowly Gain Bank Access, Says Ex-U.S. Treasury Official

A "fear factor" that has kept banks from serving marijuana-related businesses in the United States is easing amid changing attitudes on Capitol Hill. As a…

Brett Wolf July 25, 2019

Deutsche Restructuring Sees Compliance, Financial Crime Teams Merged

The long-awaited shake-up at troubled Deutsche Bank will see Sylvie Matherat, chief regulatory officer, exit on July 31, and Chief Risk Officer Stuart Lewis assume…

Legal Executive Institute July 18, 2019