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Daily Compliance News

November 14, 2019, the Astros Caught Cheating edition

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • McDermott doesn’t bother to tell lenders it was under SEC investigation. (WSJ)
  • Astros accused of cheating. Why MLB must step in? (ESPN.com)
  • USOPC President tells Congress they can’t engage in oversight. Good luck with that. (WSJ)
  • Merkel says Europe must seize its data back from Silicon Valley. (FT)
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Great Women in Compliance

Episode 40-Renata Moreti, on Curating an Amazing Ethics and Compliance Program by Using Outside Interest and Experiences

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. In this episode of #GWIC, Lisa speaks with Renata Moreti, Head of Controls, Compliance and Ethics for Diageo in Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Argentina and Chile.  Renata has had a varied career in ethics and compliance, and has been based primarily in Brazil and Chile, with a short time in Madrid.   When Renata moved to Chile, she wanted to take her understanding of wine to a new level and became so passionate about what she was learning that she became a sommelier…as well as working with sommeliers to be aware of ethics and compliance requirements.

Renata talks about how following her passion for wine outside her ethics and compliance life enhanced her professional work – how to amaze employees with ethics and compliance trainings and knowledge as she does with wine and food experiences.  She also discusses her experiences being based in South America and including trainings that have worked for her and also best practices for those who work with South America and are based in other places.

And, just in time for the holidays, she has provided some information about Chilean wines and a link to her Instagram page: @bomdiaframbuesa

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Compliance Into the Weeds

Procurement Collusion Strike Force

Compliance into the Weeds is the only weekly podcast which takes a deep dive into a compliance related topic, literally going into the weeds to more fully explore a subject. In this episode, Matt Kelly and I go into the weeds about the recent DOJ announcement of the Procurement Collusion Strike Force (PCSF).  Some of the highlights include.
Some of the highlights include:

  • Why was the PCSF created?
  • What will it focus on?
  • Why does the funding (or lack thereof) matter?
  • What do the twin DOJ announcements of the PCFS portend?
  • Why are analytics more critical for compliance going forward?
  • What are procurement red flags?
  • What does all this mean for compliance professionals going forward?

Resources
Matt’s blog post, Brace for Procurement Compliance, on Radical Compliance.
DOJ Press Release on PCSF
PCSF website

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Compliance Kitchen

Into the Compliance Kitchen-DOJ Settlement, South Korean steel imports and more

Welcome to the Compliance Kitchen. Host Silvia Surman created it for those who want to “see what’s cooking” in the never-boring worlds of corporate compliance, white collar crime and global trade. We hope that our selection of topics will be of interest and that official resources will be easier to locate. We also hope that you will feel comfortable in the Kitchen and read on, finding it enjoyable. In today’s episode Silvia catches up recent developments and news in the area of trade sanctions. We touch on two DOJ settlements, a new South Korean steel exports requirement and an annual report of US services exports.
Additional Resources
ComplianceKitchen.com
Just for the record, nothing in the Kitchen is to be considered a legal or professional advice and you may not use our information as such.

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Daily Compliance News

November 13, 2019, the CEOs Discover Trust edition

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • SW company discloses possible trade sanction violations. (WSJ)
  • Is Softbank a giant bait and switch operation? (NYT)
  • Leaders looking at trust. Who knew it was so critical? (NYT)
  • The ‘Virtual Boardroom is in academia. Can reality be far behind? (Washington Post)
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Compliance Kitchen

Introduction to the Compliance Kitchen

In this introductory episode, Compliance Kitchen host Silvia Surnam welcomes you to “See What’s Cooking” in the Compliance Kitchen. The Compliance Kitchen was launched after many moons of texts, calls, chats and coffee outings that went something like this:

  • Hey, can my friend call you to see what you think about the Russia and Iran sanctions?  
  • Where would you find support for that export license requirement? Can I call you?
  • Do you have a minute? This compliance lawyer told me that an Executive Order is a suggestion of what a law could be, not an actual law. Is that true?  
  • So if we are not a US company, we can trade with Cuba, right?
  • What are secondary sanctions? 
  • Say, any chance you would know if facilitation payment was more specifically set (dollar amount, for example) in Mexican anti-corruption law?  
  • What’s a UBO?  
  • This GDPR thing, that’s just for Europe, right? And we are Safe Harbor certified, so it doesn’t even apply to us – can we chat?
  • At a coffee shop one morning: So, what’s cooking in compliance today?  

And so the Compliance Kitchen was born.  It is here for those who want to “see what’s cooking” in the never-boring worlds of corporate compliance, white collar crime and global trade. We hope that our selection of topics will be of interest and that official resources will be easier to locate. We also hope that you will feel comfortable in the Compliance Kitchen and read on, finding it enjoyable.