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Daily Compliance News

March 1, 2021, the Cracks in McKinsey edition


In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Cracks seen in McKinsey partnership in Managing Partner vote. (WSJ)
  • Why donate? It’s good for business. (NYT)
  • Co-working recovery. (WSJ)
  • Chinese investments dive as DD increases. (FT)
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Sunday Book Review

February 28, 2021, the Hercule Poirot edition


In today’s edition of Sunday Book Review:

  • The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.
  • The Mysterious Affair at Styles.
  • The ABC Murders.
  • Hercule Poirot’s Christmas.
  • Taken At The Flood.
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Daily Compliance News

February 27, 2021, the Coaching as a Crime edition


In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • How coaching came to be seen as a crime. (WSJ)
  • Robinhood in talks to settle probes. (WSJ)
  • BakerHughes under investigation. (WSJ)
  • We built this City on Blockchain? (WSJ)
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STAKE: The Leadership Podcast

Are Assessments Overrated? 

Today’s workforce is diverse. Tomorrow’s workforce will be even more so! What tools are out there for leaders to help them create a successful team? Today’s episode discusses one tool – assessments.
Maybe you’ve thought assessments are overrated? Or maybe you’ve considered using assessments, but you aren’t sure where to start?
Today’s guest, Eric Shepherd, discusses why and how to use technology-driven assessments of your organization and team to revolutionize the way you lead your people.
You can get Eric’s latest book: Talent Transformation HERE.
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This Week in FCPA

Episode 241 – the World’s Most Ethical edition


As Ethisphere announces its World’s Most Ethical Company awards for 2021, Tom and Jay look at this week’s stories top compliance and ethics stories which caught their interest on This Week in FCPA.

  1. Ethisphere announces 2021 World’s Most Ethical Company awards. In CCI. In Radical Compliance.
  2. Data Privacy under Biden. Colin Rahill in Jolt.
  3. What the NDAA did regarding the SEC and disgorgement. David Levintow in the FCPA Blog.
  4. SFO wants companies to invest more in compliance. Dylan Tokar in the WSJ Risk and Compliance Journal.
  5. Board lessons from a crisis. Stephen Davis and Sandra Guerra in the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance.
  6. A Texas transplant reflects on weather and lessons learned. Dick Cassin in the FCPA Blog.
  7. Of Citibank and Black Swan events. Tom Explores in a 3-part blog post series on the FCPA Compliance and Ethics blog. Tom and Matt take a deep dive in Compliance into the Weeds.
  8. On The Compliance Life, Natalia Shehadeh, CCO at ABB joins me this month. In the first episode, Natalia explained why she choose the compliance profession. Check out the Episode 1 and Episode 2. In Episode 3, Natalia discussed moving into the CCO chair. This is the final Episode 4.
  9. The Compliance Handbook, a podcast on the nuts and bolts of compliance premiered this month. In Episode 1, Tom is joined by Stephen Martin to talk about how to best think through a comprehensive compliance program. In Episode 2, Tom was joined by Mike Volkov to discuss the Board’s role in Compliance. In Episode 3, Ronnie Feldman and Ricardo Pelleton talked about training and communications from their own very unique perspective. It is also available on the traditional audio formats.
  10. A new AMI podcast is out, Integrity Through Compliance. It has AMI’s expert observations and guidance in the fields of ethics, antitrust, healthcare, government contracting, corporate governance, cybersecurity, construction, telecommunications, consumer protection and more. In the Episode 1, AMI founder Vin DiCianni visited with AMI MD Jerry Coyne the future of telehealth & home healthcare during a pandemic and beyond. In Epsiode 2, Brenda Morris and Dionne Lomax visited with Jennifer Newton. In Episode 3, Joseph K. West, Partner & Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Duane Morris joined the podcast to talk about the benefits of D&I.
  11. Interested in podcasting? Want to be a part of a Guiness World Record attempt? PodFest Global Summit is a gathering for those who are passionate about sharing their voice and message with the world through audio and video. Join Tom and others at Podfest Global Summit at any time during March 1-5. Best all of listeners to this podcast can attend at no charge. Register here, using promo code CPN.
  12. Tom announces his latest book, The Compliance Handbook, 2nd edition is available for presale purchase. Use Use the code FOX25 and go hereThe Compliance Handbook 2ndedition will be available in both print and eBook editions.

Tom Fox is the Compliance Evangelist and can be reached at tfox@tfoxlaw.com. Jay Rosen is Mr. Monitor and can be reached at jrosen@affiliatedmonitors.com.

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Daily Compliance News

February 26, 2021, the EY Shakes Up edition


In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Cayman Islands and Morocco placed on terrorism finance watch list. (WSJ)
  • US Trade Representative favors work-centered approach. (WaPo)
  • SEC opens review of climate change disclosures. (WSJ)
  • EY shakes up German unit. (FT)
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Creativity and Compliance

BMO Financial’s Creative “Risks-While-Working-From-Home” Campaign

Where does creativity fit into compliance? In more places than you think. Problem-solving, accountability, communication, and connection – they all take creativity. Join Tom Fox and Ronnie Feldman on Creativity and Compliance, part of the Compliance Podcast Network. In this episode, Tom and Ronnie visit Kerri Salata, Director of Ethics & Conduct and Tiffany Giblin, Sr. Manager Corporate Communications at BMO Financial, about their latest creative campaign highlighting “Risks While Working from Home.”

Some of the highlights include:

·       This  project was a continuation of a prior campaign, utilizing the Actions Matterly character.

·       Who is Actions Matterly?

·       Actions Matterly focused on Risks While Working from Home, which is a challenging environment for everyone.

·       Lots of privacy and confidentiality issues.

·       Lots of ethical issues – particularly because people are isolated at home and perhaps feel like these they can’t be seen.

·       How was the campaign was rolled out?

o   Photos shared on BMO Intranet Site

o   Followed by Video

o   Repeated for 6 weeks

·       What were some of the lessons learned for compliance professionals who might want to try something creative?

Resources:

Ronnie Feldman (LinkedIn)
Learnings & Entertainments (LinkedIn)
Ronnie Feldman (Twitter)

Learnings & Entertainments (Website)

60-Second Communication & Awareness Shorts – A variety of short, customizable, quick-hitter “commercials” including songs & jingles, video shorts, newsletter graphics & Gifs, and more. Promote integrity, compliance, the Code, the helpline and the E&C team as helpful advisors and coaches.

Workplace Tonight Show! Micro-learning – a library of 1-10-minute trainings and communications wrapped in the style of a late-night variety show, that explains corporate risk topics and why employees should care.

Custom Live & Digital Programing – We’ll develop programming that fits your culture and balances the seriousness of the subject matter with a more engaging delivery.

Tales from the Hotline – check out some samples.

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Life with GDPR

The KBR Document Production Decision

In this episode Jonathan Armstrong and Tom Fox are back to discuss issues relating to data privacy, data protection and GDPR. Today, we take a look at the recent UK Supreme Court decision in the KBR document production case. KBR succeeded in its UK Supreme Court battle with the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). The case is interesting both in connection with the seizure of documents in SFO investigations and the sometimes criticized Section 2 notice procedure, which the UK Supreme Court held was unlawful in this case.

Highlights Include:

·      What was this case about?

·      Why was it so important?

·      What is a Section 2 Notice?

·      What about extra-territoriality?

·      What was the Court’s decision based on?

·      Lessons for the compliance professional.

·      Wither the SFO?

Resources

Check out the Cordery Compliance Client alert on the KBR decision here.

Check out the Cordery Compliance, client alert on this topic, click here. For more information on Cordery Compliance, go their website here. Also check out the GDPR Navigator, one of the top resources for GDPR Compliance by clicking here.

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Daily Compliance News

February 25, 2021, McKinsey Head Rolls edition


In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • McKinsey head voted out. (NYT)
  • Greatest CYA move of all time? (WSJ)
  • UK exec convicted on retrial. (WSJ)
  • Investment Boards want more diversity. (WSJ)
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Daily Compliance News

February 24, 2021, the Facebook Caves edition

 
In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Facebook caves. (NYT)
  • SFO wants companies to invest in compliance. (WSJ)
  • What’s in your Supply Chain? (NYT)
  • ERCOT Board members resign. (WaPo)