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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: July 3, 2019, the SFO drops another investigation edition

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Why did the SFO drop its investigation into the principals of Unaoil? (The Guardian)
  • Walmart compliance professional nominated to federal bench. (Radical Compliance)
  • Two more charged in PetroEcuador bribe case. (FCPA Blog)
  • CFTC awards two whistleblowers. (CFTC Award)
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Trekking Through Compliance

Trekking Through Compliance-Episode 31-The Changeling

In this episode of Trekking Through Compliance, we consider the episode The Changeling which aired on September 29, 1967, Star Date 3451.9.
 Compliance Takeaways:

  1. Leadership is listening.
  2. What is your procedure for updating policies?
  3. How often do you perform a risk assessment?
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Innovation in Compliance

Moving Up to The Board with Louise Duffield


Moving Up to the Board
Today’s guest on the Innovation in Compliance Podcast is Louise Duffield, from Gated Talent, a company that helps executives connect with executive recruiters globally.
Louise has a “diverse” background, including two degrees, sales, huge life experience, and a very interesting journey with Gated Talent. The company needed someone who could strengthen numbers, engage with the community and get the brand message out there. Louise shares how she was able to help them accomplish all of that.

Gated Talent
Gated Talent is a new company that was formed in response to the GDPR and designed to help executives share their information with recruiters privately. Louise talks about why this matters to both the executives and the recruiters. The platform was developed to make it easy for people to explore new opportunities without causing any panic.
The Importance of Diversity
Louise is a prolific writer and communicator, and Tom asks about several of her recent posts. She talks about the personal inspiration for one of her articles about diversity and inclusion. She believes that differences should be sought after and celebrated in organizations, and provides some clear examples of how diverse, inclusive companies can materially benefit, increasing profitability and improving their culture.
Leadership Brands
Leadership brands are associated with individuals who are great leaders, and Louise talks about how they’re created, why they matter and how individuals can choose how to brand themselves as leaders. It goes beyond your resume and includes your soft skills, like collaboration, empathy and teamwork. Louise doesn’t see a lot of executives cultivating their leadership brands – but they should. Emotional intelligence can’t be taught, but if it’s in you, you can develop and improve it and its associated skills.
Resources:
LinkedIn | Louise.Duffield@gatedtalent.com | Gated Talent

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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: July 2, 2019, no job for you edition

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Is GDPR holding businesses back? (FT)
  • Non-Competes for Interns? Really? (WSJ)
  • Will Trump’s goal of energy independence kill off the US energy industry. (NYT)
  • The worst run franchise in the NBA takes its ineptness to a new level. (Sports Illustrated)
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FCPA Compliance Report

FCPA Compliance Report-Episode 435, Dave Lefort on Compliance Week’s Re-platforming

In this episode of the FCPA Compliance Report, I visit Dave Lefort, Editor of Compliance Week. We discuss the re-platforming of the Compliance Week website. Some of the highlights include:
  1. The nearly one-year journey to the re-platformed Compliance Week site
  2. What the user experience will be going forward.
  3. How did the re-platforming multiple the Compliance Week user experience?
  4. How and why podcasts and videos on the site will be more scannable and readable.
  5. What are the new tools available for the user on the Compliance Week site?
Check out Compliance Week’s re-platformed website by clicking here.
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Trekking Through Compliance

Trekking Through Compliance-Episode 30 – Who Mourns for Adonais?

In this episode of Trekking Through Compliance, we consider the episode Who Mourns for Adonais? which aired on September 22, 1967, Star Date 3468.1.
 Compliance Takeaways:

  1. What is your role in an investigation?
  2. How does your senior management demonstrate tone?
  3. What are the true incentives in your organization?
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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: July 1, 2019, the out of her depth edition

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Don’t buy a used franchise from Subway. (NYT)
  • Why is status cling so corrosive? (NYT)
  • BOA cuts ties with private prisons. (Washington Post)
  • DOJ expands it criminal investigation at Boeing. (Seattle Times)
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FCPA Compliance Report

FCPA Compliance Report-Episode 434, Brandon Daniels on Using Investigations to Drive Continuous Improvement

In this episode of the FCPA Compliance Report, I visit with Brandon Daniels, who is the President of Global Technology Markets for Exiger. Daniels is regulatory expert and technology practitioner, bringing more than 15 years in senior management across the financial services, life sciences and energy sectors. He has a reputation for technological innovation in regulatory investigations and compliance management. Some of the highlights include

  1. Daniels’ professional background, how he got to Exiger and his current role at the company.
  2. Some of the key technological innovations Daniels has recently seen in the way in which investigations are being handled?
  3. We discuss how can Exiger’s technological solutions help a CCO get their arms around the unstructured data which is available to them inside their organization?
  4. How can technology be used to create predictive models to rank offshore companies for potential tax and corruption risk?
  5. How can a technological solution can be used to help perform a compliance risk assessment?
  6. How do Exiger technological solutions assist compliance professionals to improve their corporate culture?

For more information on Exiger, check out the firm’s website here. For more information on Brandon Daniels, check out his firm profile here.

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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: June 30, 2019 Sunday Book Review edition

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

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Trekking Through Compliance

Trekking Through Compliance-Episode 29 – Amok Time

In this episode of Trekking Through Compliance, we consider the episode Amok Time which aired on September 15, 1967, Star Date 3372.7.
 Compliance Takeaways:

  1. What is your investigation protocol?
  2. How do you account for different cultures within your organization?
  3. When is an internal control override appropriate?