In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:
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In today’s edition of Sunday Book Review:
- The life of William Faulkner: The Past is Never Dead, 1897-1934 by Carl Rollyson
- The life of William Faulkner: The Alarming Paradox, 1935-1962 by Carl Rollyson
- The Saddest Words: William Faulkner’s Civil War by Michael Gorra
As Texas prepares for a wide open (and mask-free) Spring Break and St. Patty’s Day, Tom and Jay look at this week’s stories top compliance and ethics stories which caught their interest on This Week in FCPA.
Stories
- Increase in SEC penalties coming? Matt Kelly in Radical Compliance.
- Why don’t more employees speak up? Vera Cherepanova in the FCPA Blog.
- What happens when you have a regulartory sand box? Neil Hodge in Compliance Week. (sub req’d)
- First DFS cyber breach resolution. Debevoise lawyers in NYU Compliance and Enforcement Blog.
- The continuing wreckage of the Solar Winds hack. Mike Volkov in Crime Corruption and Compliance.
- What is the state of your DEI program. Chai Feldblum and Emily Cuneo DeSmedt in Navex Global’s Risk and Compliance Matters Blog.
- Are you too old to be in compliance? Dick Cassin the FCPA Blog.
- DOJ ramps up FCPA enforcement fire power. Dylan Tokar in the WSJ Risk and Complaince Journal.
Podcasts and Events
- On The Compliance Life, Rob Chesnut joins me for the month of March. In the first episode, In Episode 1, Rob talks about his academic career at UVA and how its Honor Code influenced his thinking about ethics in his professional career and his his career as an AUSA. In Episode 2, Rob moves cross country to join eBay.
- Microsoft joins the Compliance Podcast Network, with two podcasts, Voice of Data Protection and Uncovering Hidden Risks. In Episode 2 of Voices of Data Protection, Bhavanesh Rengarajan discusses information protection strategies. In Episode 2 of Uncovering Hidden Risks, Raman Kalyan Talhah Mir consider how to determine your next insider risk.
- Cordery Compliance joins the Compliance Podcast Network with its Cordery Head to Head podcast. In this episode, Jonathan Armstrong visits with Prof. Eric Sinrod as they look ahead at what 2021 might mean for the world of technology. Check it out here.
- Episode 4 of Integrity Through Compliance.This podcast will focus on the role of an independent monitor. You will hear from two of my AMI colleagues who are experts in corporate compliance and ethics, Senior Vice President, Eric Feldman and Managing Director, Mikhail Reider-Gordon who provide practical advice about the benefits of having an independent monitor. Check it out here.
- Join K2 Integrity’s financial crimes risk and compliance experts on March 18 as they discuss the impact of ongoing developments in the financial integrity community. Topics will include: Regulatory trends and predictions for 2021 and beyond, Changes in the AML/CFT and ABC landscape, and Implications of evolving OFAC sanctions programs. Information and registration here.
- Tom announces his latest book, The Compliance Handbook, 2nd edition is available for presale purchase. Use the code FOX25 and go here. The Compliance Handbook 2ndedition will be available in both print and eBook editions. This week on The Compliance Handbook podcast, the ladies from #GWIC join Tom for a deep dive into written standards.
Tom Fox is the Voice of Compliance 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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Blast Zone, Part 2
Welcome to The Wirecard Saga. In this series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. In this episode which is Part 2 of Episode 20, we continue our exploration of those persons, entities and governments who have been damaged, some beyond repair, by Wirecard and the nuclear fallout from its scandal. Some of the highlights include:
- Hessenthaler Makes Connections
- Ibiza, Wirecard and Casino Scandals Come Together
- Novomatic, FPO and OVP Scratch Backs
- Text Messages Tell All
- ORFG Senators Share Secrets
- Former Stasi Officer Joins the Party
- The Fight for CASAG
- GRECO Gives Thumbs Down
In this podcast we explore the challenges of addressing insider threats and how organizations can improve their security posture by understanding the conditions and triggers that precede a potentially harmful act. And how technological advances in prevention and detection can help organizations stay safe and steps ahead of threats from trusted insiders.
Welcome to Uncovering Hidden Risks, a broader set of podcasts focused on identifying the various risks organizations face as they navigate the internal and external requirements they must comply with. We’ll take you through a journey on insider risks to uncover some of the hidden security threats that Microsoft and organizations across the world are facing. We will bring to surface some best-in-class technology and processes to help you protect your organization and employees from risks from trusted insiders. All in an open discussion with topnotch industry experts!
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Welcome to the only roundtable podcast in compliance. Today, we have a quartet of Mike Volkov, Jonathan Marks, Matt Kelly and Jay Rosen for a deep dive into plethora of topics related to Confirmation Hearings. We end with a veritable mélange of rants and shouts outs.
1. Mike Volkov discusses the intersection of anti-trust and compliance. He shouts out to Merrick Garland and Gary Gensler for their performances in their Senate confirmation hearing.
2. Matt Kelly considers the confirmation hearing of Gary Gensler and debate at the SEC on climate change disclosures and enforcement. Matt rants about the GOP and their insane discussion of the cancel culture about the Suess Estate withdrawing books.
3. Jonathan Marks reviews the 1st Annual Baker Tilly Fraud Summit. Marks shouts to the Philadelphia 76ers for making professional basketball relevant again in the City of Philadelphia.
4. Jay Rosen talks about Diversity & Inclusion in the workplace and the role of compliance. Rosen shouts out/rants to Jeff Bezos for being the NFL’s mark in its attempt to double its TV licensing fees.
5. Tom Fox has an epic rant about the Neanderthal decision by Texas Governor Gregg Abbott to fully reopen the state and withdraw the mask mandate.
The members of the Everything Compliance are:
• Jay Rosen– Jay is Vice President, Business Development Corporate Monitoring at Affiliated Monitors. Rosen can be reached at JRosen@affiliatedmonitors.com
• Mike Volkov – One of the top FCPA commentators and practitioners around and the Chief Executive Officer of The Volkov Law Group, LLC. Volkov can be reached at mvolkov@volkovlawgroup.com
• Matt Kelly – Founder and CEO of Radical Compliance. Kelly can be reached at mkelly@radicalcompliance.com
• Jonathan Armstrong –is our UK colleague, who is an experienced data privacy/data protection lawyer with Cordery in London. Armstrong can be reached at jonathan.armstrong@corderycompliance.com
• Jonathan Marks is Partner, Firm Practice Leader – Global Forensic, Compliance & Integrity Services at Baker Tilly. Marks can be reached at jonathan.marks@bakertilly.com
The host and producer (and sometime panelist) of Everything Compliance is Tom Fox the Voice of Compliance. He can be reached at tfox@tfoxlaw.com. Everything Compliance is a part of the Compliance Podcast Network.
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Data Transfers After Brexit
In this episode Jonathan Armstrong and Tom Fox are back to discuss issues relating to data privacy, data protection and GDPR. Today, we continue our 3-part series on issues relating to GDPR after Brexit. The topics we discuss include data protection, data transfer and issues related to trade sanctions, AML and export control. In this episode we consider data privacy and data transfers after Brexit.
Resources
Check out the Cordery Compliance Client alert on the data transfer after Brexit 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.
In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:
- DOL to hold off on Trump era ESG rule. (WSJ)
- Will the SEC cut back on enforcement. (SEC Press Release)
- Volvo to beef up data protection compliance. (WSJ)
- Merrick Garland is confirmed. (NYT)
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Blast Zone, Part 1
Welcome to the latest edition to the Compliance Podcast Network, The Wirecard Saga. In this series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. In this episode which is Part 1 of Episode 20, we explore those persons, entities and governments who have been damaged, some beyond repair, by Wirecard and the nuclear fallout from its scandal. Some of the highlights include:
- EY Germany Hires Former Finance Minister
- FREP’s Ernst Saunters Into the Sunset
- Deutsche Bank BD to Wirecard in Asia
- A Checkbox Approach
- Economically Unsightly Loans From Wirecard Bank
- PEPs R Us
- Quadir Suffered Wirecard Blows
- Mountains of Data Moved to Russia
- Marsalek Adds Procurement Corruption to His Portfolio