In this five-part podcast series, sponsored by Assent Compliance Inc. (Assent), I explore market access for supply chain data. During the course of this series, I visit with several members of the Assent team to introduce the topic, consider what market access is, provide an overview of trade compliance, Federal Acquisition Register (FAR) flow downs, the value of continuous monitoring and the origins of laws impacting market access. In episode one, I visit with Travis Miller, General Counsel at Assent Compliance. We introduce the topic of market access and how companies are responding to these requirements. Join us tomorrow where provide an overview of trade compliance. You can check out more about Assent Compliance Inc. at their website, by clicking here.
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In this episode I visit with Scott Moritz, the Global Lead, Protiviti Forensics. We discuss the Varsity Blues scandal from the forensic perspective. Some of the highlights from the podcast include:
- What would a root cause analysis show?
- Every college and university need to do a full analysis of its admissions process. From soup to nuts, a complete review.
- With so much in the public domain, there is a clear road map to do so.
- How should you pressure test your control environment?
- What is the curriculum around business ethics? These words must also mean for each institution to look inward.
- What will you do when the government comes knocking?
In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:
- So many myths, so little time. The FT lunches with Codruta Kövesi. (FT)
- Red flags on Trump and Kushner? I’m shocked. (New York Times)
- Government official demands he stay at his company’s hotel to visit Irish government. Is it extortion? (Washington Post)
- Compliance Week 2019 kicks off (it’s not too late to attend). (Compliance Week)
During this five-part podcast series, sponsored by Assent Compliance Inc. (Assent), I have explored market access for supply chain data. I have visited with several Assent team members to introduce the topic, consider what market access is, provide an overview of trade compliance, Federal Acquisition Register (FAR) flow downs, the value of continuous monitoring and the origins of laws impacting market access. In this fifth and final episode, James Calder, Vice-President of Compliance and Regulatory Programs, and I discuss how chemical and product compliance impacts access to markets and supply chain compliance. You can check out more about Assent Compliance Inc. at their website, by clicking here.
In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:
- King Con by Paul Willetts
- Chasing Phil by David Howard
- Ultimate Folly by Henry Macrory
- Duped by Abbe Ellin
- The Confidence Game by Maris Konnikova
Additional resources-Golden Age of the Grift
In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:
- Four more banks named in London bribery suit. (Bloomberg)
- Can blockchain help in the fight against corruption? (World Economic Forum)
- South African President appoints new head of bribery unit. (Reuters)
- FBI targets Johnson & Johnson, Siemens, GE, Philips in Brazilian graft case. (Reuters)
In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:
- More business leaders forced out for ethical lapses than for poor financial performance in 2019. (Washington Post)
- Do large companies fear legal violations? (New York Times)
- Nordic/Baltic countries agree to share AML information. (Wall Street Journal)
- Anti-corruption measures as KPIs for government ministers. What a novel idea. (Yahoo Business News)AML
In this podcast, data privacy/data security expert Jonathan Armstrong and Compliance Evangelist Tom Fox use the framework of GDPR to discuss a wide range of issues relating to these topics. They consider what the US compliance and InfoSec security expert needs to know about what is happening in the UK, Europe and beyond. In this episode, I visit with Jonathan Armstrong about a recent enforcement action against Bounty UK Ltd. by the UK data protection regulator. Some of the issues and highlights are:
- The enforcement action came out of the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica investigation.
- Déjà vu all over again?
- Why did the company receive 80% of the highest possible fine?
- How does this case mimic the Emma’s Diary enforcement action?
- What are the lessons to be learned?
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.
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 (the coolest guy in compliance) and I take a deep dive into the House Financial Services bill, HR 2515, which amends the Dodd-Frank Act to clarify that whistleblowers who report misconduct to their employers and not to the SEC also have protections against retaliation under the law. This bill fixes the US Supreme Court decision in Digital Realty Trust which mandated that whistleblowers had to go to the SEC to obtain Dodd-Frank anti-retaliation protection. Some of the highlights include:
Some of the highlights include:
- What was the ruling in Digital Realty Trust?
- Why did it negatively impact whistleblowers, companies and the SEC?
- What has made whistleblowers and internal reporting so significant?
- How does the proposed fix benefit whistleblowers, companies and the SEC?
- Why should businesses get behind this proposed fix?
- What are the chances it actually is signed into law?
For more reading check out Matt’s blog post “Progress on Whistleblower Fix”
On this episode of Great Women in Compliance, Lisa Fine speaks with Stacey Hanna, General Counsel, Ethics & Compliance at Lonza, which is an integrated solutions provider in the areas of pharma and biotech, and is headquartered in Switzerland. While Stacey started as an attorney, she was in the mergers and acquisition world, and how this influences her approach to ethics and compliance. She discusses the evolution of her organization’s compliance program and how she works to promote business growth, discussing some real-life examples and strategies to build relationships as a compliance officer. Stacey also discusses evolution in other areas, including work and life complimenting one another and in the compliance space as a whole.
