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Daily Compliance News

May 21, 2022 the Elon Accused Edition


In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:
• AML sanctions enforcer to get more money. (WSJ)
• Harassment claim made against Elon Musk? (NYT)
• Pharma Bro released early from prison. (WaPo)
• Wells Fargo fined for AML lapses. (Reuters)

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Daily Compliance News

April 30, 2022 the Shareholders Revolt Edition


In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:
·      Credit Suisse shareholder revolt against execs. (NYT)
·      Charges against BOD of Eskom recommended. (YahooFinance)
·      Latvia tries to make a comeback.  (WSJ)
·      Deutsche Bank in more hot water.  (WSJ)

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This Week in FCPA

Episode 299 – the Yankees Cheated and Lost edition


The Yankees cheated and lost. The Astros and Red Sox cheated and won. What’s the lesson? Tom and Jay are back to look at some of the week’s top compliance and ethics stories.
 Stories

  1. More on using behavioral psych to make compliance changes. Vera Cherepanova in the FCPA Blog.
  2. Tackling money-laundering in real estate transactions? Ella Hawkins in GAB.
  3. Archegos founder indicted for fraud. Jaclyn Jaeger in Compliance Week. (sub req’d)
  4. Testing culture. Dylan Tokar in WSJ Risk and Compliance Journal.
  5. Renewed need for Board oversight of compliance. Mike Peregrine in CCI.
  6. Economic sanctions now national security issue. Dylan Tokar in WSJ Risk and Compliance Journal.
  7. Why compliance is a competitive advantage. Navex’s Risk and Compliance Matters.
  8. Toll Holdings and export control compliance failures? Matt Kelly in Radical Compliance.
  9. Boards making decisions under a stakeholder model. Robert Miller in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance.
  10. What to measure in DEI. Ngozi Okeh in practicalESG.

 Podcasts and More

  1. How can baking cookies get your through grief? Find out on this episode of The Hill Country Podcast as Kerrville Cookie Lady, Julia Cardoshinsky talks about her lifelong love affair with baking cookies.
  2. What is the only podcast dedicated to the intersection of Compliance and ESG? It’s the Compliance ESG Podcaston the CPN. Check out this week’s episode with Travis Miller and Jared Connors of Assent Compliance on the role of Supply Chain in ESG. For your added viewing pleasure check out the video pod on YouTube.
  3. This month on the Compliance Life, I visit with Susan Divers, Director of Thought Leadership at LRN. In Part 1, academic life and early professional career. In Part 2, she moves to the corporate world. In Part 3, Susan moves into the CCO chairs at AECOM. In the final episode this month, Part 4, Susan details her move to and work at LRN.
  4. Why should you attend Compliance Week 2022? Find out in this podcast series featuring speakers at CW 2022. Listeners get a $200 discount to CW 2022 with the discount code TFLAW $200 OFF. Registration and agenda here.
  5. From the Editor’s Desk welcomes the new Compliance Editor in Chief, Kyle Brasseur to the podcast. Check out Kyle’s inaugural episode here.

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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Daily Compliance News

March 16, 2022 the Privacy Police Edition


In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • California creating its Privacy Police. (NYT)
  • Resisting corruption.  (PsychToday)
  • Exxon loses dismissal request. (Reuters)
  • Swedbank in AML hot water again. (WSJ)
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Daily Compliance News

March 15, 2022 the Compliance is Complicated Edition


In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Compliance is complicated in the shadow of Russia. (WSJ)
  • Tencent looking at big AML fine in China.  (WSJ)
  • Corruption and death in Brazil’s imperial city. (FT)
  • Russia and managing political risk. (FCPA Blog)
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Compliance Kitchen

Treasury Study Re: AML and the Art Trade


Treasury study: Facilitation of Money-Laundering; Terror Finance Through the Trade in Art.

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Compliance Kitchen

Bitcoin Hack Arrests


The DOJ arrests two for Bitcoin hack and money laundering scheme.

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Daily Compliance News

February 7, 2022 the Play Money Edition


In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Credit Suisse faces new money-laundering charges. (Reuters)
  • Art market and AML risk.  (WSJ)
  • Play money at Home Depot. (NYT)
  • Global response needed for South African corruption. (FT)
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Daily Compliance News

January 21, 2022 the Boeing Reopening? Edition


In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • The Mucci bitcoin ETF plan rejected by SEC. (Bloomberg)
  • AG to meet with families of Boeing disasters. (WSJ)
  • Dealmaking improv? (Reuters)
  • AML to get FinTech boost? (FinExtra)
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Innovation in Compliance

Integrity Matters: AML Trends for 2022


Welcome to this special podcast series, Integrity Matters sponsored by K2 Integrity. For this series, I visit with Koby Bambilia, Managing Director, and Olivia Allison, Senior Managing Director. Over the series, we look some issues and trends going forward into 2022. In this Part 2, I am joined by Koby Bambilia who looks at trends regarding AML going into 2022. Some of the highlights include:

  • Impact has there been to-date from the  passage of the AML Act of 2020?
  • What has been on the mind of clients and others in the market?
  • Has COVID and the global crises created shifted just how bad actors take advantage of the financial system?
  • How are you advising your clients to mitigate these risks and get ahead of the rule making as we head into 2022?

Resources
Koby Bambilia Profile
K2 Integrity