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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: January 23, 2024 – The Gen Z Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee and listen to the Daily Compliance News. All from the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, we consider four stories from the business world: compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership, or general interest for the compliance professional.

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Exxon sues to prevent shareholders climate petitions at Board meeting.  (BBC)
  • Toughening China’s forced labor import ban is coming. (WSJ)
  • Gen Z is taking on more part-time jobs. What are the compliance risks? (WaPo)
  • Binance fights SEC oversight. (Reuters)

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From the Editor's Desk

From The Editor’s Desk – November and December, 2023 in Compliance Week

Welcome to From the Editor’s Desk, a podcast where co-hosts Tom Fox and Kyle Brasseur, EIC at Compliance Week unpack some of the top stories that have appeared in Compliance Week over the past month, look at top compliance stories upcoming for the next month, talk some sports and generally try to solve the world’s problems.

 Tom Fox and Kyle Brasseur are back. In this edition, Brasseur believes that organizations need to prioritize data analytics and data-driven compliance to meet the expectations of regulatory bodies like the Department of Justice (DOJ). He emphasizes the importance of implementing data analytics components in compliance programs and the role of the chief compliance officer in setting the tone for the compliance department. Brasseur’s perspective underscores the evolving nature of compliance practices and the need for organizations to adapt to regulatory changes. Join Tom Fox and Kyle Brasseur on this episode of the From the Editor’s Desk podcast to delve deeper into these insights.

Highlights Include:

  • FCPA Settlements: Insurance Brokers
  • Lifecore Biometrics Declination
  • Bianace
  • OpenAI, Sam Altman and Corporate Governance
  • Inside the Mind of the CCO
  • NFL corporate culture and firing of Frank Reich
  • NBA In-Season Tournament
  • 2023 NCAA Game of the Century-UM Beats OSU

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Everything Compliance

Everything Compliance – Episode 126, The Corporate Governance Edition

Welcome to the only roundtable podcast in compliance as we celebrate our second century of shows. In this episode, we have the quartet of, Jonathan Armstrong, Matt Kelly, Karen Woody, and guest Kristy Grant-Hart; all hosted by Tom Fox, joining us on this episode.

1. Matt Kelly reviews the recent DOJ speech regarding the use of data analytics in compliance. He shouts out to Congress to do something right in its expulsion of George Santos.

2. Karen Woody reviewed the Jarkesy case in front of the US Supreme Court. She shouts out to Sandra Day O’Connor, the first female Justice of the US Supreme Court.

3. Tom Fox shouts out to John Reed Stark for being the first voice that crypt was a fraud and cryptocurrency exchanges were being used for criminal activity.

4. Jonathan Armstrong takes us on a long discussion of the OpenAI termination of Sam Altman and his return. He shouts out to the rescue workers who saved victims of the Boscastle Flood.

5. Guest Kristy Grant-Hart reviews the actions by the former Binance CCO in the context of the overall Binance $4MM+ enforcement action. She shouted out to Congress to require an investigation of the FDIC after the WSJ broke the story of widespread sexual harassment at the agency.

6. Jonathan Marks rants during the entire episode but then shouts out to Charlie Jeffers and his Lego initiative, Pass the Bricks.

The members of the Everything Compliance are:

•  Jay Rosen– Jay is Vice President of Business Development Corporate Monitoring at Affiliated Monitors. Rosen can be reached at JRosen@affiliatedmonitors.com

•  Karen Woody – One of the top academic experts on the SEC. Woody can be reached at kwoody@wlu.edu

•  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 can be reached at jtmarks@gmail.com.

• Special Guest Kristy Grant-Hart is the founder of Spark Consulting.

The host and producer, ranter (and sometimes 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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2 Gurus Talk Compliance

2 Gurus Talk Compliance – The Disturbing Edition

What happens when two top compliance commentators get together? They talk compliance of course. Join Tom Fox and Kristy Grant-Hart in 2 Gurus Talk Compliance as they discuss the latest compliance issues in this week’s episode! In this episode, Tom and Kristy take on a wide variety of topics including Florida Woman gone astray.

In the ever-evolving world of regulatory compliance and risk management, challenges are constant and strategies must be dynamic. Tom highlights recent FCPA enforcement actions and a Declination. Kristy highlights the criminal enterprise that was Binance and the role of its former CCO, asks why employees are so miserable, and checks in on Florida Woman. Join Tom Fox and Kristy Grant-Hart as they delve deeper into these issues in this episode of the 2 Gurus Talk Compliance podcast.

  • FCPA enforcement actions involving UK Reinsurers. FCPA Blog
  • Compliance Officers feeling regulatory heat. Compliance Week
  • Why you should be very wary of forever chemicals. CCI
  • Lifecore receives declination. Pryor Cashman
  • ABC insights from Sierra Leone GAB
  • ‘I am personally disturbed’ by FDIC harassment allegations: Gruenberg Yahoo Finance
  • Binance Penalties Include a Number of Crypto Industry Firsts WSJ
  • Kristy’s new book has been published! Your Year as a Wildly Effective Compliance Officer
  • Why Is Everyone So Unhappy at Work Right Now? WSJ
  • Florida woman with outstanding warrants busted after calling cops to report stolen weed worth $5. New York Post

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Compliance Into the Weeds

Compliance into the Weeds: Binance Pays $4+ Billion for Criminal Acts

The award-winning, Compliance into the Weeds is the only weekly podcast that takes a deep dive into a compliance-related topic, literally going into the weeds to more fully explore a subject. Looking for some hard-hitting insights on sanctions compliance? Look no further than Compliance into the Weeds! In this episode, Tom and Matt take a deep dive into the Binance enforcement action brought by the DOJ, OFAC, FinCEN, and the CFTC.

In a landmark case that has sent shockwaves through the cryptocurrency industry, Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency trading platform, has been slapped with a staggering $4.3 billion fine for intentionally violating anti-money laundering laws and other financial regulations. Tom views this as a significant turning point, marking the end of the libertarian experiment around cryptocurrency and alternative financial systems. He believes that the hefty penalties imposed on Binance, along with other smaller enforcement actions in the crypto world, are a clear message from regulators that the crypto sector must comply with US laws and regulations.

Matt echoes Fox’s sentiments, emphasizing that the enforcement actions against Binance and other cryptocurrency ventures signify the end of the libertarian experiment around cryptocurrency. He underscores the deliberate and intentional nature of Binance’s violations, stating that they knowingly deceived and evaded compliance regulations. Join Tom Fox and Matt Kelly on this episode of the Compliance into the Weeds podcast as they delve deeper into this case and its implications for the cryptocurrency industry.

 Key Highlights:

  • Binance’s $4.3 Billion AML Violation
  • Deceptive Evasion of Regulations in Cryptocurrency
  • Extensive Monitorship to Address Compliance Deficiencies
  • Binance’s Non-Compliance Leads to Legal Consequences
  • Personal Liability of the CCO
  • End of Crypto?

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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: September 27, 2023 – The Trump Guilty of Fraud Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance brings to you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the Daily Compliance News. All, from the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day we consider four stories from the business world, compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership, or general interest for the compliance professional.

  • Trump found guilty of fraud.  (NYT)
  • FTC going after PE for serial acquisitions. (FT)
  • FCA to crack down on firms bullying their employees. (WSJ)
  • Binance melting away. (WSJ)
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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: August 16, 2023 – The Protective Order Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance brings to you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the Daily Compliance News. All, from the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day we consider four stories from the business world, compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership, or general interest for the compliance professional.

  • Binance files for Protective Order against SEC. (Decrypt)
  • Compliant filed over required religious liberty training. (Reuters)
  • Federal corruption investigation heating up in Ohio. (Ohio Capital Journal)
  • SEC Whistleblower Program growing pains. (WSJ)
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10 For 10

10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending August 5, 2023

Welcome to 10 For 10, the podcast which brings you the week’s Top 10 compliance stories in one podcast each week. Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance brings to you, the compliance professional, the compliance stories you need to be aware of to end your busy week. Sit back, and in 10 minutes hear about the stories every compliance professional should be aware of from the prior week. Every Saturday, 10 For 10 highlights the most important news, insights, and analysis for the compliance professional, all curated by the Voice of Compliance, Tom Fox. Get your weekly filling of compliance stories with 10 for 10, a podcast produced by the Compliance Podcast Network.

  • Albemarle settles FCPA action. (WSJ)
  • The biggest attorney/client privilege case in years. (FT)
  • SEC tells some Wall Street brokers to get their AML controls in order. (WSJ)
  • CCPA to look at connected cars. (WaPo)
  • Audit firms fight expansion of anti-fraud role. (FT)
  • Former AG Lynch to review NU hazing allegations. (Reuters)
  • Altice co-founder denies corruption.(Reuters)
  • US consultancies struggle in China after raids. (FT)
  • Binance founder draws scrutiny from German regulator. (WSJ)
  • Lead FBI agent talks about Householder case. (Columbus Dispatch)

You can check out the Daily Compliance News for four curated compliance and ethics related stories each day, here.

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Daily Compliance News: August 1, 2023 – The Accident Waiting to Happen Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance brings to you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the Daily Compliance News. All, from the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day we consider four stories from the business world, compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership, or general interest for the compliance professional.

  • Binance founder draws scrutiny from German regulator. (WSJ)
  • Lead FBI agent talks about Householder case. (Columbus Dispatch)
  • US asks SCt to delay Purdue Pharma settlement. (Reuters)
  • eBike for adult or motorcycle for kids: disaster in the offing. (NYT)
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Daily Compliance News: June 7, 2023 – The Built on Non-Compliance Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen to the Daily Compliance News. All from the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day we consider four stories from the business world, compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership, or general interest for the compliance professional.

  • SEC brings an action against Coinbase for allowing trading of unregistered securities. (NYT)
  • SEC brings an action against Binance for commingling of funds. (NPR)
  • Argentina corruption case against Cristina Fernandez is dismissed. (AP)
  • Gensler says crypto built on ‘non-compliance’. (FT)