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Daily Compliance News: February 6, 2024 – The Tweaking DEI 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:

  • Companies are tweaking DEI.  (WSJ)
  • Brazil goes after TI. (FT)
  • The DOJ is investigating ADM over accounting irregularities. (Reuters)
  • Using AI for brainstorming. (FT)

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2 Gurus Talk Compliance – Episode 21 — Big Trouble in China Edition

What happens when two top compliance commentators get together? They talk about 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 the self-improvement of the Florida Man gone astray.

In the ever-evolving world of regulatory compliance and risk management, challenges are constant, and strategies must be dynamic. Tom highlights corruption in China, data privacy, the duty of oversight for officers and export control sanctions. Kristy highlights the ESG & DEI, Supply Chains and China, SAP, frequent flyer mile fraud and checks in on Florida Man. Join Tom Fox and Kristy Grant-Hart as they delve deeper into these issues in this episode of the 2 Gurus Talk Compliance podcast.

Highlights Include:

  1. First Shots Fired in 2024 Proxy Battle Over ESG, DEI: (Law.com)
  2. Enforcement of China’s Forced Import Ban Needs to Be Much Tougher, Say U.S. Lawmakers (WSJ)
  3. Lessons Learned from the SAP Enforcement Action: DOJ Changes Tack on FCPA Enforcement While SEC Digs into Third-Party Controls (Part III of III) (Corruption, Crime & Compliance)
  4. Frequent flyer miles helped authorities crack down on a $127 million money laundering scheme (The Street): HERE
  5. Analysis of failure to exercise duty of oversight by a corporate officer. (FCPA Compliance & Ethics Blog)
  6. McDonald’s Duty of Officer oversight. (Compliance and Enforcement)
  7. China and its fight against corruption.  (Reuters)
  8. Big penalties are coming for export control and sanctions enforcement. (WSJ)
  9. A federal data privacy law in 2024? (CCI)
  10. Florida man uses phone he found in Walmart bathroom to call in fake bomb threat, cites TikTok trend: deputies (FOX Orlando)

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10 For 10

10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For The Week Ending January 6, 2024

Welcome to 10 For 10, the podcast that 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.

  1. Senator Menendez draws more charges. (CNN)
  2. Political protests are a compliance risk. (WSJ)
  3. Can the Big 4 ever govern themselves? (FT)
  4. SpaceX illegally fired workers for protected conduct. (NYT)
  5. Broader DEI fights are coming to the Boardroom. (NYT)
  6. Trump companies took in $7.8 in payments from foreign governments and officials. (WSJ)
  7. A suspended Altice office leaves the company. (Bloomberg)
  8. AML whistleblower programs will help in greater ABC efforts. (Bloomberg)
  9. Taking on the banking culture of drive fast, crash.(WSJ)
  10. How FEPA will change ACP enforcement.(WSJ)

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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: January 5, 2024 The Trump Corruption 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:

  • Broader DEI fights are coming to the Boardroom. (NYT)
  • Trump companies took in $7.8 in payments from foreign governments and officials. (WSJ)
  • A suspended Altice office leaves the company. (Bloomberg)
  • AML whistleblower programs will help in greater ABC efforts. (Bloomberg)
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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: December 11, 2023 – The Coach Class Travel 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.

  • The 10th Conference on State Parties on Corruption. (Transparency International)
  • There is no business-class travel for PwC, as it’s not green enough. (FT)
  • Nasdaq settles Iran sanctions violations. (WSJ)
  • Why the GOP doesn’t want diverse law firms. (WaPo)
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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: October 9, 2023 – The When Safety Isn’t No. 1 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 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.

Stories we are following in today’s edition:

  • Company inaction allegedly led to 7 worker deaths.  (NYT)
  • SFO brings corruption charges. (FT)
  • Lineup of Elon Musk legal woes. (Reuters)
  • MAGA nuts aside, companies want to be inclusive. (Bloomberg)
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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: September 29, 2023 – The All Reuters 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.

  • Chinese Deputy Bank head accused of bribery.  (Reuters)
  • Firms under attack for DEI now have a law firm friend. (Reuters)
  • SBF looking at ‘very long’ sentence. (Reuters)
  • Dumbledore dies. (Reuters)
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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: May 22, 2023 – The Unexpected Consequences 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.

Stories we are following in today’s edition:

  • Uber DEI head put on leave for ‘insensitivity’. (NYT)
  • Some unexpected consequences from mass layoffs. (FT)
  • DeSantis tries to disqualify a federal judge. (Reuters)
  • Epstein threatened to blackmail Bill Gates over an affair. (WSJ)
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FCPA Compliance Report

Ethics Madness 2023

Welcome to the award-winning FCPA Compliance Report, the longest-running podcast in compliance. This episode was recorded during March Madness, the return of Jason Meyer and Tom For Ethics Madness. In Ethics Madness, dive into the ethical questions surrounding the University of Alabama basketball team and their missteps in handling incidents involving their players. In this exciting podcast, the hosts discuss the possibility of redemption for individuals who have committed past indiscretions and how companies must vet their employees for a better work environment. They also cover topics such as mental health, the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace, and how companies should embrace ESG for a better business process. You’ll also hear insightful interviews with professionals on compliance and ethics education and enjoy fun segments like the Compliance Anthem of the Week. Don’t miss out on this amazing podcast that will inspire and educate compliance and ethics professionals. 

Key Highlights

·      Ethics in Sports: University of Alabama Basketball

·      Can you love art but not artists?

·      Redemption for unethical behavior in sports

·      The Power of Forgiveness & Reputation Management in Sports

·      Mental health in the compliance profession

·      Political Pressure on DEI Programs in the Southern States

·      Fostering DEI in Organizations

·      Core values and politics in universities & ESG betting

·      ESG in Energy Business Processes

·      Ivy League success in March Madness

·      Professional skepticism and NCAA tournament predictions

 Notable Quotes

“Should I feel guilty that I put the tide in my bracket?”

“Even energy companies are doing ESG. Why? Because they see it in their self-interest.”

“Spending more time and more attention now helping organizations with including and engaging with the neurodivergent people in their workforces and trying to involve those workers in ethics compliance, and that’s been fascinating work as well.”

“And to me, Tom, this debate feels like a debate at the core of ethics and compliance because this is an example of some core values.”

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August 12, 2022 the Boston Wants Data edition

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Robinhood must face the music. (Reuters)
  • City of Boston to require diversity data in private construction projects. (Bloomberg)
  • Food prices as a compliance risk. (WSJ)
  • China investigates chip manufacturers for corruption. (FT)