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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: March 4, 2025, The So It Begins 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.

Top stories include:

  • Trump eviscerates CTA. (WSJ)
  • Kroger CEO resigns after Board investigation. (NYT)
  • Students must learn to be the human in the loop. (FT)
  • Trump levies tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China. Canada and China retaliate. (BBC)

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Daily Compliance News

August 4, 2022 the Bain Barred edition

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • What’s the cost of a data breach? (Third-Party Trust)
  • AG to investigate companies that evaluate ESG. (Reuters)
  • Bain was barred from working for the UK government. (FT)
  • Former Mexico President under investigation for money laundering. (France24)
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Daily Compliance News

July 27, 2022 the Mexico Addressing Corruption edition

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Is Mexico finally addressing corruption? (KRWG)
  • SEC won’t accept restrictions on Chinese audits. (Reuters)
  • KPMG fined by UK audit watchdog. (WSJ)
  • Kraken is under investigation for sanctions violations. (NYT)
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All Things Investigations

All Things Investigations: Episode 8 – ABC Enforcement in Mexico and Brazil with Diego Duran and Salim Saud

 

Welcome to the Hughes Hubbard Anti-Corruption and Internal Investigations Practice Group’s Podcast, All Things Investigations. In this podcast, host Tom Fox and Diego Duran and Salim Saud of the Hughes Hubbard Anti-Corruption & Internal Investigations Practice Group highlight some of the key legal issues involved in white collar and other investigations, both domestically and internationally. 

 

 

Diego Duran is a Hughes Hubbard partner and criminal defense attorney licensed to practice in some parts of the US and Mexico, where he spent several years working for one of its top boutique law firms. Salim Saud is an attorney and partner based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at Saud Advogados, in association with Hughes Hubbard. He specializes in anti-corruption and is also the coordinator of the Anti-Corruption Compliance practice at FGV.

Key areas we discuss on this podcast are:

  • The Mexican administration’s approach to anti-corruption investigation and enforcement.
  • Corporate criminal liability is a fairly recent concept in Mexican law.
  • Mexico’s National Digital Platform is anticipated to be a centralized database designed to host and process information about federal and state officials.
  • Brazil has two systems for anti-corruption enforcement; one is led by the CGU and AGU, and the other is led by the NPF.
  • Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on Brazilian anti-bribery and anti-corruption investigation and enforcement efforts. 
  • Highlights of Brazil’s recent regulations surrounding their anti-corruption law, the Clean Companies Act.

Resources

Hughes Hubbard & Reed website 

Diego Duran on LinkedIn

Salim Saud on LinkedIn

 

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Daily Compliance News

June 24, 2022 the Never the Same Edition


In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • DOJ creates unit with corporate expertise. (WSJ)
  • Nikola founder faces new fraud charges. (Reuters)
  • Why business after Ukraine will never be the same. (CCI)
  • Mexico and Brazil fall behind on ABC efforts. (BBC)