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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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Daily Compliance News

June 22, 2021 the NCAA Takes it on the Chin edition


In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • KPMG faces record fine in UK over conflict of interest. (FT)
  • Lordstown Motors execs sold stock before bad news came out. (WSJ)
  • NCCA loses at Supreme Court. (NYT)
  • Do we need a world anti-corruption court? (FT)
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Daily Compliance News

May 19, 2020-the from Ad Hoc to Bad Hoc edition


In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Beware if bad ideas pushed through under pressure. (FT)
  • WeWork wants rents concessions but refuses to give them. (NYT)
  • NCAA loses another court case. (WSJ)
  • How will stores handle customers who refuse to wear masks. (WSJ)
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This Week in FCPA

Episode 171 – the Jay Clayton Speaks (or not) edition

As SEC Chair Jay Clayton scolds the rest of the world for its lack of anti-corruption enforcement and does say why he wants to dump a PCAOB Member, Tom and Jay are back  to discuss some of this week’s top compliance and ethics stories which caught their collective eyes.

  1. SEC Chair scolds weak overseas anti-corruption enforcement. Dave Micheal reports in the WSJ Risk and Compliance Journal.
  2. Why does SEC Chairman want to get rid of PCAOB member, Kathleen Hamm? Francine McKenna explores in MarketWatch.
  3. Fair Pay to Play? California pass law allowing college athletes to be compensated. Michael McCann reports in com.
  4. Did the SFO put in a ‘self-certification’ requirement in its recent Guidance on Cooperation? Aziz Rahman says yes in the FCPA Blog.
  5. How can independent integrity monitors help to limit adverse consequences in health care? Jay concludes his series on monitors in the health care industry in CCI.
  6. NYU PCCE gets new Executive Director as Alycin Cooley joins the group. NYU Compliance and Enforcement Blog.
  7. How can you process personal employee data under GDPR? Laura Wright, Sarah Greenwood and Andrew Reeves opine in the FCPA Blog.
  8. What happens when employees ethical values are greater than those shown by their employer? Michael Toebee explores in an interesting post on CCI.
  9. One commentator suggests we hold back on international enforcement against bribe-takers. Anton Moiseeineko writes in theFCPA Blog.
  10. Tom continues his preview of the Converge19 speakers in a special bonus series of podcasts on the Compliance Podcast Network. Check out the following: Monday-Ricardo Pellafone and Ashley Lewis on Building Your Brand; Tuesday-Michael Williamson on moving to a values based culture; Wednesday-Mike Volkov on the Nuts and Bolts of Sanctions Compliance; Thursday-Nicole Pitts on Increasing Employee Engagement and Friday- Eric Feldman on the CCO’s role in performance management. The podcast is available on multiple sites: the FCPA Compliance Report, iTunes, JDSupra, Megaphone,YouTube,  Spotifyand theCompliance Podcast Network.
  11. The Everything Compliance gang will be doing its first live podcast at Converge19. You should be there! Listeners to this podcast can obtain a complimentary ticket by using the promotion code foxvip, for registration and information, click here.

Tom Fox is the Compliance Evangelist and can be reached at tfox@tfoxlaw.com. Jay Rosen is Mr. Monitor and can be reached at jrosen@affiliatedmonitors.com. For more information on how an independent monitor can help improve your company’s ethics and compliance program, visit our sponsor Affiliated Monitors at www.affiliatedmonitors.com.

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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: May 8, 2019-the Is He or Isn’t He edition

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Judge says Roger Ng in negotiations with the DOJ, although his lawyer denies it. (New York Times)
  • Colleges in ‘Willful Ignorance’ of corruption, say it ain’t so. (Law360)
  • It’s a bad day when the FT Editorial Board spanks you. (Financial Times)
  • Former Danske bank CEO charged in money-laundering scandal? (Reuters)
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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: May 7, 2019-the Welcome to the US edition

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Roger Ng extradicted to US. (New York Times)
  • Closing arguments made in NCAA bribery scandal case. (ESPN)
  • Hell hath no fury like a competitor scorned. (Financial Times)
  • What happens when safety is ‘just a given’ at the Board level? (Washington Post)
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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: May 3, 2019-the Evaluation edition

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Insys execs found guilty of racketeering. (New York Times)
  • Is a socialist revolt coming? (New York Times)
  • What’s the going rate for paying BB players at Arizona? Apparently as high as $10K per month. (ESPN)
  • Where goeth Tesla? Hat in hand looking for cash apparently. (Wall Street Journal)
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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: April 27, 2019-the Havlicek stole the ball edition

APRIL 27, 2019 BY TOM FOX

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • What hath Zion wrought? (NY Post)
  • Petrobras revisiting its ill treatment of whistleblowers. (com)
  • Glencore under CFTC investigation for FCPA violations.(Bloomberg)
  • Who owns Huawei? (The company says it’s the workers.)(New York Times)
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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: March 21, 2019-the Google spanked edition

MARCH 21, 2019 BY TOM FOX


In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Chuck Pearson pleads guilty. (com)
  • USC goes after the students fraudulently admitted. (NPR)
  • EU spank Google to the tune of $1.5bn for anti-trust violations. (Financial Times)
  • Bayer stock plummets. (Washington Post)