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Daily Compliance News

March 17, 2023 – The SVB Fallout 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 of Daily Compliance News:

·       Vendor risks after SVB collapse.  (WSJ)

·       CFOs evaluate cash strategies after SVB failure.  (WSJ)

·       SVB Failure: Arrogance, incompetence, or both? (Bloomberg)

·       SEC’s role in protecting from financial collapses. (Reuters)

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Compliance Into the Weeds

Beneath the Bailout: The Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank

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 explore a subject. In this episode, Matt and I explore the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SBV) and its outcomes. We discuss the consequences if the Federal government fails to bail out Signature Bank in New York and Silicon Valley Bank. The Dodd-Frank Act is examined, and noting that the SBV Chief Risk Officer left 8 months ago and was never replaced is a huge red flag. Will this event cause the Federal Reserve will pause interest rate hikes? Why did Libertarians from the tech industry scream for bailouts? Tom and Matt expertly unpack the complex details within the industry and provide insight and analysis into this relevant and timely industry topic.

 Key Highlights

The Impact of Silicon Bank and SBV’s Failures on the Banking Industry [02:01]

Implications of Unsold Silicon Valley Bank Assets on Taxpayers [05:04]

Challenge of Businesses Dealing with Employee Benefits under Federal Government Regulations [09:04]

Effects of Changes to the Dodd-Frank Act on Midsized Banks [12:54]

The Impact of Regulatory Ease on Business Failures [16:47]

The Reasons Behind Silicon Valley Bank’s Chief Risk Officer Quitting [20:53]

The Impact of Social Media on Interest Rate Decisions by the Federal Reserve [24:52]

 Notable Quotes:

1.     “So those loans brought in maybe 2 or 3 percent interest, but SVP had to pay out interest rates that might be more at 4 percent. That difference undermined the capital structure and the balance sheet of SVB until people started getting skittish, and then they said, Maybe I should pull my money out, which made the bank even more weak, so people got even more skittish.”

2.     “The big issue, which is why the business customer angle is important, is that under FDIC rules, a bank’s deposits are insured up to 250,000 dollars per account.”

3.     “Is it a business if you can never fail? This was not too big to fail. This was we are not going to let anybody fail.”

4.    ” You may not know where your key suppliers, customers, or key third parties are banking. Maybe you have that information. But does that mean you’re going to have to assess the financial health of those financial institutions of your customers? And know if they can pay you for your vendors or third-party suppliers. They can meet their payroll to deliver their services.”

 Resources

Matt  on LinkedIn

Tom on LinkedIn

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Daily Compliance News

December 31, 2022 – The $296MM 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.

Today’s stories include:

  • Business risk to increase in 2023. (WSJ)
  • Bahamas regulator says it holds $296MM in FTX assets. (Reuters)
  • A Texas con artist. (Houston Chronicle)
  • What is good business leadership? (NYT)
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FCPA Compliance Report

FTX and Risk: Part 1 – Financial Institutions

Welcome to the award-winning FCPA Compliance Report, the most senior podcast in compliance. In this episode, I begin a 2-part series on the subjects of FTX and risk. I am joined by Gilbert Paiz and Andrew Gay, principals in the Texas Hill Country Advisors. In Part 1, we consider risk and risk management through the lens of US domiciled financial institutions and how their risk management protocols help to not only assess risk, but manage risk throughout the life cycle of a banking customer relationship. In Part 2, we will consider individual risk in investing and what type of background information, questions and due diligence individuals should engage in and how these questions and background investigations apply equally to larger investments made by sophisticated investors, hedge funds  and institutional investors; who should have made them before investing in FTX but they all failed to do so.

Some of the highlights include:

·      How do banks think of risk?

·      What internal processes or controls are in place to help a bank manage its risks?

·      What types of oversight do banks and financial institutions use to help manage risk?

·      Why are levels of review so critical?

·      How do banks think about customers in terms of risk?

·      Who decides how much risk to allow a customer to engage in with a banks money, whether through loans or other capital?

·      Do bank employees receive ongoing training on risk management issues?

·      What tech is in place to facilitate the management of risk?

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Texas Hill Country Advisors

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Daily Compliance News

December 3, 2022 the to all, without regard to numbers, wealth, or rank Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you four 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.

Stories we are following in today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

·       FTX was risk-management-free.  (WSJ)

·       Trump, Trump judge slammed.  (NYT) 

·       Banks failing to comply with AML laws? (The Guardian)

·       Will Ramaphosa resign? (Globe&Mail)

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Popcorn and Compliance

Compliance Lessons from Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

I have always loved the classic Universal monster movies from the 1930s. This month I am exploring one movie each week to mine it for leadership and compliance lessons. For our final entry in this short series on Popcorn and Compliance, I look at the 1931 version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, starring Fredric March, who plays a possessed doctor who tests his new formula that can unleash people’s inner demons. The film is an adaptation of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the 1886 Robert Louis Stevenson tale of a man who takes a potion that turns him from a mild-mannered man of science into a homicidal maniac. The film was a critical and commercial success upon its release. Nominated for three Academy Awards, March won the award for Best Actor. We consider some of the compliance professional’s lessons around moral licensing, ego depletion, and time of day in a risk management regime.

Resources

Why Bosses can be Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

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Daily Compliance News

October 29, 2022 the World Series Edition

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Credit Suisse names new CCO. (WSJ)
  • Removing sanctions against Tornado Cash. (WSJ)
  • A crisis in curling. (NPR)
  • Astros return to World Series. (WSJ)
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Greetings and Felicitations

Great Structures Week V: The Tacoma Narrows Bridge Failure and Preventing Failure in Your Compliance Program

Welcome to the Greetings and Felicitations, a podcast where I explore topics that might not seem directly related to compliance but influence our profession. In this special series, I consider many structural engineering concepts are apt descriptors for an anti-corruption compliance program. In this concluding episode 5, I consider the Tacoma Narrows Bridge failure and preventing failure in your compliance program. Highlights include:

  • Why and how did the Tacoma Narrows Bridge fail?
  • What are the key lessons it provides to compliance professionals?
  • Why are 3rd parties still the greatest risk to any compliance program?
  • What steps can you take to manage third parties most effectively?
  • Why is continuous monitoring key to managing risk?

Resources

 “Understanding the World’s Greatest Structures: Science and Innovation from Antiquity to Modernity”, taught by Professor Stephen Ressler from The Teaching Company.

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Compliance Into the Weeds

Internal Controls Lessons from Cyber Failures in Wisconsin

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. In this episode, we deep dive into recent failures detected in the state of Wisconsin regarding cyber security risks around election integrity. Highlights include:

  • The risks were uncovered.
  • What is a material risk?
  • Why Multi-Factor Authentication is important cyber security control.
  • What are the consequences of a single point of failure?
  • How and when should redefine a hazard?
  • What does CISA say about MFAs?

Resources

Matt in Radical Compliance

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Daily Compliance News

May 3, 2022 the Fat Leonard Trial to Resume Edition


In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Fat Leonard Trial to resume. (KPBS)
  • Tensions at Google over AI and ethics. (NYT)
  • EU hits Apple on antitrust concerns. (WaPo)
  • Do banks lack basic risk management controls? (Reuters)