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2 Gurus Talk Compliance

2 Gurus Talk Compliance – Episode 42 – The Holiday 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! Today, Tom and Kristy look back at some of their favorite stories from 2024.

 

Stories this week include:

  • Boeing DPA and Monitor
  • Deere FCPA Enforcement Action
  • TD Bank AML enforcement action
  • McKinsey-Opioid and FCPA resolutions
  • Elon Musk’s pay package and corporate governance
  • Musings from the bottom of the world
  • DOJ has received 200 tips since launching the whistleblower program (LEGALDIVE)
  • Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX
  • NYC Mayor Eric Adams, his corruption charges, and a possible Trump Pardon
  • The Greatness of Florida Man

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10 For 10

10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending December 14, 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 you the compliance professional and the compliance stories you need to know to end your busy week. Sit back, and in 10 minutes, hear about the stories every compliance professional should remember 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.

  • South African politicians slam token fine levied on McKinsey. (FT)
  • South African government is not working with McKinsey for the G-20.  (Bloomberg)
  • Fifth Circuit invalidates NASDEQ diversity requirements. (Reuters)
  • Ex-Trafigura COO says he was negligent, not criminal.  (Bloomberg)
  • Senators asked TD Bank to release the investigation results. (WSJ)
  • Former TD Bank employee charged.  (CNN)
  • Continued robust export control enforcement is predicted. (WSJ)
  • Patagonia fighting forced labor through exploring ‘atomic make-up’ of clothing. (WSJ)
  • Appeals Court upholds law requiring the sale of TikTok. (Reuters)
  • Methode discloses FCPA investigation. (MSN)

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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: December 12, 2024 – The Get Out of Jail Free Card-Up 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.

  • Will Bob Menendez get out of jail free? (New Jersey Monitor)
  • Succession plays out in real life. (FT)
  • Senators asked TD Bank to release the investigation results. (WSJ)
  • Former TD Bank employee charged.  (CNN)

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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: November 7, 2024 – The Fat Leonard Sentenced 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 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:

  • Fat Leonard was sentenced. (USNI)
  • SEC needs to prepare for more regulatory challenges. (WSJ)
  • How corruption facilitates organized crime. (UN)
  • The cost of flouting corruption. (Forbes)

 

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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: November 4, 2024 – The Shame of it All 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 business world stories: compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership, or general interest for the compliance professional.

  • Warren rebukes DOJ over TD Bank settlement.   (WSJ)
  • The Bank of Israel uses shaming to fight money laundering. (TheJerusalemPost)
  • BDO is in hot water for failure to pay an arbitration award for wrongful termination. (FT)
  • Fat Leonard is to be sentenced. (SanDiegoPost)

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Compliance Tip of the Day

Compliance Tip of the Day: TD Bank Lessons Learned – The Penalty of Growth Restrictions

Welcome to “Compliance Tip of the Day,” the podcast where we bring you daily insights and practical advice on navigating the ever-evolving landscape of compliance and regulatory requirements.

Whether you’re a seasoned compliance professional or just starting your journey, our aim is to provide you with bite-sized, actionable tips to help you stay on top of your compliance game.

Join us as we explore the latest industry trends, share best practices, and demystify complex compliance issues to keep your organization on the right side of the law.

Tune in daily for your dose of compliance wisdom, and let’s make compliance a little less daunting, one tip at a time.

The OCC not only put on a growth restriction on TD Bank but will further increase the penalty if the Bank fails to meet compliance obligations.

 

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Compliance Tip of the Day

Compliance Tip of the Day: TD Bank Lessons Learned: The Board and It’s Duty of Oversight

Welcome to “Compliance Tip of the Day,” the podcast where we bring you daily insights and practical advice on navigating the ever-evolving landscape of compliance and regulatory requirements.

Whether you’re a seasoned compliance professional or just starting your journey, our aim is to provide you with bite-sized, actionable tips to help you stay on top of your compliance game.

Join us as we explore the latest industry trends, share best practices, and demystify complex compliance issues to keep your organization on the right side of the law.

Tune in daily for your dose of compliance wisdom, and let’s make compliance a little less daunting, one tip at a time.

Under the Caremark Doctrine, the Board of Directors has clear duties not to put their head in the sand and engage in conscious indifference.

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Everything Compliance

Everything Compliance: Episode 143, The North to South Episode

Welcome to the only roundtable podcast in compliance as we celebrate our second century of shows.

In this episode, we have the quartet of Matt Kelly, Jonathan Marks, and Karen Moore; with host Tom Fox wearing a double hat as a commentator as well. We take up Root Cause Analysis, DEI questions in the Boeing monitorship, failures at TD Bank and a possible Caremark claim.

1. Matt Kelly takes a look into the commercial strategies which led to the compliance failures at TD Banks.  He rants about the Boston’s National Women’s Soccer League team (now deleted) advertising campaign announcing the new team with the tagline ‘too many balls’.

2. Jonathan Marks explains the differences in a Root Cause Analysis and investigations. He shouts out the WNBA and the person who solved the Golden Owl puzzle.

3. Karen Moore takes a deep dive into the district court’s request for more information on the impact of DEI on the Boeing monitorship. She rants about non-civility in the Supermarkets of America’s Parking Lots.

4. Tom Fox takes a look at the potential Caremark claim against TD Bank for both Directors and Officers failures in their duties. He shouts out to GOP dominated Texas Legislature for subpoenaing Robert Roberson for an appearance before the House, one day before his scheduled execution and the Texas Supreme Court for staying his execution until he could appear.

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The host and producer, rantor (and sometime 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 award-winning Compliance Podcast Network.

Additional Resources:

1.     Jonathan Marks on Root Cause Analysis on LinkedIn.

2.     Matt Kelly on TD Bank’s Enforcement Action on Radical Compliance.

3.     Tom Fox on the potential Caremark claims in the TD Bank case on the Compliance Podcast Network blog.

 

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Compliance Tip of the Day

Compliance Tip of the Day: TD Bank Lessons Learned – New and Emerging Risks Demand Action

Welcome to “Compliance Tip of the Day,” the podcast where we bring you daily insights and practical advice on navigating the ever-evolving landscape of compliance and regulatory requirements.

Whether you’re a seasoned compliance professional or just starting your journey, our aim is to provide you with bite-sized, actionable tips to help you stay on top of your compliance game.

Join us as we explore the latest industry trends, share best practices, and demystify complex compliance issues to keep your organization on the right side of the law.

Tune in daily for your dose of compliance wisdom, and let’s make compliance a little less daunting, one tip at a time.

If you develop new products and services, you must assess those offerings as new compliance risks to manage.

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Compliance Tip of the Day

Compliance Tip of the Day: TD Bank Lessons Learned: Putting Profits Over Compliance Will Always End Poorly

Welcome to “Compliance Tip of the Day,” the podcast where we bring you daily insights and practical advice on navigating the ever-evolving landscape of compliance and regulatory requirements.

Whether you’re a seasoned compliance professional or just starting your journey, our aim is to provide you with bite-sized, actionable tips to help you stay on top of your compliance game.

Join us as we explore the latest industry trends, share best practices, and demystify complex compliance issues to keep your organization on the right side of the law.

Tune in daily for your dose of compliance wisdom, and let’s make compliance a little less daunting, one tip at a time.

Cutting costs in compliance and reducing head count will always be a path to wreck and corporate ruin.