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The road from CCO to board: What compliance professionals need to know

2023-12-04T16:00:00+00:00By

Chief compliance officers and chief ethics and compliance officers desire progressing to the board more than any other role change, our “Inside the Mind of the CCO” survey found. So, what does it take for compliance to get on a corporate board?

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Survey: Companies bullish on new tech amid enhanced sanctions scrutiny

2023-12-05T16:00:00+00:00By

Emerging technologies like automation and generative AI are on the radar as difference-makers for businesses serious about keeping pace with increasing regulatory scrutiny toward third-party due diligence and sanctions compliance, a survey conducted by Compliance Week and Certa found.

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Book review: Demythologizing money laundering, demystifying AML compliance

2023-12-05T18:00:00+00:00By

Movies and TV shows might have launched a thousand armchair experts on the topic of money laundering, but few can explain how or why it’s done. Ola Tucker’s book, “The Flow of Illicit Funds,” does exactly that.

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DOJ cooperation credit breakdowns: Albemarle, Tysers, H.W. Wood

2023-12-04T18:00:00+00:00By

Nicole Argentieri, acting head of the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division, breaks down where Albemarle, Tysers Insurance Brokers, and H.W. Wood went right—and wrong—on the cooperation credit and remediation fronts as part of their FCPA settlements with the agency.

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Automated decision-making tech rules added to crowded CPPA agenda

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