When we think of third parties we tend to immediately think of the risks. But what if it is a third party that differentiates itself by the rigor of its compliance program?
Such is the case with Swiss-based DKSH, which...more
On February 22, 2022 the European Commission adopted a proposal for a directive on corporate sustainability due diligence. In this podcast, George Porter, Knowledge and Training Manager at Ground Truth Intelligence reports...more
There’s no guarantee that any company won’t end up in Chapter 11 or won’t acquire another company going through it.
What does that mean for the compliance program? As Kasey Ingram, General Counsel & Chief Compliance...more
Due diligence during a merger or acquisition is difficult even in the best of circumstances. There is only so much you can see and so much time to see it before the deal closes. Add the complexities of a pandemic and business...more
Most offices have art all around, generally of the not-so-special, bland, pre-printed poster kind. But many offices will have a few nicer pieces, whether it’s an oil painting, sculpture, mixed media work or perhaps some...more
There’s no guarantee that any company won’t end up in Chapter 11 or won’t acquire another company going through it. When either happens, there are serious implications for the compliance team.
As Kasey Ingram, General...more
Third party anti-corruption due diligence didn’t stop during the pandemic, but it was different. And, as the world begins to, hopefully, emerge from the pandemic Ashley Coselli, Senior Ethics and Compliance Counsel, Total...more
So much attention is paid to vetting third parties, it’s easy to forget that it is just the start of the process. Monitoring needs to be done on an ongoing basis as well.
Ronnie Kann, head of Global Ethics & Compliance at...more
Mergers and acquisitions can be filled with landmines. To find out what compliance teams can do to help manage the risk, and help ensure a successful transaction for the business unit, we spoke on this podcast with Fernanda...more
During the second half of 2020 Gartner Research evaluated the compliance spending of 117 organizations, and the company recently released the interesting findings. Brian Lee, Managing Vice President in the Gartner Legal and...more
Dubai-based compliance veteran Cynthia Khumalo (LinkedIn) is heavily focused on third party due diligence. It’s a difficult task for companies in normal times, but it’s all the more difficult these days.
In this podcast she...more
In the latest episode of the Compliance Perspectives podcast we are joined by Daniel Kahn, the Acting Chief of the Fraud Section at the Department of Justice.
We begin the conversation with a discussion of the latest...more
11/5/2020
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The value of good risk management, both in compliance programs and even our personal lives, has never been more important. These days we find ourselves recalculating everything from the compliance risk of a new business...more
9/10/2020
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Matthew Friedman is the CEO of The Mekong Club, an organization supporting the private sector in the fight against modern slavery. Previously he worked for the United Nations Inter-Agency Project on Human Trafficking and US...more
1/2/2020
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In a surprising web conference, Brian Lee, Managing Vice President at Gartner, shares some eye-raising insight into what’s going on when it comes to third-party risk management. Recent research there reveals what he reports...more