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The Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs - Guidance Document (2019 Guidance) was very clear about the need for continuous improvement in any compliance program. It stated quite succinctly, “One hallmark of an effective compliance program is...By: Thomas Fox

After the internal report comes in and you have properly triaged the matter, you need to scope out and investigate it, promptly, thoroughly and with competent personnel. In the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs - Guidance Document (2019...By: Thomas Fox

In today’s edition of the Daily Compliance News: 1. How AB InBev uses the ‘ethical edge’. (WSJ) 2. US citizen found guilty for receiving bribes illegal under FCPA. (DOJ Press Release) 3. Grammy head alleges ‘irregularities’ is put on Administrative...By: Thomas Fox

The building blocks of any compliance program lay the foundations for a best practices compliance program. For instance, in the life cycle management of third parties, most compliance practitioners understand the need for a business justification,...By: Thomas Fox

Jay and I take things in a different direction this week. We consider some of the year end wrap ups and pontifications of the future that recently caught our collective eyes. Jay reflects on the greatest pro football dynasty of all-time, how it got...By: Thomas Fox

A 360 degree view of compliance is an effort to incorporate your compliance identity into a holistic approach so that compliance is in touch with and visible to your employees at all times. It is about creating a distinctive brand philosophy of...By: Thomas Fox

A 360-degree view of compliance is an effort to incorporate your compliance identity into a holistic approach so that compliance is in touch with and visible to your employees at all times. It is about creating a distinctive brand philosophy of...By: Thomas Fox

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News: Congress takes aim at NCAA. (WSJ) Massive Cambridge Analytica document dump. (The Guardian) Does Ghosn flight bode no bail for super wealthy going forward? (FT) Ex-Ecuador President charged with...By: Thomas Fox

In addition to a company’s senior management, there is a Board of Directors at the top. Yet the role of the Board is different than that of senior management. For the Board of Directors the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs - Guidance...By: Thomas Fox

Richard Lummis and I are back and today for our final podcast of 2019 and the second decade of the 21stCentury. Today, we provide a wrap up of 2019 podcasts, giving some of our favorites and new issues we learned about or perhaps reacquainted...By: Thomas Fox