Compliance Communications Blog

 

"Culture and Compliance - From the Trenches"

 

4/29/15: “Corporate culture” is one of those terms that triggers rolling eyes, deep sighs and attempts to hold in impolite groans. Still, every now and then the culture conversation comes from stick in the day-to-day trenches of engaging employees and promoting both ethical behavior and regulatory compliance. A post...

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"What Role Does Business Play in Fighting Corruption?"

 

3/18/15: The first answer to that question is inevitably that companies can prevent and detect corruption within their own organizations, educate their employees and third party partners, and reinforce an ethical corporate culture through a strong and effective communication program.  But, participants at the...

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"Leadership and Emotional Intelligence"


2/9/2015: In a post on the FCPA blog Troy Carlton writes, “Many business organizations today, despite decades of research and findings to the contrary, don’t understand the benefits of emotional intelligence (the soft skills). They don't get it that when leaders connect better with employees, and employees connect better with...

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"Corporate Culture and Business Fraud"


10/15/14:
Business fraud isn’t just an occasional thing that happens to someone else.  It’s distressingly common and it’s expensive.  An article by Heather Raftery and Frank L. Holder published on the FTI Journal website and reprinted by Business Ethics Magazine digs into the disturbing reality of fraud, which is estimated to have cost...

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"FinCEN's Advisory Aims at Culture"


10/15/14:
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is not amused by recent enforcement actions against financial institutions. According to a post by Michael Volkov on 
Corruption, Crime & Compliance,  FinCEN’s frustration is based on what the agency believes are the “paper compliance programs” used by many financial institutions...

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