MyComplianceOffice Blog

“We can’t change human nature, or the pressures of business and the economic/political backdrop, but we can change how we deal with compliance” states Crispin Rapinet,  partner at Hogan Lovells, in the 2020 report providing an overview of the challenges for multinationals on all aspects of anti-bribery & corruption.

The report highlights how multinationals in Europe, the U.S., and Asia are dealing with the pressure of global growth while balancing  ABC's concerns when investing in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

We know the compliance function can be demanding and your list of responsibilities and duties is laborious. You must face different challenges every day to keep your employees and firm compliant and yourself knowledgeable with all changes requested by regulators. 

Brian Fahey started out at the worst possible time: in 2008. He began selling into the financial services sector just as the financial crisis put business-to-business (B2B) spending on hold. And then things got worse.

The year has begun, and as a compliance officer, you are probably wondering how to face the challenges of 2020. To help compliance officers the new Thomson Reuters report “10 Things Compliance Officers Need to Do in 2020” was released last week in a webinar, when Susannah Hammond, Senior Regulatory Expert for TR explained the challenges and changes for organizations of all sizes.

The Australian Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) is responsible for overseeing the professional standards for the financial advice sector. As part of multiple changes set forth in the Corporations Act 2001 (regulated by ASIC) for the industry, a portion is in relation to the education that financial advisors must have to participate in the industry.