Recent Posts by MCO Marketing

FCPA-Related Jury Trial Convicts Four Defendants in 2019

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (FCPA) is a United States law and prohibits firms and individuals from paying bribes to foreign officials in pursuit of business deals. In the past years, we haven’t seen many FCPA-related trials, however, in 2019 we saw the FCPA convicting four defendants in three trials.

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Dealing with Corporate Gifts During the Festive Season

Yes, that wonderful time of the year has arrived again. The time where most of your employees will receive gifts from customers and third-party. Risks are evident, but there are a few things to consider in order to maintain gift compliance. Read through the blog and ask yourself: Is your organization prepared to deal with corporate gifts this season and all year long? Are you aware of FINRA gifting guidelines?

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MCO Ranked with Top 100 Most Innovative RegTech Companies

We are thrilled to rank in the RegTech100 list for 2020 as “The World's Most Innovative RegTech Companies”. RegTech100 annually lists the world’s most innovative technology solution providers that address the challenges and opportunities of dealing with regulatory issues within financial services.

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How Artificial Intelligence Can Assist Compliance

Artificial Intelligence has been around for 70 years now, but in the past 10 years, it has become more and more feasible. Scientists, academics and business owners are very optimistic about the future of AI and how it could change the way we live. We have been seen these changes and technological advances every day around us and in many industries.

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FCA on Personal Account Dealing Compliance

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued Market Watch 62 in October in which the regulator shared its concerns about personal account dealing (PAD), or rather when employees of an authorized firm trade for themselves rather than clients.  

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