GDPR Awareness: Our New Responsibilities

The following is an excerpt from a blog post by our recent webinar co-hosts, Eukleia from our webinar: 'SM&CR: 5 Lessons Learned from the Banking Sector'.

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is only a few months away from becoming effective across the EU. But what do your employees know about it? How does it affect your organisation? The answer is probably: quite a lot! Any company that is based in the EU, or that processes the data of EU individuals, must be ready to comply.

A recent survey by the UK data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner, found that only one fifth of the UK public have trust and confidence in companies and organisations storing their personal information.

Against this backdrop, the GDPR provides an opportunity for organisations to aim higher in raising standards but also presents a significant challenge in terms of technology, organisation and training. And it’s not just a matter of reputation and trust – those who fail to meet the standards required face stringent penalties.

Read the rest of this blog post from Eukleia here, 'GDPR awareness: our new responsibilities'.

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FINRA Fines - 2017 Summary

*The data collected is from January - November 2017.

We have tracked the monthly and quarterly disciplinary actions taken by FINRA against member firms in 2017 and present to you 6 takeaways we have identified by delving into the numbers behind the released enforcement actions.

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4 Tips for Building a Better Pay to Play Compliance Program

SEC and FINRA Pay-to-play can be tricky for even the most experienced of Compliance Officers. Now is a great time of year to review your compliance programs for any potential weakness. 

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GRC News Roundup November

To keep you up to date with all the latest news and events, we have selected the GRC category news highlights from the past month below. Click here to Subscribe to our regular GRC news updates.

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5 Lessons Learned from SMCR Implementation

The following is a guest post from Liz Hornby, a Principal Learning Consultant in Eukleia Training's London office and the November 28th MCO Webinar presenter and co-host.

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