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Maurice Gilbert

5 Tough Questions About Organization's Compliance State
Compliance
June 7, 2017

Five Tough Questions CEOs Should Ask About Their Organization’s State Of Compliance

If you’re in a leadership role at your organization (and in a way, aren’t we all?) I want to direct your eyeballs and a few minutes of your time to a whitepaper I’ve been sharing with my clients lately. Published by PwC, it’s The State of Compliance 2016. I consider it “required…
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Why You Need Compliance Expertise in the Boardroom
ComplianceLeadership and career
June 7, 2017

Why You Need Compliance Expertise in the Boardroom

We in the GRC community know the value of an empowered compliance function: a CCO with authority, sufficient resources and the ear of the top brass. And to further ensure compliance success, experts are now calling for compliance expertise in the boardroom. Companies who have a director on the board…
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Former Chief Compliance Officer Settles Personal Liability Suit with US Government – Decision Raises More
ComplianceLeadership and career
June 7, 2017

Settlement of Personal Liability Suit Against Chief Compliance Officer Raises Questions

  Personal liability has been a hot topic in the compliance profession for several years – and it got hotter recently when the former Chief Compliance Officer of MoneyGram settled a personal liability suit with FinCEN and the DOJ. Thomas Haider will pay $250,000 of the original $1 million fine…
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Compliance
June 5, 2017

Why Compliance Officers Need Independence

I recently read a great blog post by Tom Fox on why compliance officers need independence.  And former federal prosecutor Michael Volkov, who completely understands the CCO's hard job, has reiterated the value of independence here, although this is mostly old news to any CCO who has been in the…
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Compliance
May 31, 2017

Who’s Still Worried About Personal Liability?

Compliance Officers, Not as Much. Board Members, More than Ever. So here’s something to chew on today: apparently compliance officers are less worried about personal liability these days (according to a study released Monday), but Board members surveyed say they are more worried about personal liability than they were last year. The survey, DLA Piper’s…
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Hiring
May 26, 2017

Employee Referrals Remain King, Delivering One-Third of All Hires

SilkRoad, a global leader in talent activation, has released Sources of Hire 2017, its annual report designed to guide companies in finding the best candidates. Analyzing millions of data points collected through the SilkRoad Recruiting Applicant Tracking System (ATS), SilkRoad’s Sources of Hire 2017 delivers the definitive view of talent acquisition sources and strategies for today’s…
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Compliance Grows Up
Leadership and career
May 23, 2017

Survey: Compliance Getting Bigger Budgets and More Board Access — But Same Worries About Personal Liability

Second annual survey shows lower, but still high, concern from compliance executives about personal liability May 22, 2017 – Chief Compliance Officers (CCOs) are less worried than they were a year ago about personal liability – likely a result of program improvements and increased independence and prominence of the compliance…
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Are compliance officiers spooked? new yorker cover
Leadership and career
May 22, 2017

Hey, CEOs: Is Your Compliance Officer Spooked by the Tone from the White House?

You're already familiar with the term "Tone at the Top" as it relates to the important role you have in charting the ethical course of your organization.  But how about the latest tone from the very top -- and by that I'm referring to whatever the latest news is from…
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Leadership and career
May 22, 2017

Winning at All Costs

Big Boss offers a sales contest to increase the customer base. You overhear a colleague on the phone telling all his contacts about the contest and promising if they help him win, they can return their purchases after the contest is over, no questions asked. Your colleague doesn't win, so…
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Leadership and career
May 19, 2017

Boards and Cybersecurity: The Price of Convenience

Did you know there’s a glaring gap between board members’ diligence regarding cybersecurity – and board members’ understanding of cybersecurity? Admittedly, cyber issues are kind of a "new" thing. And board agendas are jam-packed these days. So if members lack knowledge or an appreciation of the complexity of cyber risk management, we…
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