From the Editor's Desk

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  • April and May, 2023 in Compliance Week

    Welcome to From the Editor’s Desk, a podcast where co-hosts Tom Fox and Kyle Brasseur, EIC at Compliance Week, unpack some of the top stories which have appeared in Compliance Week over the past month, look at top compliance stories upcoming for the next month, talk some sports and generally try to solve the world’s problems.

    Highlights Include:

    ·      The cadence of compliance stories

    ·      ChatGPT and AI in compliance

    ·      Reporting and Editing compliance stories

    ·      Case studies in Compliance Week

    ·      The surprises of the NBA playoffs in 2023

    ·      Pitch clock in baseball

    ·      The Boston Bruins’ quest for all-time greatness

    Kyle relates some of the upcoming Compliance Week 2023 Conference highlights from May 15-17 in Washington, DC. Listeners of this podcast will receive a discount of $200 by using code TF200 on the link below.

    Resources

    Compliance Week 2023 information and registration here

    Kyle Brasseur on LinkedIn

    Compliance Week

    25 min
  • March and April 2023 in Compliance Week

    Welcome to From the Editor’s Desk, a podcast where co-hosts Tom Fox and Kyle Brasseur, EIC at Compliance Week, unpack some of the top stories which have appeared in Compliance Week over the past month, look at top compliance stories upcoming for the next month, talk some sports and generally try to solve the world’s problems.

    From the Editor’s Desk, hosted by Tom Fox and Kyle Brasseur, is the perfect podcast to stay informed on the dynamic events of March 2023. They discuss the Department of Justice’s changes in the ECCP and the CCO compliance officer as well as look into the SEC and banking regulator’s roles during the SVP Bank failure. Kyle previews the upcoming long-form Compliance Week case study, which will take a deep dive into ESG in one company and conclude with a look into sports by reviewing the madness of 2023 March Madness, the issues surrounding Ja Morant, and Kyle’s deep appreciation for the World Baseball Classic, noting its ability to add diversity to the game and its positive impact on the baseball community as a whole.

     Highlights Include

    ·   The Role of the Chief Compliance Officer in 2021: Navigating Changing Regulations and Increased Pressure.

    ·   Financial Regulatory Oversight In the Wake of the odd-Frankk Act

    ·   The Role of the Chief Risk Officer in Risk Management

    ·   The Practical Uses of ESG Disclosures in Real Life

    ·   The Ups and Downs of March Madness: Unprecedented Success for Small Schools.

    ·   Reporting on Personal Hardships in Sports: The Case of Ja Morant and Josh Hamilton

    ·   The Power of Unity in Baseball: A Discussion on the Global Impact of the World Baseball Classic

    ·   The Appeal of the World Baseball Classic

     Kyle relates some of the upcoming Compliance Week 2023 Conference highlights from May 15-17 in Washington, DC. Listeners of this podcast will receive a discount of $200 by using code TF200 on the link below.

    Resources

    Compliance Week 2023 information and registration here

    Kyle Brasseur on LinkedIn

    Compliance Week

    24 min
  • February and March in Compliance Week

    Welcome to From the Editor’s Desk, a podcast where co-hosts Tom Fox and Kyle Brasseur, EIC at Compliance Week unpack some of the top stories which have appeared in Compliance Week over the past month, look at top compliance stories upcoming for the next month, talk some sports and generally try to solve the world’s problems. 

     In this month’s episode, we look back at top stories in CW from February around the changes DOJ efforts to encourage corporate cooperation and compliance; Treasury Department's renewed enforcement efforts against banks for vViolations of OFAC Regulations. We previewed some of the stories CW will look at in March including several articles article about data privacy in the US and Europe in a CW special issue. 

    Kyle relates some of the highlights of the upcoming Compliance Week 2023 Conference from May 15-17 in Washington DC. Listeners of this podcast will receive a discount of $200 off by using code TF200 on the link below. 

     We conclude with a look at some of the top sports stories including a recap of the Super Bowl, the insanity of the NBA trading deadline and the opening of Spring Training.  

     Resources

    Compliance Week 2023 information and registration here

    Kyle Brasseur on LinkedIn

    Compliance Week


    33 min
  • January and February 2023 in Compliance Week

    Welcome to From the Editor’s Desk, a podcast where co-hosts Tom Fox and Kyle Brasseur, EIC at Compliance Week unpack some of the top stories which have appeared in Compliance Week over the past month, look at top compliance stories upcoming for the next month, talk some sports and generally try to solve the world’s problems. 

     In this month’s episode, we look back at top stories in CW from January around the changes to the DOJ Corporate Enforcement Policy, the Ireland DPC fine against Meta and the always interesting Inside the Mind of the CCO series. We previewed some of the stories CW will look at in February including several articles article about data privacy in the US and Europe. 

     We conclude with a look at some of the top sports stories including a look at the NFL playoffs and the Carlos Correa contract situation.  

     Resources

    Kyle Brasseur on LinkedIn

    Compliance Week


    26 min
  • November and December 2022 in Compliance Week

    Welcome to From the Editor’s Desk, a podcast where co-hosts Tom Fox and Kyle Brasseur, EIC at Compliance Week unpack some of the top stories which have appeared in Compliance Week over the past month, look at top compliance stories upcoming for the next month, talk some sports and generally try to solve the world’s problems. 

    In this month’s episode, we look back at top stories in CW from November around the SEC enforcement statistics for the prior years, how CW will report and cover the FTX scandal and take a deep dive into the print edition which focused on tech and innovation in compliance and the creative use of the DOJ’s Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs and its Update by Home Depot to assess its own compliance program and remediate any gaps in a proactive manner. We previewed some of the stories CW will look at in December including several articles from the CW ‘Inside the Mind of the CCO’ survey which was concluded in October. 

    We conclude with a look at some of the top sports stories including a look at the NFL season as it moves into its final full month of regular season play, riff on the World Cup and the US win over Iran and ask if Tom Brady should have retired and stayed retired for the 2022 season.  

     Resources

    Kyle Brasseur on LinkedIn

    Compliance Week


    26 min
  • October and November in Compliance Week

    Welcome to From the Editor’s Desk, a podcast where co-hosts Tom Fox and Kyle Brasseur, EIC at Compliance Week, unpack some of the top stories which have appeared in Compliance Week over the past month, look at top compliance stories upcoming for the next month, talk some sports and generally try to solve the world’s problems.

    In this month’s episode, we look back at top stories in CW from October around the Lafarge criminal action, the former Uber CISO convicted criminally for attempting to hide a data breach, and the agreement between Google and the DOJ for the company to create a position of a legal compliance monitor. We previewed some of the stories CW will look at in November, including the current state of SEC rulemaking, and Kyle teased out some findings from the CW ‘Inside the Mind of the CCO’ survey, which recently concluded.

    We conclude with a look at some of the top sports stories, including a look at a Red Sox fan’s view of the 2022 World Series, ask about a quarterback controversy in New England and overreact to the first week of the NBA season.

    29 min
  • September and October in Compliance Week

    Welcome to From the Editor’s Desk, a podcast where co-hosts Tom Fox and Kyle Brasseur, EIC at Compliance Week unpack some of the top stories which have appeared in Compliance Week over the past month, look at top compliance stories upcoming for the next month, talk some sports and generally try to solve the world’s problems.

    In this month’s episode, we look back at top stories in CW from September around the FCPA enforcement actions involving GOL and Oracle, the Monaco Doctrine as reflected in the Monaco Memo and the SEC spanking of banks for nearly $2MM over employees using messaging apps. We discussed the ESG virtual event and previewed the CW 2022 in Europe which will be held in Scotland and the virtual 3rd Party Risk conference, scheduled for December.

    We conclude with a look at some of the top sports stories including a look at the Tua Tagavoiloa, the NFL concussion protocols and ask Kyle how he would have covered it; the Boston Celtic’s imbroglio regarding its suspended head coach Ime Udoka and Aaron Judge and his season for the ages.

    36 min
  • August and September 2022 in Compliance Week

    Welcome to From the Editor’s Desk, a podcast where co-hosts Tom Fox and Kyle Brasseur, EIC at Compliance Week unpack some of the top stories which have appeared in Compliance Week over the past month, look at top compliance stories upcoming for the next month, talk some sports and generally try to solve the world’s problems.

    In this month’s episode, we look back at top stories in CW from August around the first CCPA enforcement action, the PCAOB deal with China on audits of Chinese companies listed on the NYSE and potential bank fines for ephemeral messaging apps. We discuss upcoming stories CW is looking at for publication in September and in the upcoming print edition of Compliance Week. We also previewed some upcoming CW events including the ESG virtual event, CW 2022 in Europe which will be held in Scotland and the virtual 3rd Party Risk conference, scheduled for December.

    We conclude with a look at some of the top sports stories including a look at the Deshaun Watson resolution and debate could it have been handled any worse by the NFL and Browns; Tom Brady leaves the Bucs for 10 days during preseason; and what does this mean for the regular season? Ichiro and what is greatness?

    29 min
  • July and August in Compliance Week

    Welcome to From the Editor’s Desk, a podcast where co-hosts Tom Fox and Kyle Brasseur, EIC at Compliance Week, unpack some of the top stories which have appeared in Compliance Week over the past month, look at top compliance stories upcoming for the next month, talk some sports and generally try to solve the world’s problems.

    In this month’s episode, we look back at top stories in CW from July around the EY cheating exam enforcement action and a discussion of a potential CCO liability framework. Kyle previewed some of the topics Compliance Week will report in August, including how technology innovation is causing heartburn for regulators and current issues in crypto enforcement. We previewed some upcoming CW events, including the ESG virtual event, CW 2022 in Europe, which will be held in Scotland and the 3rd Party Risk conference, scheduled for December. Kyle also discussed the upcoming Inside the Mind of the CCO survey in October.

    We conclude with a look at some of the top sports stories, including the induction of David Ortiz into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Kyle talked about what Big Papi meant and continues to mean for Boston, and Tom spoke about him on the national stage. We touched on the new LIV pro golf tour.

    25 min
  • May & June in Compliance Week

    Welcome to From the Editor’s Desk, a podcast where co-hosts Tom Fox and Kyle Brasseur, EIC at Compliance Week unpack some of the top stories which have appeared in Compliance Week over the past month, look at top compliance stories upcoming for the next month, talk some sports and generally try to solve the world’s problems. 

     In this month’s episode, we look back at top stories in CW from May around ESG at FedEx, and key enforcement actions. May was also a record month for traffic on the Compliance Week website. Kyle and Tom talk about the recently held the Compliance Week 2022 Conference which took place in DC. We talk about some of the highlights from presentations, from new vendors in the compliance space and how great it was to be together in person again. Kyle previewed some of the topics which Compliance Week will report in June including Return to Work issues from the compliance perspective, coverage of CW 2022, Russia sanctions and new ideas from the compliance officer think tank held at CS 2022. 

     We conclude with a look at some of the top sports stories including a look at the NBA playoffs and the Celtics making it to the 2022 NBA finals. Tom talk about the Nick Saban/Jimbo Fisher feud over college football recruiting and Kyle reminds us of the Celtics taking the long view on developing talent.  


    33 min

About From the Editor's Desk

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Tom Fox is the Voice of Compliance. Aaron Nicodemus is the Editor-in-Chief at Compliance Week, one of the premier compliance-focused publications and websites around. Tom and Aaron are both sports…