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The EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act 2022/2554 (DORA)

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Long IT sub-contracting chains can make it hard for financial institutions to understand the vulnerabilities in their IT estate and the location of key functions (where these may be located in entities who do not have a...more

Goodwin

ESA Publications on Digital Operational Resilience: A Reminder That DORA is Less Than Six Months Away and Will Apply to US and UK...

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The publication by the Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) on (a) 17 July 2024 of the second batch of implementing materials and (b) 26 July 2024 of the sub-contracting of information and...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

The Road to Net Zero: Core Principles to Prevent Greenwashing

“Net zero” is a topic as hot as the climate these days. With so much regulatory attention being placed on it, companies that do not communicate their net zero efforts appropriately or, worse, intentionally make false and...more

Mayer Brown

AI Governance: Common Grounds and Synergies with Proposed Frameworks Globally

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As the European Union sets the stage for groundbreaking AI regulation, our podcast offers a comprehensive exploration of this landmark legislation. Join us as we dissect the EU AI Act, unpacking its key provisions and...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 18th Annual Conference on Anti-Corruption - June 18th - 19th, London, United Kingdom

Hosted by the C5 Group, the 18th Annual Conference on Anti-Corruption London will bring together the brightest minds in anti-corruption and compliance to review the most pressing multi-jurisdictional enforcement updates...more

The Volkov Law Group

The UK Modern Slavery Act: Easy Wins and Practical Compliance (Part II of II)

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In Part I, we discussed the basics behind the UK Modern Slavery Act of 2015.  To briefly reiterate, that Act requires any company doing business in the UK with an annual turnover of £36 million or more to publicize their...more

J.S. Held

2024 J.S. Held Global Risk Report: New Laws Addressing the Risks and Rewards of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

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The race to develop AI and calls to regulate it are heating up around the world. In November 2023, 28 countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, China, and the European Union, met and pledged to work together to...more

Integreon

Demystifying DSARs: A Beginner’s Guide

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This article originally appeared in The Legal Technologist November/December 2023 Issue here. As individuals, we have the legal right to access personal data held by an organisation, and an increasing number of requests are...more

NAVEX

Data Privacy & Protection – Swimming into the Unknown

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If you feel like every day you wake up to a new data privacy law or piece of guidance, you’re not dreaming. Regulation and rulemaking are happening faster than ever before. The complexities relating to ethical data usage are...more

A&O Shearman

D&I in FS: practical considerations for designing and implementing an inclusive culture

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Developing and maintaining an inclusive environment is crucial for realising the benefits of having a diverse organisation. With this in mind, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and UK Prudential Regulation Authority...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

The UK’s Online Safety Bill – Implications for US and International Businesses

On 19 September 2023, the UK Parliament passed the Online Safety Bill (“OSB”). The OSB aims to protect individuals from illegal online content and focuses on the protection of children by requiring the removal of content that...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

The Importance of Effective Policies and Training in Data Protection: Lessons from a Scottish Hospital Breach

I recently had the chance to visit with Jonathan Armstrong on a recent data breach case that occurred in the health service provider NHS Lanarkshire (Scotland) during the COVID-19 pandemic. This breach serves as a stark...more

Dechert LLP

FCA issues final rules for marketing cryptoassets in the UK

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Financial promotions of qualifying cryptoassets are now within the scope of the UK financial promotion regime. The FCA has published its final policy statement on rules for communicating financial promotions of qualifying...more

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Financial Reporting Council’s Annual Review of Corporate Governance Reporting: Continued Progress, but Room to Improve

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We are experiencing a period of financial turmoil not seen for decades. At the risk of stating the obvious, the intense damage inflicted on government coffers by responding to a pandemic, coupled with the fallout from the...more

NAVEX

Avoiding Bribery and Corruption: A Gift Giving Guide

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Gift-giving is common in many workplaces, especially during the holiday season. While giving your coworker or customer a present can help to build business relationships, not all forms of gift-giving happen with such...more

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Ethics, Risk and Compliance Roles in the U.K. – Part 1

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We were delighted to interview Kevin Parle – Fellow of the International Compliance Association (ICA) and Deputy Chair of the Data Protection Forum – for insights and observations of whistleblowing roles within U.K....more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

Operational Resilience for Financial Institutions: Will You Be Ready?

The UK’s Operational Resilience Framework - Financial services regulators have been focusing on the robustness of their chartered institutions for many years. In 2020 the Federal Reserve highlighted the need for enhanced...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

10 Key Focus Areas for UK-Regulated Financial Services Firms in 2022

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Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations have come to the forefront of firms’ regulatory change agendas in recent years, and this focus looks set to continue in 2022. The past year has witnessed significant...more

Dechert LLP

Remote and Hybrid Working: The FCA’s Expectations

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Introduction - Reflecting the fact that many firms are likely to adopt or continue to operate remote/hybrid working methods as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has, in a note published...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] Anti-Corruption London - November 2nd - 3rd, London, United Kingdom

C5's 15th International Conference on Anti-Corruption London will take place November 2 – 3, 2021 in Millennium Hotel London Knightsbridge, London. Join your peers for the IN-PERSON reunion of the legal and compliance...more

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

Speed Dating in the UK? Negotiating New Data Protection Relationships with the EU

With all that has happened this year, most of us can’t wait until 2020 is in the rear view mirror.  The end of 2020, however, marks the end of the transition period provided, post-Brexit, to allow time for UK businesses and...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Following U.S. Lead, UK Office Of Financial Sanctions Implementation Issues Maritime Guidance

Much of the world’s focus is on the COVID-19 pandemic, and rightfully so, but sanctions regulators also have their gazes fixed on another issue: the maritime industry. On May 14 2020, we saw the U.S. Departments of State and...more

McDermott Will & Emery

How CCO Reasonable Prevention Procedures Can Help You Mitigate DAC6 Penalties

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Corporate criminal offences (CCOs) under Part 3 Criminal Finances Act 2017 (CFA) are increasingly coming under the spotlight of the UK tax authorities. In a 10 February 2020 press release published in response to a Freedom of...more

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Failure to prevent tax evasion – HMRC announces 9 live investigations and 21 “opportunities under review”

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HMRC’s focus on organisations under the Criminal Finances Act 2017 for failure to prevent tax evasion is making steady progress. The revelation, in very broad terms, of the number of investigations and enquires that it is...more

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Enforcement of modern slavery regulations reaches critical mass

Report on Supply Chain Compliance 2, no. 20 (October 24, 2019) - When the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced withhold release orders on Oct. 1, the mainstream media gave it considerable coverage....more

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