As part of the 2013 Best Undergraduate B-Schools ranking, Bloomberg Businessweek asked undergraduate business students from this year’s graduating...
After financial risk, reputation risk is the biggest concern that keeps board directors awake at night, according to the...
Risk Management Solutions has unveiled a new, open platform it says will enable insurers to manage models and exposures...
Rapid7, a leading provider of IT security risk management software and cloud solutions, today announced that it is further...
In his book Thinking Fast and Slow, Dan Kahneman makes the point that, because “thinking is hard”, we rely...
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission accused the city of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, of making misleading statements to municipal bond...
Social media sites dedicated to risk, audit, governance and compliance have become a hot bed for debating a host...
A leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, today announced the extension of its strategic partnership with Investance,...
LLOYD’S Banking Group said on Tuesday Ireland's financial regulator Matthew Elderfield would join the bank in October with responsibility...
It appears that the caretaker government is also following in the footsteps of the previous government in disobeying the...
Reporting to the CEO, the Senior Enterprise Risk Management Consultant plays an integral role in the development and execution...
Qualys and FireMon Enable Real-Time Network Risk Visibility and Remediation Proactive Attack Simulation and Threat Detection Automated Through Integration of...
To recognize contributions to business excellence and high ethical standards, the Rotary Club of Gainesville on Tuesday named two...
Schapelle Corby's lack of compliance in prison is threatening to extend her sentence after jail governor Ngurah Wiratna appeared...
Based on its recent analysis of the Integrated Device Platforms for Medication Compliance market, Frost & Sullivan recognized Compliance...
As a fast growing economy, with multi-billion projects in its pipeline, Qatar must make sure a world-class “risk management”...
Swedish regulators should consider raising risk weights on mortgage assets above the 15 percent proposed last year to help...
Mary Jo White, U.S. President Barack Obama’s choice to run the Securities and Exchange Commission, may be compelled to...
Zimbabwe has threatened to shut down British-owned Standard Chartered Bank and two mining companies that have not complied with...
Most of us like to think we are principled, that our actions are guided by an ethical code. But...
Australia’s financial sector regulator ASIC has accepted an enforceable undertaking (EU) from Halifax Investment Services Ltd (Halifax) following the...
“Designed for disaster,” was the phrase used by Calaveras County’s Chief Building Official Jeff White in regards to the...
The Philippines can raise its GDP growth by 3% from taxes alone if Filipinos, especially the professionals, pay the...
The European Parliament may ease a planned ban on fund-manager bonuses that top fixed pay if investors get to...
Regulators cleared Nasdaq OMX Group Inc.’s (NDAQ) plan to pay $62 million to compensate brokers for its mishandling of...
The Business Ethics Alliance has officially kicked off its Ethical Omaha Legacy Project in an effort to communicate Greater...
Ethics, environment, and the economy are interdependent. Their interaction affects social, economic, and political developments, and the lack of...
The Senior Risk Manager, Operational Risk Quantitative Analysis position resides within the Chase Card Services Operational Risk Oversight team...
Companies that want to manage their legal and regulatory liability and their reputational capital should treat current standards as...
Revelations of corruption and scandal by government entities in other areas of the country have underscored the importance of...
Data protection appliance vendor Actifio on Wednesday said it has received a new round of funding worth $50 million,...
h those agreements that they believe are (1) affected by the same or similar sources of fluctuating compliance costs...
Recent studies indicate major discrepancies between the perception of privacy protection in Canada and the reality behind the ability...
The head of operational Risk and fraud will be responsible for instilling effective Operational Risk processes across the organisation...
The limited role assigned to the SEC's new compliance chief may unwittingly help the agency's critics, who have turned...
(Dow Jones) The limited role assigned to the SEC's new compliance chief may unwittingly help the agency's critics, who...
Rudolph H. Green, who directed university compliance at the University of Texas at Austin, is facing another Texas-size challenge....
Compliance is not a point-in-time achievement. It is a due diligence process that operates and evolves over time. To...
Mark Whitacre will give the keynote speech at the College of Business Administration’s Business Ethics Program “Beyond the Bottom...
This Friday February 15th, the Yale Law and Business Society and the Yale Law School Center for the Study...
British companies, already major investors in the country’s oil and mineral wealth, are warned they face major challenges if...
Compliance Week, published by Haymarket Media Inc. and an information service on corporate governance, risk and compliance, has selected...
Banks already have mature controls and approaches to help mitigate many IT and security risks. Now they should consider...
More than 400 respondents in 23 industries across the globe agree: managing reputational risk is crucial to their business,...
Information is no doubt the most significant asset of many companies. Our global economy and expansion of multinationals has...
Developing a risk management strategy to control funded status volatility and implementing liability-driven investing strategies are the two biggest...
Trust is one of the most valuable assets for both companies and institutions. Loss of reputation is one of...
FIBA, a global trade association whose membership includes most of the largest financial institutions in the world active in...
Barclays has appointed Hector Sants as its compliance chief six months after his departure from the Financial Services Authority,...
Swiss hedge fund managers are considering relocating to neighboring Liechtenstein to sidestep tougher regulations being introduced in Switzerland and...
Will you get pulled over if you are driving at 68 miles per hour (mph)? It depends. Are you...
Almost a year to the date that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau became an active federal regulatory agency, it...
Federal employees generally may participate in the upcoming Inaugural activities but they should be careful not to violate certain...
Driving on the freeway the other day, I noticed a truck with this sign on it: “We care about...
Everyone and every organization can benefit from a strong set of ethics, and from hiring ethical people. Turns out,...
How can I learn more about how to implement ethical practices in my small business? A: Running an honest, ethical...
Chris Bauer, among others, gently chides me from time-to-time that I do not put enough emphasis on ethics in...
Simply put, compliance-based business ethics have some rules attached to them, either by law or as company policy. In...
Along with the obvious areas of risk management — such as data breaches and business continuity — are several...
"Think of him as chewing gum. By the end of the game, I want you to know what flavor...
Normative ethics seeks to set norms or standards for conduct. The term is commonly used in reference to the...
You trust your employees. You hired them because you identified them as the best candidates to do their job....
Due diligence is a necessary step in a transaction. Whether it is a clinical affiliation or a full sale,...
China is the world's second largest economy. While the country remains a top investment destination for various global corporations,...
Today, strong corporate reputations are also on the decline. A corporate reputation is largely informed by an organization's people,...
With the almost daily reports of wrongdoing by business or governments, New Europe discussed how to move forward with...
Training based on realistic scenarios can engage employees with corporate ethical values We love to hear stories and we love...
Coca Cola. Google. IBM. Apple. Starbucks. Microsoft. Mercedes Benz. Zappos. Amazon....
There is a huge connection between business ethics and reputation. Ethical business behaviour such as trust helps build reputation...
Your company's reputation is one of your most important assets. As a business owner, one way to build your...
Stories of corporate scandals, financial miscues, questionable ethics and outright criminal acts have become – sadly – an everyday...
On November 13, 1923 a special committee was formed to determine whether Germany would be required to pay for...
Yesterday (Nov. 6) as part of the Business Ethics Speakers Series I host, we held a panel discussion on...
The need for effective due diligence has led to a mushrooming of alternatives – software systems, database checks, and...
Suppose that, after your organization’s ethics training, all of your employees walk away with a flawless understanding of all...
If you ask in-house counsel what keeps them up at night, the response invariably includes “data privacy and security.”...
More than 100 West Bank business owners have signed on to end tolls on the Crescent City Connection. Many spoke...
CORPORATE reputation is a phenomenon that forms the basis for the sustainability of any business organisation, whether small or...
I am honored to welcome back Donna Boehme for today's posting. Donna is an internationally recognized authority and practitioner...
Corporate compliance and enterprise risk management are two closely inter-related spheres. A company’s risk management program would be incomplete...
Almost 30 percent of employees have witnessed an unethical business activity within their organisations or firms, a study carried...
The purpose this blog is to make people aware of the spreading disease of cybercrime; how to identify the...
How does your company operate? Do your ethics trend from the top down or bottom up? What...
Becoming an ethical investor is not straight forward and deciding where to invest can be very subjective. But if...
Our Ethical Blind Spots Inhibit Ethical Behavior In my study of ethical behavior I have come across many instances when...
In his book, The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power, Joel Bakan paints a bleak and frightening...
The eyes of investors are rolling yet again, as there have been recent developments in an ongoing scandal in...
My past columns have discussed specific legal issues. This month, I have decided to shift my focus to ethics,...
Isn’t it ironic? So ironic, don’t you think1,that cyber security issues would gain national attention in October, which also...
Business owners face many struggles on the road to success. They must make decisions on a daily basis that...
In today’s world, consumers are demanding more from business. They are often spoiled for choice in a saturated market,...
The reputation of a business is essential to its survival. The trust and confidence of the consumer can have...
When company leaders decide to grow ethical practices in their organisations they have always thought of crafting a code...
Events that threaten an organization's reputation may be more common than many have previously thought, according to a new...
Even the best companies, with a culture that flows from the top and oozes a commitment to compliance, will...
Events that threaten an organization's reputation may be more common than many have previously thought, according to a new...
The trouble is that the rules change fast and people with a finer ear than most CEOs get caught...
While some may use the two terms interchangeably to describe the same process, “business planning” is distinguished from “strategy...
When people hear “data security” they think technical jargon: firewalls, passwords, encryption, yada, yada, yada. They leave it...
The healthcare industry always has taken the lead in compliance issues, developing innovative compliance tools and programs. ...
In April, Walmart, the world's largest retailer, was accused in a scandal in which the former CEO of its...
How good is your antitrust compliance program – would it be considered effective in addressing criminal antitrust risk, or...
It is so very important, and now even more than ever, to assure that your business focuses on how...
The pleasure of teaching is being taught -- a lesson I learn every time I teach business ethics. It's a...
A decade of regulatory reforms on corporate governance has made U.S. companies leaders in the adoption of business ethics...
Are business ethics in danger? A 2011 report from the Ethics Resource Center found that "ethics cultures are eroding...
When you see "ethics" in a headline, it's usually because of some type of wrongdoing. But ethics is much more...
With high-profile data breaches making the news almost daily, cyber security is a hot topic in the C-suite. And...
Strategic risks arise when (a) the business model is not effectively aligned with the strategy or (b) one or...
There’s a lot riding on a workplace investigation. One wrong move and the entire investigation could be compromised, negatively...
Promoting strong ethical standards and a well distributed message of healthcare compliance throughout the company structure can be an...
Companies continue to access social media sites to monitor employees and assess job applicants. They do so in...
Everyone is full of advice on how to structure compliance programs. Ask anyone in the FCPA paparazzi and...
Worried about what your customers are saying about you on Facebook? You are not alone. Since 2009,...
Do the right thing. This simple rule is the foundation of ethics policies but, as we've seen recently, it...
Risk assessment is not alone about measuring corporate culture; an effective assessment process will also examine closely “substantive” areas...
A global bank’s reputation is at rock bottom after a string of money-laundering scandals, fraud cases, and government bail-outs....
The system of national banks and federal thrifts is returning to good condition, not perfect, but good. Balance...
Mark Twain’s quotes are timeless – his keen observations apply today just as they did years ago. A...
By now, most executives probably realize that cybercrime and cyber-espionage are very real threats to their organization. But do...
Statistically, more reports about fraud and potential compliance & ethics deviations are made through the management chain of command...
Dow Jones State of anti-corruption compliance Survey 2011 has shown that more than half of international companies delayed or...
Responding to an ethical crisis, as the string of banks caught up in the recent Libor scandal will be...
In an era in which the very meaning of financial responsibility is shifting, the core components of business ethics...
One of the things I quickly learned as I advanced in my career was that the higher I climbed,...
In two years’ time the UK’s Data Protection Act changes with our data laws coming into line with the...
We were devastated to hear of the death of Stephen Covey, author of the mega-selling business book, The...
Yesterday, the Houston Astros traded Wandy Rodriguez, the last remaining member of the 2005 National League (NL) champs. The...
Business schools inculcate an attitude that there is little more imporant than keeping your profits high and your losses...
When it comes to online reputation management for your local business, there’s a lot to consider. But, it’s important...
The sales director calls you to tell you he’s changed the sales commission plan mid-year. Your commission calculations under...
Saturday, July 14 was Bastille Day, the French national holiday that celebrates the storming of the Bastille prison during...
Have we got the picture now? In banking it seems it's entirely fine to twist an entire system to...
Patching plays an incredibly important, yet often overlooked role in managing information technology networks. For financial institutions, not only...
Business ethics pedagogy must change if there is any hope of stemming the continuous abuse by corporate managers and...
In the day to day operations of most businesses, reputation management might not always be a task that is...
Business school professor Luigi Zingales, with the full agreement of fellow business-school professor Justin Wolfers, has an important op-ed...
The theft yesterday of more than 450,000 user names and passwords from Yahoo also exposed the e-mail addresses and...
Finance chiefs tend to underrate the importance of preserving their companies’ good names – until something really bad happens. The...
When management follows its compliance regime to speedily investigate and address alleged violations involving goods or services provided to...
This is a question that must have plagued every entrepreneur at some point or the other in the course...
Business ethics is significant to any business. Whatever the size of your business, it will be of great help...
Due diligence is the term used to describe the process through which a potential acquirer evaluates a target company...
PRANAV BHATTARAI Corporate governance system, though a very new concept, has inadequately evolved over decades, often in response to...
Business schools not only need to sensitize their current students to the full range of their future responsibilities, but...
By JAY RIFENBARY Did I miss the recent memo, “Work Ethic No Longer Necessary”? Have you ever encountered a...
Your Organization’s Name Hinges on Data Value and Security Data breaches are all about reputational risk, says attorney Lisa...
Technology has been a boon for productivity. Social media has replaced many traditional advertising and information sources. Some enjoy...
A recent court decision in a shareholder lawsuit against Goldman Sachs is yet another reminder that when it comes...
Business leaders this weekend expressed major concerns that the wave of banking scandals could permanently damage the status of...
As the saying goes, a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. This adage rings true in...
At the base level, ethics in business is directly associated with compliance – the legal and moral obligation to...
As an entrepreneur, is risk management something you think about or even think applies to your business? What is...
Each day, we encounter problems and situations which require us to make sound ethical and moral decisions. Wikipedia basically...
One of Risk Management’s most important cogwheels, for the purpose of investigating and detecting a wide range of reputational...
Matters that may help or harm a company can be seriously influenced by the employment of good business ethics....
How can people do business with you if they don’t know you are in business? Or don’t know how...
Everyone in the compliance community likes to cite the required elements of an anti-corruption compliance program. The Justice...
In this uncertain world, decisions across a wide range of issues influence policy and behaviour, and if they are...
In the movie “Margin Call” the character played by Jeremy Irons says that there are three ways to lead...
The term “due diligence” is bandied about among compliance professionals. Let’s stop a moment and consider the different...
With the current economic and financial crises impact on human ways of lives, different thinking and practices of business,...
Most ethics leaders now cite “building ethical culture” as a major goal of their strategy for program development, and...
The Internet landscape is becoming more complex and with its evolution comes new cybersecurity risks. The consumerization of IT,...
Companies complain about the burdens of anti-corruption compliance. They need to put things in perspective. The “greatest” risk of...
Business ethics defines a code of moral conduct for the business, which specifies that the business should achieve growth...
I am tired of people blaming the recession for their lack of business, stagnation or loss of motivation. The...
Looking for a good measure of business ethics? As a teenager, I was a Rotary International exchange student to...
The Enron scandal – one of the largest corporate bankruptcy in US history, and the biggest audit failure. The...
Ethical leadership is absolutely mandatory to have a successful compliance program, whether it is based upon the US Foreign...
Data loss is a serious problem. All companies would agree on that. We regularly hear news stories about data...
payments to win business internationally, according to a new survey released Wednesday. Of the more than 1,700 executives polled by...
Occasionally, I like to write on topics that fall within the category of the obvious. This is one...