Innovation In Compliance With Tom Fox

Tom Fox is back again for a special new five-part series called Taxman. Tracy Howell, Tom’s colleague and tax expert extraordinaire, joins in to discuss the intersection between compliance and tax.  Why Should Compliance and Tax Interact?  All organizations have an enterprise risk management (ERM) system. One risk common to multinational companies especially is corporate tax risk; and yet, it tends to remain under the radar. While tax professionals are usually very good at identifying and mitigating tax risk, if there is no close interaction between compliance and tax professionals, the risks are elevated.  Sophistication in Taxing Jurisdictions  Most jurisdictions have a tax code, but street rules tend to also be in play. “You have to establish very early on that you don’t pay bribes,” Tracy advises. The results of following the law are more expensive, but it pales in comparison to the cost of putting your company at risk.  Resources Tom Fox’s Email Tracy Howell | Email | LinkedIn

Tom Fox welcomes Brad Hibbert on this episode of the Innovation in Compliance Podcast. Brad is the Chief Strategy Officer of Prevalent, Inc. He joins Tom to talk about how Prevalent helps companies manage third-party risk, the importance of risk management, and what the future for risk management in the compliance world may look like.  Managing Third-Party Risk Tom asks Brad to explain how Prevalent helps companies manage third-party risks. "We have a SaaS platform that helps organizations identify those risks, report against those risks, and then provide remediation capabilities to reduce those risks at every stage of the vendor lifecycle," Brad tells Tom. Risk management is no longer about just doing reactive reporting on an annual basis. Risk has to be proactively monitored, identified, and reduced on a day-to-day basis, and especially when companies are having day-to-day conversations with their third parties during contract execution. Prevalent enables its risk management platform by having different te

Tom Fox welcomes Yusuf Moolla on this episode of the Innovation in Compliance Podcast. Yusuf is a Director at Risk Insights, co-cost of The Assurance Show Podcast, and co-author of The Data Confident Internal Auditor. He joins Tom to talk about how compliance professionals can utilize data analytics, data governance, and internal auditing. Best Approaches To Data The easiest way to approach data, Yusuf suggests, is to think about it as another form of evidence. "Over the years we've collected lots of manual documents as evidence…Data is just another piece of evidence," he tells Tom. Data can be used by anybody, and it is very simple to do so. Currently, there has been an emergence of open source tools to process data which has made it easier and cheaper for individuals. These open-source tools have made it safer as well, as there are options to look into the source code for digital traps. Visualization is another approach to data that individuals can utilize. While relatively new, being able to visualize tec

Tom Fox welcomes Alison Taylor on this episode of the Innovation in Compliance Podcast. Alison is the Executive Director of Ethical Systems, a collaboration between leading academics in behavioral science, systems thinking, and organizational psychology. She joins Tom to talk about ethics and how it relates to ESG, stakeholders, corporate culture, as well as what place Gen Z and Millennials have in this discussion surrounding ethics and compliance in the future. Ethics & ESG The roots of ESG are ethical in themselves. Alison explains to Tom that the basis of ESG is that businesses ought to do good, and do no harm. "ESG really tries to deal with everything that's beyond compliance...that companies should not just not break the law, but they should do stuff about climate change and human rights and that kind of thing," she adds. ESG has a say about what businesses should and shouldn't be doing in society. The problem in recent times is that ESG is more so related to the profit side of business and not what sta

Tom Fox welcomes Dr. Mark Woodhull on this episode of the Innovation in Compliance Podcast. Mark is the Director of Graduate Business Education at Schreiber University, and a Military Science Academic Program Manager. He joins Tom to talk about the MBA program at Schreiner, what gain it brings to students, and what impact it will have on the business world in years to come. Schreiner MBA: Why It's Important and Who It's For Schreiner's MBA program was constructed based on feedback from regional businesses about undergraduates' lack of training in ethics. Ethics have an enormous impact on a company and determine whether they thrive or collapse. "So, we felt that we would surround our program with that particular theme," Mark tells Tom. He adds that the kind of MBA program Schreiner runs is to create all-round individuals so that they can be competent in various fields no matter what workplace they enter. "What we're trying to do is create people who are flexible, versatile and are able to work within organiza

Tom Fox welcomes Joshua Nunziato on this episode of the Innovation in Compliance Podcast. Joshua is an author, and an Instructor in the Social Responsibility and Sustainability division of the Leeds School of Business. He joins Tom to talk about corporate leaders conducting ethical leadership, its role in ESG, and why ethical leadership is a must in the future business world. Creating Ethical Leadership Joshua created his Ethical Leadership course for corporate leaders to equip them with the tools and insight they need to understand the changes happening around them. "We really want to help leaders who participate in our program to understand that acceleration is really the new constant," he tells Tom. Corporate leaders need to be able to respond proactively to changes and crises. The range of stakeholders has expanded, so the traditional approach to corporate director education is no longer going to work. Directors and corporate leaders need forward-looking tools to navigate their current environment.  The

Tom Fox welcomes back Vera Cherepanova on this episode of the Innovation in Compliance Podcast. Vera is an ethics advocate, consultant, author and speaker. She joins Tom to talk about behavioral risks, the steps behavioral scientists take to analyze risk, and strategies from financial institutions that other industries can use. Behavioral Risk in The Banking Sector Behavioral risk is more or less the same across every industry. What is specific to the financial industry however, and banking in particular, is that the individuals work with money. This creates higher risk as the outcomes can be more immediately seen and felt by the customers.  The Regulator's Role "The regulator has a very limited role in mandating culture because no regulator can mandate what kind of a culture and organization needs to have," Vera begins. The compliance regulator can mandate what the culture is, but how that corporate culture is going to be in reality will not be up to them. Speaking specifically of the UK and the Netherland

Robert Ingalls is Tom Fox’s guest on this episode of the Innovation in Compliance Podcast. He is the Chief Product Strategist at Law Pods, a podcast for busy attorneys. In this episode, Robert and Tom talk about the power of podcasting as a medium for professionals in legal fields, why it works, and what’s in store for the future of podcasting in the legal industry. What Makes Podcasting Work Consumer behavior is shifting, and so are people’s learning styles. Nowadays people want to be entertained whilst receiving information; podcasts are a great medium for this, especially for legal professionals who wish to pass on legal expertise to a wider audience. “When you make a podcast you're asking them to press play and keep living their life,” Robert tells Tom. Audio allows people to consume content in a way that is most convenient and accessible to them. Making The Leap Lawyers have had the ability to produce audio content for many years. Tom asks Robert why this was never utilized until recently. “Because the

Robert Cruz is the Vice President of Information Governance at Smarsh and is Tom Fox’s guest on this episode of the Innovation in Compliance Podcast. Tom and Robert talk about information and data governance, communications data strategies, and how Smarsh helps its customers mitigate risks through its platforms.   New Communication and Risk In the hybrid work environment employees use new communication sources such as Whatsapp, Discord, and Slack to converse daily. This poses a risk that compliance professionals are now challenged to govern since each of these technologies is different. Firms have to update their systems for this purpose and this is where Smarsh comes in. "Our communications intelligence strategy and platform helps customers bring [communication data] into a central point of control, so they can not only identify the risk but also that they can leverage this information as an asset of their business," Robert tells Tom. These new communication sources are simply ways for companies to engage,

Welcome to this special podcast series, Integrity Matters sponsored by K2 Integrity. For this series, I visit with Koby Bambilia, Managing Director, and Olivia Allison, Senior Managing Director. Over the series, we look some issues and trends going forward into 2022. In this Part 2, I am joined by Koby Bambilia who looks at trends regarding AML going into 2022. Some of the highlights include: Impact has there been to-date from the  passage of the AML Act of 2020?  What has been on the mind of clients and others in the market? Has COVID and the global crises created shifted just how bad actors take advantage of the financial system?   How are you advising your clients to mitigate these risks and get ahead of the rule making as we head into 2022? Resources Koby Bambilia Profile K2 Integrity

Don MacPherson is a futurist, a history buff, and has a degree in mass communications. He is Tom Fox’s guest on this episode of the Innovation in Compliance Podcast. Tom and Don talk about talent acquisition and retention, climate change, and the future of leadership.   Nurturing The Right Talent In the 20 years that the HR profession has been in existence, the biggest lesson that Don has learned is that ensuring you have the right talent is top priority. The companies that have the right talent are the most successful. Differentiate your organization by how you relate to your employees: provide them with better tools and resources in order to maximize their talent.  Climate Change: A Great Economic Opportunity Tom asks Don to talk about the main topics holding his interest at the moment. Don says that climate change is one such topic. "I think about [climate change] from two ways: why did we get here, what benefits have we gotten out of it, and what opportunities does it present," he tells Tom. Even though

Welcome to this special podcast series, Integrity Matters sponsored by K2 Integrity. For this series, I visit with Koby Bambilia, Managing Director, and Olivia Allison, Senior Managing Director. Over the series, we look some issues and trends going forward into 2022. In Part 1, I am joined by Olivia Allison who looks at fraud trends going into 2022. Highlights include: WFH and RTO will continue to present evolving challenges for fraud prevention. Controls must be assessed and enhanced based upon changed working environments. Impact of the Great Resignation and workforce mobility. Multi-vector crisis and fraud prevention. Use of fraud dashboards. For more information, check out K2 Integrity.

Tom Fox welcomes Ian Foxley to this week’s episode of the Innovation in Compliance Podcast. Ian is well-known for his work as a whistleblower in the Airbus GPT corruption scandal in Saudi Arabia, and is now the founder and CEO of Parrhesia Inc. In this episode, Tom and Ian Tom Fox welcomes Ian Foxley to this week’s episode of the Innovation in Compliance Podcast. Ian is well-known for his work as a whistleblower in the Airbus GPT corruption scandal in Saudi Arabia, and is now the founder and CEO of Parrhesia Inc. In this episode, Tom and Ian talk about why individuals have a hard time speaking up, what needs to change within organizations, and what needs to be done to protect whistleblowers.   Parrhesia  Parrhesia is the principle of affording protection by the powerful to the vulnerable in exchange for vital information. It is this principle that Ian founded his company on. It is also a principle that Ian finds to be absent from the modern business world. "If you don't allow people to question what rulers a

Tom Fox welcomes back Jeffrey Hayzlett to this week’s episode of the Innovation in Compliance Podcast. Jeffrey is the CEO and Chairman of The C-Suite Network. In this episode, Tom and Jeffrey explore where the business world is as the year comes to an end.   The Changing Business Community Tom asks Jeffrey to reflect on what businesses are responding to now. "That there are no old ways; there are all going to be new ways," he remarks. The mood of business is shifting, and businesses are simply going to have to adapt. There aren't going to be offices in the way they used to be because the pandemic has shown that businesses can operate well remotely. The focus is going to be on how to utilize these new environments in the best way, as well as how to effectively and safely monitor them. Companies are changing the ways they do business as well: before the pandemic content was not a priority; now it is. "You have to be able to use content to drive the business," Jeffrey iterates. Sometimes content will not genera

Ishan Girdhar is Tom Fox’s guest in this week’s show. He is the CEO and founder of Privva, a cloud-based platform that streamlines data security to enable law firms to easily implement their own risk assessment. Tom and Ishan explore risk management in the new hybrid work era and what compliance professionals need to be thinking about in the coming years in that regard.   The New Normal The new hybrid work environment is here to stay. More companies are going back to the office but with fewer employees on site. This means that company leaders and compliance officers need to find a way to manage risk around virtual collaboration and communication technologies in a remote work environment. They will need to make sure that all employees are connected in a secure way. "When you have people working from home and working remotely, access to sensitive information grew exponentially… Many people have devices like Alexa or Google Home; those are devices that are recording every conversation that's happening in your h

In October, Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa O. Monaco gave a Keynote Address at ABA’s 36th National Institute on White Collar Crime (Monaco Speech). Monaco’s remarks should be studied by every compliance professional as they portend a very large change in the way the DOJ will utilize monitors going forward. Over this podcast series, sponsored by AMI we will consider why DAG Monaco’s remarks herald a new era for monitorships. Over this podcast series we have considered Monaco’s remarks from a variety of perspectives. Bethany Hengsbach considered this change in monitorships from the white-collar enforcement and defense perspective. Mikhail Reider Gordon looked at global aspects of the new DOJ monitor’s focus. Cristina Revelo discussed how E&C assessments help drive more compliant companies. Jesse Caplan brought his views on the intersection of the twin topics of antitrust and healthcare compliance. In this Episode 5, we conclude our series with AMI founder Vin DiCianni who looks at where monitors currently a

In October, Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa O. Monaco gave a Keynote Address at ABA’s 36th National Institute on White Collar Crime (Monaco Speech). Monaco’s remarks should be studied by every compliance professional as they portend a very large change in the way the DOJ will utilize monitors going forward. Over this podcast series, sponsored by AMI we will consider why DAG Monaco’s remarks herald a new era for monitorships. Over this podcast series we have considered Monaco’s remarks from a variety of perspectives. Bethany Hengsbach considered this change in monitorships from the white-collar enforcement and defense perspective. Mikhail Reider Gordon looked at global aspects of the new DOJ monitor’s focus. Cristina Revelo discussed how E&C assessments help drive more compliant companies. Vin DiCianni looks at where monitors and monitorships are going in 2022 and beyond. In this Episode 4, Jesse Caplan brought his views on the intersection of the twin topics of antitrust and healthcare compliance. Highligh

In October, Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa O. Monaco gave a Keynote Address at ABA’s 36th National Institute on White Collar Crime (Monaco Speech). Monaco’s remarks should be studied by every compliance professional as they portend a very large change in the way the DOJ will utilize monitors going forward.  Over this podcast series, sponsored by AMI we will consider why DAG Monaco’s remarks herald a new era for monitorships. We will consider Monaco’s remarks from a variety of perspectives. Bethany Hengsbach will consider this change in monitorships from the white-collar enforcement and defense perspective. Mikhail Reider Gordon will look at global aspects of the new DOJ monitor’s focus. Cristina Revelo will discuss how E&C assessments help drive More compliant companies. Jesse Caplan brings his views on the twin topics of antitrust and healthcare compliance. We will conclude our series with AMI founder Vin DiCianni who will look at where monitors monitorships are going in 2022 and beyond. In this Episode

 In October, Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa O. Monaco gave a Keynote Address at ABA’s 36th National Institute on White Collar Crime (Monaco Speech). Monaco’s remarks should be studied by every compliance professional as they portend a very large change in the way the DOJ will utilize monitors going forward. Over this podcast series, sponsored by AMI we will consider why DAG Monaco’s remarks herald a new era for monitorships. Over this podcast series we will consider Monaco’s remarks from a variety of perspectives. Bethany Hengsbach considered this change in monitorships from the white-collar enforcement and defense perspective. Cristina Revelo discusses how E&C assessments help drive more compliant companies. Jesse Caplan will bring his views on the intersection of the twin topics of antitrust and healthcare compliance. Vin DiCianni looks at where monitors and monitorships are going in 2022 and beyond. In this Episode 2, Mikhail Reider Gordon will look at global aspects of the new DOJ monitor’s focus. Hig

AJ Churchill is Tom Fox’s guest in this week’s show. He is a composer, sound designer, and founder of the Lunar Company. He is also a producer on the audio drama, Earth Eclipsed. This week, Tom switches things up as he and AJ talk about AJ's podcast series, the challenges he and his team faced in developing it, and how powerful storytelling is to get messages across.  The Power of Podcasting 'The sound world is our creation, the limit is our imagination,' is a quote that AJ strongly believes in. "Nowadays we want the audience to be able to put on their headphones, close their eyes, and just completely escape into our universe," AJ tells Tom. The podcast series medium of Earth Eclipsed allows listeners to have the freedom to fully utilize their imagination and conceptualize how everything looks. The concept of the audio series and the techniques used are not new, but modern podcasting is unique in several ways. Podcasting is on-demand now, and the technology and techniques are much more advanced. Why Apollo