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compliance officer

in financial services law, a person employed by a financial group operating in a variety of fields and for multiple clients to ensure that no conflict of interest arises and that all obligations and regulations are complied with.

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"As new rules are enacted and regulatory guidance is constantly evolving, we are keen to provide compliance officers, attorneys and business personnel with valuable guidance around regulatory requirements and expectations that will help with developing compliance policies and procedures."

Netherlands : Wolters Kluwer Launches New Edition of Investment Advisers Legal and Compliance Guide

Compliance officers want systems that store data in a single repository with standardized data formats because strong data governance ensures accurate reports.

Data governance-part of an effective compliance program

Because of the important role they play in assuring the soundness and stability of operations, both the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas promulgated regulations to require the appointment of compliance officers in publicly listed companies and in banks, respectively.

Compliance officers: Corporate templars

One Click Compliance empowers credit union compliance officers to research all of the following KYC fields in one easy to use interface:

NominoData Releases One Click Compliance Due Diligence Solution for Credit Unions of All Sizes

The deputization of workers' unions is expected to boost the efforts of the existing 525 labor laws compliance officers, who are tasked to inspect 937,554 business establishments in the country.

DOLE trains first batch of deputy labor inspectors

* Some 93% of practitioners expected the personal liability of compliance officers to increase in the next year.

Compliance officers under the gun

Despite the reported vigilance of compliance officers, only 51% said they were very confident about the effectiveness of their employee monitoring policies, and only 17% said their training program was "very good."

Advisors Take Note: Compliance Officers Are Watching

Given the changes in the enhanced regulatory landscape discussed in our article in January, it is no surprise that more cases against individual compliance officers are now being brought.

Avoiding personal liability amidst heightened AML enforcement

It also reflected the demand for risk and compliance officers in the wake of the global tightening of rules and regulations governing financial markets.

-Bank risk officers in Asia earn higher raises than New York, London counterparts

Parkersburg physician Kimberly Stooke, MD, of Mid-Ohio Valley Medical Group Inc., recently became the first physician in West Virginia, and one of only a handful of physicians nationally, to obtain the prestigious Certified Medical Compliance Officer Certification.

Parkersburg physician is first MD to obtain CMCO certification!

Both acts prescribe penalties for non-compliant employers and the Acts give Compliance Officers the authority to enter and inspect premises of employers to ensure adherence to the rules and regulations," he said.

Social security pushes for compliance at employers

Likewise, the chief compliance officer steers the corporation's efforts to manage compliance and other organizational risks, while ultimate responsibility for those tasks still resides (or at least, should reside) with the business units that have the resources and expertise to respond."