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How to Hire

Former Netflix Chief Talent Officer Patty McCord shares her insights on attracting and retaining top talent – in its many forms – from her almost 15 years with the company.

Guest UserMarch 28, 2018

Top AML and Sanctions Compliance Challenges for Financial Institutions in 2018 and Beyond

This overview and report from AlixPartners provides a look ahead at 2018 in the Financial Crimes arena, after another active year for the function in 2017.

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Guest UserMarch 28, 2018

Looking Forward to 2018: The Top Board Risks

The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) assesses the top 10 risks boards should be cognizant of in the coming year.

Guest UserMarch 28, 2018

2018 U.S. Banking Regulatory Outlook

Deloitte looks at the year ahead in financial services regulation, with insights on what to expect and how to prepare.

Guest UserMarch 28, 2018

60 Seconds With: Sammy Soohoo, SVP, Head of Credit, Lending Club

SEBA sits down (briefly) with Lending Club’s acting Chief Credit Officer, Sammy Soohoo.

Guest UserDecember 4, 2017

FinTechs and Regulatory Compliance – Understanding Risk and Rewards (Deloitte)

Deloitte looks backward and forward at how FinTechs have ‘disrupted’ financial services, and how regulators are catching up and cracking down.

Guest UserNovember 29, 2017

2017 Global Risk Management Study (Accenture)

Accenture provides a holistic review of the past 8 years of their Global Risk Management Studies, highlighting how the function has rapidly developed – and continues to evolve – in the time since the financial crisis.

Guest UserNovember 29, 2017

Keeping Up with Shifting Compliance Goalposts in 2018 (KPMG)

With a new administration in Washington and markets at record highs, KPMG explores what 2018 will bring for the 8-year boom in Compliance program growth and hiring.

Guest UserNovember 29, 2017

The New Dynamics of Financial Globalization (McKinsey)

The McKinsey Institute takes a deeper look at the confounding simultaneous retreat and explosive growth of the global financial services sector.

Guest UserNovember 29, 2017

Forbes.com: The 4 Types Of Marketing Roles In Tech

Kimberly Whitler, Professor of Marketing at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, interviews Kate Bullis about the types or marketing roles in technology companies.

Guest UserSeptember 25, 2017

After Years of Hiring Campaigns, Job Recruiters Vary on Whether Compliance Market Has Slowed

Some of the largest financial institutions in the United States are scaling back their efforts to hire anti-money laundering staff, four professional recruiters told ACAMS moneylaundering.com, though sources differed as to how extensive the slowdown has been.

By Daniel Bethencourt

Guest UserAugust 8, 2017

SRISK: The Future of Stress Testing

Cristiano Zazzara of S&P Global and Robert Engle, Professor of Finance at the NYU Stern School of Business and 2003 Noble Laureate in Economics, introduce their systemic risk measure, SRISK, in this whitepaper and Op-Ed.

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Guest UserJuly 20, 2017

60 seconds with: Roselyne Renel, Group Head of Enterprise Risk Management & Regional CRO Europe & Americas, Standard Chartered Bank

Guest UserJuly 10, 2017

Risk and Finance Alignment – The Path Forward

In this whitepaper, the PwC Financial Services Regulatory Practice shares a number of insights on how Risk and Finance teams team work closer together for more effective, efficient process and results.

Guest UserJuly 6, 2017

Getting It Right: Calibrating Regulation for Growth

Kenneth Benson, President and CEO of SIFMA, provides his thoughts on maximizing growth while mitigating risk as Washington mulls financial services regulatory changes.

Guest UserJuly 6, 2017

Getting the Most from Your Diversity Dollars

Regardless of function or industry, diversity is a must for innovative and successful teams. This piece from BCG parses the data on the realities of impactful diversity programs.

Guest UserJuly 6, 2017

The Compliance Journey: Boosting the Value of Compliance in a Changing Regulatory Climate

A comprehensive review of the current climate in the Compliance and Financial Crime space – good, bad, and ugly – can be found in this KPMG executive survey and analysis.

Guest UserJuly 6, 2017

The Convergence of Operational Risk and Cyber Security

This joint whitepaper from Accenture and Chartis Research makes the case for a robust, unified approach to Cyber and Operational Risks.

Guest UserJuly 6, 2017

A Strategic Cyber-Roadmap for the Board

“In this piece, I provide an overall strategic cyber-roadmap for boards to take responsibility for cyber-oversight, using five case studies of cyber-risk governance based on interviews with board members who hold seats at a variety of public and non-public companies, including technology companies, Fortune 100 financial services companies, top 10 federally chartered credit union and professional associations. The case studies show examples of how boards are addressing their cyber oversight responsibilities.”

- Andrea Bonime-Blanc PhD/JD, CEO, GEC Risk Advisory

Guest UserMay 30, 2017

Six Big Bank Risks for 2017

The risk landscape for banks has changed since last year. Dr. Clifford Rossi, Professor in the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, breaks down the six most prominent risks facing large banks this year.

Guest UserMay 17, 2017