April 17, 2025

No GDPR? No Problem! US Data Privacy Enforcement Is Still Going Strong

Federal agencies are taking action against data brokers and platforms while states pursue their own enforcement agendas. Authors from Barnes & Thornburg map the evolving and potentially complicated privacy enforcement landscape.

FINSERV

America Has Left the Chat: The Power Shift of AML Enforcement

Trapets executive Joe Biddle says that as Washington potentially retreats from aggressive international enforcement, the EU’s new anti-money laundering authority could emerge as a counterweight amid uncertain US priorities. 

GOVERNANCE

6 Critical Post-Transaction Areas That Make or Break M&A Success

Among other pitfalls, poor follow-up once a deal is closed can cause culture clashes and value erosion. Protiviti’s Jim DeLoach shares essential questions boards and executives should ask post-merger to ensure successful integration.

COMPLIANCE CONVERSATIONS

Beauty and the Bureaucracy

In their latest Compliance Conversations column, Anna Romberg and Julia Haglind reveal how thoughtfully designed governance frameworks serve as an organization’s hidden engine, thereby building organizational resilience.

COMPLIANCE

5 Years Later: BE-10 Benchmark Survey Season Is Back

International investment brings regulatory scrutiny, even for the smallest stakeholders. Mayer Brown attorneys break down the BE-10 survey, a once-every-five-years reporting requirement with a deadline approaching next month.

SOCIALIZE

Compliance Conferences from Coast to Coast

🏛️ D.C.: This April 30-May 1 event in Washington, D.C., is the largest sanctions conference focused on providing actionable strategies, timely news and the opportunity to expand your network. (Join with this discount code: D10-999-CCI25)

🚃 San Francisco: Delve into the profound ways AI is revolutionizing compliance frameworks with Opal Group. This June 12-13 conference in San Francisco will feature industry leaders, legal experts and compliance professionals who will share real-world examples and best practices.

What ethical gaps might be lurking in your organization?

Ethical Gaps in Financial Services

LRN’s 2025 Ethics & Compliance Program Effectiveness Report for the financial services sector reveals critical shortfalls in ethical decision-making and the strategies high-performing firms are using to repair them.

Key findings include:

• A significant ethics gap where 91% of executives consistently make decisions aligned with company values, but only 28% of middle managers do the same.
• Financial services firms lag behind global counterparts in measuring ethical culture.
• Supply chain risk oversight is under-prioritized, with financial services programs trailing their global peers by 11 percentage points.