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- July 21, 2023
The Two Key Challenges Facing Chief Compliance Officers
Chief Compliance Officers (CCOs) encounter various obstacles in achieving their organisation’s strategic business goals, and their role as a CCO is getting them more and more involved in the company’s overall management of emerging risks and regulations. In the rapidly changing business environment we live in, these two key challenges remain dominant for any CCO:
Evolving Regulatory Landscape:
It is a known fact that regulations are continuously growing both in volume and in the areas they apply. Considering the increasing complexity of the regulatory landscape of each country, CCOs must constantly keep up with new regulations and increases in sanctions, across the different jurisdictions their companies conduct business with. This results in increased pressure on organisations to perform higher scrutiny on their third-party network.
Risk Assessment and Management:
According to Gartner’s Leadership Vision for 2023, “60% of boards of directors believe that compliance risk remains the top source of business risk”. CCOs are responsible for identifying and assessing compliance risks across the organisation. This includes conducting regular risk assessments, developing risk mitigation strategies, and implementing effective controls to manage risks effectively. Keeping up with emerging risks and accordingly adapting compliance guidelines is an ongoing challenge
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