Monday, November 09, 2009

The Mounting Pressure on Compliance and Internal Governance


Uncertain obligations under certain change

Fifteen years ago, if someone had surveyed the nation’s top management across industry sectors about which sectors are the most regulated, financial services would have ranked right at the top along with utilities and healthcare. A casual look at today’s headlines would convince anyone that the financial markets are more reminiscent of the Wild West rather than a carefully supervised industry in spite of the myriad of federal and state institutions that are set up to provide governance.

While regulatory compliance and internal governance functions have been adapting to meet the deregulated business environment, the long-range challenge is the far more fundamental structural changes that have yet to be clearly defined.

While regulatory compliance and internal governance functions have been adapting to meet the deregulated business environment, the long-range challenge is the far more fundamental structural changes that have yet to be clearly defined.

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