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Corporate Compliance Requirements
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Compliance Program
A formal program specifying an organization's policies, procedures, and actions within a process to help prevent and detect violations of laws and regulations.
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Laws
Laws that aim to prevent the process of making large amounts of money generated by a criminal activity appear to have come from a legitimate source.
FCPA Accounting Provisions
The part of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act that requires corporations to make and keep accurate books and records and to have a system of internal controls.
PCI-DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard)
A set of security standards designed to ensure all companies that accept, process, store, or transmit credit card information maintain a secure environment.
Corporate Governance
The system of rules, practices, and processes by which a firm is directed and controlled, encompassing the entire mechansim by which companies are regulated and operate.
FCPA (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act)
A United States federal law that prohibits U.S. citizens and entities from bribing foreign government officials for business purposes.
Due Diligence
The investigation or exercise of care that a reasonable business or person is expected to take before entering into an agreement or contract with another party.
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
A law that sets requirements for all U.S. public company boards, management, and public accounting firms, aiming to protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures.
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
A comprehensive set of financial regulations in the United States, passed in response to the 2008 financial crisis, with the aim of decreasing various risks in the financial system.
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
A US law designed to provide privacy standards to protect patients' medical records and other health information provided to health plans, doctors, hospitals, and other healthcare providers.
Data Minimization
The principle that organizations should limit the collection of personal information to what is directly relevant and necessary to accomplish a specified purpose.
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
A state statute intended to enhance privacy rights and consumer protection for residents of California, United States.
Bribery Act 2010 (UK)
The UK law that deals with criminal liability for bribery and corruption, including offenses by organizations failing to prevent bribery.
Export Controls
Various laws that regulate and restrict the export of certain goods, software, and technology to foreign entities for reasons including national security and trade protections.
KYC (Know Your Customer)
A regulatory requirement for financial institutions to verify the identity of their clients, aiming to prevent money laundering, terrorist financing, and illegal corruption.
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)
Criteria used to measure the sustainability and societal impact of a company or business, playing a central role in responsible investing.
Risk Management
The process of identifying, assessing, and controlling threats to an organization's capital and earnings, including legal liabilities.
GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)
The regulation that governs data protection and privacy in the European Union and the European Economic Area, as well as the transfer of personal data outside the EU and EEA.
Insider Trading Laws
Prohibitions against the trading of a public company's stock or other securities by individuals with access to nonpublic information about the company.
COBIT (Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology)
A framework for managing and governing enterprise IT and provides a comprehensive set of best practices, analytical tools, and models to facilitate compliance.
Privacy Shield Framework
Framework designed to provide companies on both sides of the Atlantic with a mechanism to comply with data protection requirements when transferring personal data from the European Union to the United States.
Whistleblower Protections
Legal protections for employees who report misconduct, such as fraud, theft, health and safety violations, or other illegal activities within an organization.
Regulatory Compliance
The organization's adherence to laws, regulations, guidelines and specifications relevant to its business processes.
Conflict of Interest
A situation in which an individual or organization is involved in multiple interests, one of which could possibly corrupt the motivation or decision-making of that individual or organization.
Record Retention Policy
A policy developed by organizations to manage the creation, storage, archiving, and destruction of records for legal compliance and operational continuity.
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