Webinar | Compliance – Overcoming new challenges

As countries slowly emerge from the COVID-19 lockdown, now is the time for compliance teams to take stock, look at the lessons learnt and build stronger foundations for the future.

The lockdown has shed a light on company’s weaknesses from sub-optimal risk assessment to not having the right software and digital processes in place to enable effective remote working.

During this practical webinar, our expert panel will provide their thoughts and answers on:

Emergence of new risks and controls
Better identification of risk through data
Accelerating digital transformation
Optimising the use of whistleblowing hotlines

Date: May 20, 2020 | Duration: 1 hour

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Speakers

Nick Marshall

Managing Associate – Linklaters | Nick is a senior associate in the Employment & Incentives team at the leading global law firm, Linklaters. He has a broad international practice, having been seconded to Uber’s Employment Law team in Singapore (advising across 19 countries in Asia-Pacific) as well as spending time on secondment to Unilever in London and Rotterdam. With increased regulatory activity across a number of sectors in recent years, Nick often advises clients on conducting internal investigations and engaging with regulators in contentious situations, often in relation to concerns raised by whistleblowers. He also provides training and advice on speaking up policies and arrangements to clients across a range of sectors (particularly in financial services), and acts for employers in defending legal claims by current and former employees relating to whistleblowing.

Nigel Webb

Senior Managing Director / Partner – FTI Consulting | Nigel Webb leads the EMEA Financial Services practice of FTI. His 30-year career has encompassed both consulting and business roles across a very broad range of the banking world. Nigel regularly provides support to financial services regulators to assess their state of compliance of regulated firms with a wide range of regulation – including financial crime, market abuse, conduct and prudential aspects. He also assists regulated firms to remediate shortfalls and address concerns across the full spectrum of regulatory topics.

Federica Taccogna

Senior Managing Director – FTI Consulting | Having previously held senior risk and compliance positions in industry (including Head of Controls and Head of Operational Risk and Compliance at global financial services institutions). She now supports a broad range of financial services institutions and regulators globally advising on, investigating and remediating regulatory and financial crime matters and governance and control concerns including conflicts of interest, pricing and sales practices, governance structures, control frameworks, product and client governance and remuneration arrangements.

Host

Viviane Joynes

Managing Director – EQS Group | Viviane is Managing Director of EQS Group’s UK Business. She has extensive experience of advising UK and European companies on their corporate governance, compliance and IR practices. Prior to joining EQS her roles included heading up the IR Services at Capita Asset Services (now Link Asset Services) and being Managing Partner of a corporate governance and communications consultancy.

About EQS Group

Established in 2000 and trusted by thousands of companies worldwide, EQS Group provides intuitive digital compliance solutions that help you comply with regulations and meet best practice.

Whether you need to manage insider lists or gifts and hospitality, store and effectively communicate your policies, address conflicts of interest or misconduct and minimise risk, we can help. Our goal is to equip Compliance Professionals with the power of simple workflows, automated processes, advanced analytics, and simplified reporting to make their job easier. In addition to its compliance product suite, EQS Group provides investor relations digital solutions.

Today the group employs more than 400 professionals and has offices in the world’s key financial markets.