The Morning Risk Report: Compliance Stakes Rise as Clarity on Role Dims - McDermott Will & Emery

The Morning Risk Report: Compliance Stakes Rise as Clarity on Role Dims

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Michael Peregrine warned that, given the uncertainty about increased corporate compliance responsibilities, “there is a great need for a basic set of guidelines on the respective compliance related roles of key organizational gatekeepers, be they the accountants, the internal auditors, the compliance officers and the general counsel. Who is supposed to do what? Is there a baseline level of conduct expected from them?”