In this week’s episode, Kathy Jacobs, former President of Compliance Institute and Chair of the Institute’s Sustainability Working Group speaks with Dr. Norah Storey, Lecturer in Finance at the South East Technological University (SETU).

Dr. Norah Storey has conducted a study on the perceptions in low carbon investing and the extent to which finance is stepping up to play its full role in investing for the transition. In this week's podcast. Norah explains the role of the financial system in the transition to net zero. Norah outlines the methodology you used in her research and describes her findings. Norah discusses the short to medium term implications for the low carbon transition of her findings.

In this week’s episode, Kathy Jacobs, former President of Compliance Institute and Chair of the Institute’s Sustainability Working Group speaks with Philip Brennan, Founder and Managing Director of Raiseaconcern.com and former President of Compliance Institute.

Philip delves into the critical and evolving topic of Whistleblowing, its regulation within the European Union and how it has evolved in practice. Whistleblowing, broadly defined as the act of exposing wrongdoing within an organisation, is a vital tool for promoting transparency and accountability. In this podcast we explore the impact of the EU Whistleblowing Directive of 2019, on both businesses and individuals. Philip provides insights into the real-world implications and challenges faced by organisations. Philip also uncovers the challenges, successes, and future prospects of whistleblowing in the EU, and how it shapes the landscape of corporate governance and culture.

The European Accessibility Act, approved in 2019, will come into effect on 28 June 2025, and will mark a significant shift in the EU. In this week’s episode of the Compliance Files Podcast Series, Patrick Erhard, Compliance Specialist, Mercer and Member of Compliance Institute's Consumer Protection Working Group speaks with Cormac Chisholm CEO, DevAlly about the European Accessibility Act (EAA).

Cormac provides an overview of the EAA including it’s importance and objectives. Cormac details the impact of the EAA and the specific sectors and services that the Act covers. Cormac outlines the common barriers that organisations encounter when trying to meet accessibility standards and describes the steps that organisations must take to comply with the EAA. Finally, Cormac provides the best practices that organisations can adopt to ensure they meet the EAA requirements.

In this week’s episode, Kathy Jacobs, former President of Compliance Institute and Chair of the Institute’s Sustainability Working Group speaks with Alan Holmes, Advisor & Independent Non-Executive Director, Board and Audit Chair on the topic of the Voice of an INED.

Alan takes us through his career to date and he outlines the core purpose of an Independent Non-Executive Director (INED) and how it differs from that of an Executive Director. Alan describes how INEDs help balance the interests of stakeholders, including shareholders, employees, and customers. Alan describes how INEDs ensure strong governance and accountability while still fostering innovation and growth and what qualities or skills make someone an effective INED in today’s corporate environment. Finally, Alan outlines what he thinks the future holds for INEDs, and how their responsibilities continue to shift in a rapidly changing business landscape.

In this week’s episode, Deirdre O’Reilly, Independent Non-Executive Director and Member of Compliance Institute’s Prudential, Regulation and Governance Working Group speaks with David Corrigan, Chief Risk Officer, AIB Merchant Services, Eoin Shields, European Chief Risk Officer, Squareup International Limited and Conor Walsh, Independent Consultant and former Chief Risk Officer at KBC Bank Ireland.

The Central Bank of Ireland released their Regulatory & Supervisory Outlook Report in February 2024. The aim of this report was to outline their perspective on the key trends and risks that are shaping the operating landscape of the financial services sector. Within this context in our second part series, we look at the theme of Risk Management.

In this week’s podcast our guest speakers cover the Central Bank of Ireland’s assessment of the key risks facing regulated firms over a two-year time horizon which more broadly are captured under three thematic headings of the:

- Macroeconomic and geopolitical environment

- How regulated entities are responding to a changing world

- Longer term structural forces at play

They unpack each of these themes and discuss risk governance best practice more broadly.

In this week’s episode, Kathy Jacobs, former President of Compliance Institute speaks with Kelly-Anne Rainey, Senior Recruitment Consultant Compliance, formerly of Robert Walters on the topic of Talent Retention.

Kelly-Anne outlines what she is seeing in today’s market for Compliance Professionals and what is making them think about moving employer. Kelly-Anne describes what she sees as the main challenges for firms in attracting talent into their organisations and what organisations can do to retain their staff.

Kelly-Anne provides examples of good effective employment retention practices and outlines the impact that diversity policies and practices have on recruitment and retention and discusses the role that skills play in recruitment and retention given the proliferation of regulation and regulatory expectations.

Finally, Kelly-Anne gives her top tips for employees thinking about the next stage in their career and some pointers for employers.

The Central Bank of Ireland released their Regulatory & Supervisory Outlook Report in February 2024. The aim of this report was to outline their perspective on the key trends and risks that are shaping the operating landscape of the financial services sector. Within this context on this week’s episode, Gustavo Pregoni, Member of the Institute's Prudential Regulations and Governance Working Group speaks with Professor Simon Haslam, Programme Lead - Strategy, Institute of Directors to discuss implications of strategic risk as one of the key risks considered by the regulator in this report.

Professor Simon Haslam discusses the Importance of Strategy, how to set a Business Strategy and outlines what a good strategy looks like. Simon describes how to ensure your strategy meets the expectations of the different stakeholders and how to ensure strategic decisions are proactively aligned with organisational capability and risk appetite of the entity. Simon also discusses Strategy Governance: Roles and Responsibilities and Board Reporting.

In this week’s episode, Rachel Woolley, Head of Financial Crime Regulation, Palantir Technologies and Chair of the Institute's Financial Crime Compliance Working Group with the Compliance Institute speaks with Ed McDonnell, MLRO and Head of AML at TD Securities and Member of the Institute's Financial Crime Compliance Working Group, and Shane Keyes, MLRO and Head of AML at Carne Group on the topic of Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs).

In this week’s episode, Rachel is joined by two seasoned experts in financial crime to help us unpack the intricacies of Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs). They look at the risks they pose, the regulations governing them, and the practical challenges faced by institutions in managing PEPs related risks.