Internal Audit: Whose side are they on anyway?
My first encounter with an auditor was back in the mid-90′s while working as an application project manager for a Fortune 100 company. The group responsible for change management was going through an...
View ArticleRisk: The core issue behind regulatory requirements
There’s a joke of sorts within my personal circle of family and friends regarding what it is that I do these days. Ask me and I’ll tell you that I’m a regulatory compliance expert who advises...
View ArticleCFPB: Filling the regulatory void left by Sheila Bair
I was an unabashed fan of Sheila Bair and made no secret of that fact. She was a breath of fresh air in a line of work where everything is stale and always at least a little boring. Not that Martin...
View ArticleAre self-assessments the right way to go?
About a decade ago a family member chastised me for having an auto repair shop do my oil changes for me. She (yeah, you’re reading that right – “she”) pointed out how ridiculously easy it was to drain...
View ArticleAre banks unfairly scrutinized?
A few years back when I first cut over to working somewhat exclusively with financial institutions I memorized an elevator speech that still somewhat defines who I am and what I do professionally....
View ArticleHurricane Sandy: An epic storm and the ultimate DR test
I’ve written similar posts in that past where I start off by apologizing for appearing opportunistic when leveraging a significant news event to generate site content. However when considering roughly...
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