Adrianne Appel

Boston

Staff Writer, Technology at Compliance Week

I'm a writer, science-o-phile, political junkie and gardener-in-training. Views are my own and retweets not endorsements.

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Compliance Week’s Inside the Mind of the CCO reveals stubborn gender pay gap

1 week ago | complianceweek.com | Adrianne Appel

Despite years of attention, male compliance professionals remain more highly compensated than women, according to the sixth annual Compliance Week Inside the Mind of the CCO survey. The average salary among the 79 compliance professionals who provided compensation information, was $235,247, far lower than in previous years.
For the first time, a majority of compliance teams using AI: Inside the Mind of the CCO

1 week ago | complianceweek.com | Adrianne Appel

For the first time, more compliance teams than not used artificial intelligence (AI) to assist them in their work, according to Compliance Week’s 2024 Inside the Mind of the CCO survey. About 56 percent of compliance teams used AI in 2024—a sizable jump from the 41 percent who relied on AI in 2023– the sixth annual survey compliance professionals found. About 227 compliance professionals participated in the survey.
Consumer electronic supply chain at risk, FCC says in proposing new rules

2 weeks ago | complianceweek.com | Adrianne Appel

Thousands of computers and other consumer electronic devices imported into the U.S. that were certified as safe by foreign laboratories have been identified as having links to the Chinese government or military, Brendan Carr, chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), said Thursday in announcing an order to close the security gap.
Atkins: SEC has too many vacancies following job losses under Trump

2 weeks ago | complianceweek.com | Adrianne Appel

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has too many vacancies following efforts by the Trump administration to reduce the overall size of the federal government, SEC Chair Paul Atkins told Congress Tuesday. Atkins spoke to an appropriations panel as the House builds its federal budget proposal for fiscal year 2026.
DOJ shutters FBI unit that investigated Trump and 2020 election interference

2 weeks ago | complianceweek.com | Adrianne Appel

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has shuttered a special Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) unit that focused on public corruption and whose legwork led to the special counsel investigation of President Donald Trump for trying to overturn the 2020 election results. The unit was one of three at the Washington, D.C. field office that investigated members of Congress and other public officials, according to NBC, which first reported the shutdown Thursday.
CFPB pulls data broker rule in win for industry, setback for consumer advocates

3 weeks ago | complianceweek.com | Adrianne Appel

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has pulled back a draft privacy rule that would have required businesses to take more steps before selling consumers’ financial and personal data.
New DOJ policy means heat is off corporate crime and on drug kingpins

3 weeks ago | complianceweek.com | Adrianne Appel

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is moving the enforcement of all but the most heinous white-collar crimes onto the back burner and putting investigations of drug kingpins, illegal immigration, and sanctions evasions up front, Matthew Galeotti, head of the DOJ’s Criminal Division, said Monday.
Trump EO seeks to undo federal consent orders against businesses over lending, hiring bias

3 weeks ago | complianceweek.com | Adrianne Appel

Businesses under consent decrees for violating federal anti-discrimination laws, including fairness in lending and hiring laws, may be off the hook under a sweeping executive order (EO) issued by President Donald Trump last month. The EO, aimed at furthering his agenda of dismantling protections against discrimination, says all agencies “shall evaluate” existing agreements by the end of July.
FTC rule forces fee transparency in ticketing and lodging industries

1 month ago | complianceweek.com | Adrianne Appel

Ticketing and short-term lodging businesses will be prohibited from hiding “convenience” and other fees from consumers under a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rule set to take effect next week. The FTC’s Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees covers familiar territory for the commission, which is charged with protecting consumers from unfair trade practices.
FinCEN proposes bar on Cambodian company due to alleged money laundering

1 month ago | complianceweek.com | Adrianne Appel

A Cambodian financial company, the Huione Group (HG), has laundered billions of dollars for international criminals and those linked to North Korea, according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). The agency proposes that the company should be severed from having access to the U.S. financial system. Under FinCEN’s proposal, U.S. banks would be barred from opening or maintaining correspondent accounts for HG.