chief compliance officer

In this informative episode of the Higher Ed Podcast, Dr. Patrick Comstock joins as a guest to shed light on the topic of gainful employment and its significant impact on higher education. As the Chief Compliance Officer for Trimont Education Group, Dr. Comstock brings valuable insights into the evolving regulations surrounding gainful employment. The discussion explores the complexities of the ruling, focusing on two primary tests: the debt-to-earnings ratio and the earnings premium test. With intense scrutiny and numerous comments from various stakeholders, the podcast delves into the potential consequences for students and institutions alike, including the risk of losing financial aid eligibility and the challenges faced by specific programs. Listeners gain a comprehensive overview of gainful employment, its implications, and the ongoing efforts to understand and navigate the evolving landscape of higher education regulations.

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As regulators clamp down and criminals become more sophisticated, the roles of Chief Compliance Officers and Chief Risk Officers are becoming more complex. CROs and CCOs are the strongest lines of defense for financial institutions, but in order to carry on protecting their firms, they must embrace technology in order to manage the ever- increasing number of risks they face. But what are the solutions keeping them a step ahead of the fraudsters? And how are these technologies affecting CROs and CCOs day-to-day? 

In the season 6 finale of Financial Futures, we speak with Senior Manager of Advisory Technology Risk at Deloitte, Niv Bodor, and Senior Vice President & Group Executive at FIS Compliance Suite, Kyle Gardner, about the evolution of compliance and risk. We dig into the current and emerging issues affecting CROs and CCOs and take a look at how technologies such as AI are helping to tackle crime and keep institutions compliant. 

We discuss how contemporary issues such as free-trading platforms and the prevalence of the work-from-home model are creating new challenges for CROs and CCOs. We also look at how the changing demands of regulators are putting firms under increased compliance pressures and reveal how AI could hold the solution. And we find out how institutions can utilize unstructured data to help fight fraud. We'll also ask: 

• How are changing trader demographics affecting the role of CROs and CCOs? 
• What are the emerging risks to the capital markets beyond the pandemic? 
• How will CROs and CCOs have to change to meet the demands of regulators? 
• Why is people-power alone not enough to keep up with modern risk and compliance issues? 

Move over ROI. ESG is the hottest abbreviation in the capital markets now. Environmental, social and governance ratings aren't just the mark of a sustainable organization, to some extent, they're even a strong indicator of a good investment. And with societal expectations and investor demands changing, firms in the capital markets need to have these investment options in their portfolio if they want to keep clients happy.

In today's episode, we speak to Executive Vice President and Head of Strategy and Solutions Management at FIS Tony Warren, alongside Chief Sustainability Officer and Head of Global Public Policy at FIS Andrew Ciafardini. We get granular and ask how ESG investments are impacting the institutions offering them as well as the risk and fund managers who manage them. 

We discuss the key components of ESG and the benefits these investments have on the institutions offering them. We'll explore what's prompting firms to center their attention on ESG, as well as look at the challenges surrounding ESG scores and the numerous disparate rating standards. We'll also talk about:

• What should risk and fund managers be doing when educating their clients?
• Why is the expectation for ESG investments so significant?
• How are ESG factors measured?