From artificial intelligence to the future of anti money laundering, changes in the regulatory compliance landscape, ESG and ethics, our e-books in 2023, produced in-house and in partnership with global partners, addressed some of the most pertinent questions on compliance professionals’ minds. Below we’ve compiled a short list of the top 5 most read e-books on the ICA website.
1. Compliance and AI: Balancing the risks and opportunities
Compliance and AI: Balancing the risks and opportunities brings together a diverse range of industry voices to offer a perspective on AI and its development.
Our contributors consider the history of AI, its rollout across financial services and other industries, and how it is being applied to help prevent financial crime. They also explore the likely future direction of AI, and how compliance professionals can use it to the benefit of themselves and their firms.
The report examines the two fundamental branches into which AI can be categorised: threats and opportunities. It also offers a unique insight into AI from those with an intimate knowledge of its potential and its drawbacks. The message that emerges is a positive one, albeit with an important caveat. AI will continue to evolve and will undoubtedly offer greater benefits as its use proliferates – but it must be understood so that its risks can be effectively mitigated.
2. The future of AML
It’s time to take stock: what is the future of AML? From the rise of public to public and public to private partnerships, the explosion in regulatory tech options and the emergence of ESG, new issues and opportunities abound.
New arenas such as the Metaverse, the continual evolution of virtual assets and the rise of new players in financial services also raise questions.
What about organised crime and professional money launderers, how are they evolving? Is it also time for AML efforts to focus more on the underlying predicate criminal activity at source rather than just focussing on following the money?
ICA’s report, entitled ‘The Future of AML’, provides a range of perspectives on the challenges and opportunities within anti money laundering in the context of the contributors’ role, their firm, and the jurisdiction in which they operate.
3. The future of compliance
In what direction is compliance heading? That is the question posed by the ICA e-book, The Future of Compliance. To get an answer, ICA spoke to leading compliance experts and practitioners with deep knowledge of the compliance profession to try and discern the likely evolution of compliance in the months and years to come.
The e-book explores the technological, regulatory and societal shifts that are likely to guide compliance in a certain direction, and the effect of those changes on firms and compliance professionals.
It considers the risks, and the advantages, of new developments, and offers a steer to help compliance professionals mitigate the former and exploit the latter. Crucially, it asks what compliance staff can do to make the most of the opportunities that come their way, to the benefit of themselves and their firms.
Through the use of case studies, industry insight and analysis, The Future of Compliance seeks to examine how risk is best mitigated, how our firms are sufficiently protected from risks, and how compliance professionals can flourish in their roles.
4. 2023 Ethics and Compliance Program Effectivness Report
What defines a high-performing ethics and compliance programme?
Based on a survey with nearly 1,860 ethics and compliance professionals from around the world, this report illustrates the many, and significant, differences between highly effective E&C programmes and those that are less effective.
This report produced by ICA's partner LRN is an opportunity to pause, stand back, and understand the accomplishments and challenges facing E&C programmes around the world. It is a valuable benchmarking report for any professional, offering valuable insights to inform future strategy and approach.
The report covers:
- What is working well and what isn’t
- Why high performing programmes are better
- What are the common obstacles impacting effectiveness over the past 12 months
- How programmes responding to new risks and ways of working
- The critical role of boards of directors in delivering high-performance programmes
- And much more!
5. ESG: A Cultural Evolution
Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) is increasingly seen as essential for doing business. But translating good intentions into action requires standards, metrics, and regulations.
This e-book developed by ICA's partner SAI360 and compliance expert Paula Davis (Founder & Director of Waypoint GRC) provides a valuable snapshot of this dynamic environment, the key areas of activity, some of the main challenges ahead – from stakeholder engagement to embedding an ESG culture – and some advice on how to meet them.
The e-book covers:
- Key drivers for an increased focus on ESG
- The complex and evolving landscape of global frameworks and standards
- The concept of double materiality
- How to move internal stakeholders around the Change Management Cycle
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