The Compliance Files

In today’s episode of the Compliance Files podcast series, Siobhain Ivers, Senior Director, Deputy Chief Compliance Officer, Etsy and Chair of Compliance Institute’s Fintech and Payments Working Group speaks with Michelle McGuire, Head of Risk and Compliance, valid8Me, and Greg James, Senior Manager, fscom and Member of Compliance Institute’s Fintech and Payments Working Group on the topic of Care...

In today’s episode, Kathy Jacobs, former President of Compliance Institute speaks with Andrew Murphy, Co-Founder of Coopman Search & Selection on the importance of ESG in Financial Services. Andrew outlines the ESG opportunities for financial services firms and how firms can realise their full potential of the ESG agenda. Andrews describes how important training and education is in ESG for pro...

In today's episode, host Kathy Jacobs, former President of Compliance Institute speaks with Barry Rojack, Head of Regulatory Compliance and Risk (Banking) SalesSense International to discuss Outsourcing from the view of an outsourcer providing support to regulated banks and financial services entities. Barry outlines his career journey at the Central Bank of Ireland and regulated firms and the cha...

In this week’s episode of the Compliance Files Podcast Series, host Kathy Jacobs, former President of Compliance Institute speaks with Seán O’Driscoll, Associate Director, Risk Management and Internal Audit, Financial Services Advisory at Grant Thornton Ireland on the topic of Outsourcing and its associated risks.  In this episode, Seán defines what outsourcing is and how does it differs from othe...

Operational Resilience is placing obligations on firms to be prepared for disruptive events in order to recover quickly and reduce harm to customers and the market.  In this episode of the Compliance Files Podcast series, host Kathy Jacobs, former President of Compliance Institute speaks with Will Finn, Senior Manager, fscom on the topic of Operational Resilience. Will outlines why regulators are...

In today’s episode, Kathy Jacobs, former President of Compliance Institute speaks with Chris Martin, Of Counsel, Financial Regulation and Compliance, A&L Goodbody and Chair of Compliance Institute’s Central Steering Committee on the topic of DORA and Chris gives us an understanding about the regulatory framework around operational and IT resilience. Chris outlines the backdrop to regulating fo...

In today’s episode of the Compliance Files podcast series, the Institute’s President, Diarmuid Whyte speaks with Louise Hogan, member of the Institute's IAF and Fintech and Payments working groups and Sarah Geraghty, member of the Institute’s IAF and Pensions working groups to discuss the Individual Accountability Framework (IAF) in general terms whilst also touching on some of the key aspects of...

To mark the 5th Year anniversary of the implementation of GDPR, Steven Roberts, Vice-Chair of the Compliance Institute’s Data Protection & Information Security Working Group speaks with MB Donnelly, Deputy Commissioner at the Irish Data Protection Commission, as Head of Strategy, Finance, Governance to discuss GDPR from it’s initial implementation to today and what is next for GDPR. In this ep...

In this episode, host Kathy Jacobs speaks with Rachel Dolan, Head of Procurement and Supplier Relationship Management, Permanent TSB. Rachel describes the value add of procurement and how procurement supports organisations to achieve its strategic objectives. Rachel highlights the importance of an effective relationship between Procurement and Compliance teams. Rachel also discusses what role proc...

In this episode, host Kathy Jacobs speaks with Fiona Flynn, Founder of Montauk Consulting and President, PWN Dublin on the topic of the Importance of Networking. Fiona discusses why networking is important to your career development and success, examines if networking is a talent or skill, and how you can become an effective networker. Fiona also gives advice on how to go about building and growin...

In this episode, host Kathy Jacobs speaks with Niall Esler, Partner and Head of the Regulatory Group, Walkers and Shane Martin, Partner and Regulatory Compliance & Data Privacy Lawyer of Walkers on the topic of Anti-Money Laundering (AML). During this episode Niall and Shane provide insights relating to governance and examine the challenges for firms when outsourcing elements of their AML func...

A key role of the Irish Banking Culture Board (IBCB) is to measure progress and cultural change in their member banks. Their goal is to act as transformative influence on culture within the banking sector. In this episode, we speak with Marion Kelly, CEO of the IBCB on the importance of Culture in the Financial Services industry.   Tune in to hear Marion's insights on what culture means in the con...

In this episode the Central Bank of Ireland Deputy Governor, Sharon Donnery provides valuable insights into the Central Bank’s 2023 priorities. Sharon reflects on how the Central Bank’s and industry’s responses in the last number of years has positioned us as we face the new challenges of 2023 and outlines the challenges that leaders in Financial Services face in charting a course through the unce...

Creating an effective culture will help to drive behaviour, build customer and investor trust, and support operational excellence and growth; having the right culture is essential for achieving good conduct performance. In this episode, we are joined by two experts in the field of compliance and conduct risk, Mark Satterthwaite, Chief Compliance Officer at Citibank Europe and Paul Quinlan, EMEA He...

In this episode of the Compliance Files Podcast, we delve into the role of Internal Audit and how it interacts with Compliance. Anlo Taylor, a Partner in Deloitte Risk Advisory with over 15 years of experience in internal auditing, controls assurance and external auditing gained through her time in industry and practice discusses the complexities of compliance regulations and their impact on busin...

In this episode, we speak with Philip Andrews, the head of McCann FitzGerald's Competition, Regulated Markets, and EU Law Group. As a seasoned practitioner in EU and Competition Law, Philip offers valuable insights into the complexities of competition regulations and their impact on businesses.  Philip shares his expertise on regulated markets and discusses the latest developments in competition l...

In this episode, host Kathy Jacobs is joined by Aidan Power, Director of Brand and Marketing at KBC Bank in Ireland, to discuss the impact of regulation on marketing and advertising in financial services. As the first point of contact for customers, advertising has become subject to more complex regulation over the years, making compliance a key concern for the industry. Aidan shares his experienc...

In the second episode of the Consumer Protection Regulation podcast with Nora Beausang, Nora talks to Kathy Jacobs about the high-level statutory protections applying to lending to consumers in Ireland under both domestic and EU rules.

Protecting consumers is at the heart of the Central Bank of Ireland’s mandate. Their role is to ensure that the best interests of consumers are protected while enhancing confidence and trust in the financial system through effective regulation of financial service providers and markets. In a two-part series, we talk to Nora Beausang, solicitor and the author of ‘Consumer and SME Credit Law’ publis...

Lifelong learning is broadly defined as the ongoing, voluntary, and self-motivated pursuit of knowledge for either personal or professional reasons. Lifelong learning is about developing your full potential, and will provide you with the possibility of discovery, skills and rewards, both professionally and personally. Developing an attitude of continuous learning is one of the best ways to prosper...

On 4th June 2021, the European Commission published a decision in respect of a new set of modernised standard contractual clauses ("EU SCCs") for compliance purposes with the EU General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR"), taking into account the decision from the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") published on 16th July 20202 in connection with the EU-US Privacy Shield and the old st...

At the end of February 2022, Commissioner for Data Protection, Helen Dixon, launched the Irish Data Protection Commission’s Annual Report for 2021. At the launch of the report Ms Dixon commented: “2021 has been a year of strong regulatory results from the DPC, in which it delivered impactful and far-reaching outcomes for the protection of individuals’ personal data. The GDPR is a strong framework...

If you are looking for some direction in your career, considering a change, are a recent graduate starting out or just want to see what the career landscape in compliance looks like, this podcast will be a real inspiration to you. The latest employment outlook survey from ManpowerGroup , which is based on responses from more than 400 employers across Ireland, found that employers in banking, finan...

What are your Career Anchors? The third episode of the Compliance Files podcast series is on the topic of Career Management and is hosted by Robert Farrell, a member of the Compliance Institute Council, a Digital Transformation lecturer, trainer and speaker. Our guest is Eimear Barry, a psychologist, lecturer and consultant on leadership and workplace wellbeing. The goal of career management and p...

In the second episode of the third season of The Compliance Files, Kathy Jacobs, former Compliance Institute President speaks to Laura Wadding, a partner in Deloitte’s risk advisory practice, with over 25 year's experience in financial services.   Laura leads the firm’s sustainability practice, helping firms to develop their ESG strategies, comply with applicable regulatory and reporting requireme...