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In this week's edition of This Week in GRC: 💸 Hefty fines for TD Bank. 🌀 The level of misinformation surrounding Hurricane Milton goes beyond bad. 😮💨 And why organizations need a strong whistler-blower policy.

There are enormous stakes at play in the Middle East, and risk professionals around the globe will be running through a litany of scenarios for the coming days and weeks ahead. In this week's edition of This Week in GRC: 🏦 The one dissenting voice at the Fed is calling for a change in regulatory thresholds for community banks. 📋 Why topical requirements could make new Internal Audit standards even more complex. 🇪🇺 And why the EU’s tough stance on AI could come back to haunt them. 

🦾 It's time for CCO's to put real plans in place for AI, says the DoJ 🙅♂️ Why effective risk management means avoiding the "risk twat" trap 🇸🇪 And how a jailed CEO rocked Sweden's banking sector All that and more in this edition of This Week in GRC.

🏦 Rates go down, risk goes up 🥫 Tyson Foods gets pinged for greenwashing 🤖 How to remove bias when training your AI model All that in more in this week's edition of This Week in GRC.

If you think AI compliance begins and ends with the CCO, think again. On the first episode of Talking Risks, former FinCEN director Kenneth A. Blanco explains why finance firms need everybody involved on AI. 🎙️ Learn how you can stay in the regulators' good books by checking out the full episode here https://lnkd.in/ehwzz_Fs

🏦 Bye bye Basel? What would a move away from the regulatory regime mean for US banks? We explore that in this week's edition of This Week in GRC Plus, why the SEC fined seven companies over whistleblowing, and listen to the first episode of our new podcast Talking Risks.

Here's a question for risk managers in financial services: What's your AI plan? And we don't mean, "Are you using AI?" but rather, "What's your plan for if it goes wrong?" Two little letters have dominated the conversation in the US banking sector, but are we having the right conversations? And how can we avoid finding out too late? In the first episode of Talking Risks, brought to you by MBK Search, de Risk Partners, and Hadrius, host Michael Oliver, Managing Partner de Risk Partners and former Global Head of Compliance Testing for Financial Crimes and Automation Ravi de Silva will speak with former Director of FinCEN and former CCO for the Financial Crimes Unit at Citibank Kenneth A. Blanco. Tune in to hear: 1) What questions do financial services firms need to have about AI but aren't? 2) Whether the issue with AI starts with understanding the tool itself. 3) How can your boardroom be battle-ready should it all go wrong? Join us on September 10 at 12 EST here on LinkedIn.

Here's Issue 75 of This Week in GRC, MBK Search's weekly digest of the news and views in the world of governance, risk, and compliance.

What would a risk manager advise those lucky enough to nab Oasis tickets? "Get the insurance". What's the story, morning glory? 🏠 FinCEN tackles AML in the real estate industry 📵 Telegram’s founder arrested 🤳 Social media immunity law questioned 🏢 Plus the latest GRC jobs and more. Subscribe, like, and comment.

Are US billionaires relegating the English Premier League? Touted as the most popular sports league on the planet, American investment in clubs has dropped. As the EPL faces relegation, who's getting promoted? NBA, NFL and MLB teams. Here's what else we're covering this week: 🎯 The FTC has fake reviews in its crosshairs... 🙅♂️ ... but non-competes might be another story 📋 The PCAOB defends its new standards 🏢 Plus the latest GRC jobs and more.