Compliance into the Weeds

What happens when two compliance aficionados get together to talk all things compliance, risk management and ERM? You get Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance and Matt Kelly, the Coolest Guy in Compliance, going into the weeds of a topic each week. Each week, you can take a deep dive with two of the top writers, thinkers and prognosticators in compliance. 

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1
Bosch and the Foreign Direct Product Rule: Less...
Matt and Tom take deep dive into the Bosch BIS and NSD Declination.
26 min
2
OFAC’s Warning Shot: FTI Consulting Fined for I...
Matt and Tom review the OFAC enforcement action involving FTI.
19 min
3
Why the Compliance Job Market Feels Frozen
Tom and Matt consider the hiring market in compliance.
22 min
4
An SEC Rollback and a Tribute to Barney Frank
SEC rollback and tribute to Barney Frank.
22 min
5
The DOJ Trainwreck and the Rising Risk Calculus...
What does the DOJ train wreck mean for compliance?
25 min
6
Ohio State and Improper Requests by a President
Ohio State, COIs and Investigations
22 min
7
Navigating DOJ's Evolving Self-Disclosure Strat...
Tom and Matt consider a recent piece by Hui Chen on assessing self-disclosure.
22 min
8
Banking Regulators Cut Model Risk Guidance: Imp...
What does the FED and OCC say about Risk Management in 2026?
22 min
9
Surveying Retaliation Against Compliance Officers
The Radical Compliance survey on retaliation against CCOs.
16 min
10
Duty Owed vs. Material Nonpublic Information: P...
The prediction markets and compliance.
23 min
11
AI-Driven SOC Audits and the Growing Trust Gap
Wither SOC II audits?
22 min
12
Balt and TradeStation: Lessons for the Complian...
Tom and Matt look at the Balt declination and TradeStation enforcement action.
26 min
13
McKinsey’s Lilli AI Hack: What It Signals for A...
Tom and Matt look at the McKinsey AI hack.
18 min
14
Carrots and Sticks in Washington: Antitrust Whi...
How the DOJ and Democratic Senators are upping the game for self-disclosure.
18 min
15
SDNY’s New Declination Policy: Crime Categories...
Tom and Matt look at the new SDNY policy on declinations.
21 min
16
FCPA Trial Rarity: Charles Hobson Convicted
Tom and Matt review the Hobson FCPA trial conviction.
23 min
17
Truth Stranger the Fiction: Binance, Iran, Cryp...
Tom and Matt look at Binance.
19 min
18
NPAs, Escalation and Ethics in Competing
Today, we consider self-disclosure, NPAs, terminated compliance officers, and Lindsey Vonn.
26 min
19
The Reality of AI Adoption in Corporate Compliance
Tom and Matt differ on AI adoption.
26 min
20
The Essence of Leadership and Why Donald Trump ...
The crisis in Minnesota and leadership.
25 min
21
Addressing Retaliation Against Compliance Offic...
A look at how to prevent retaliation against CCOs.
22 min
22
The Department of Retribution
What does the new DOJ AAG reporting to the White House mean for businesses.
20 min
23
Matt’s Key Compliance Issues and Trends to Watc...
Matt and Tom return to look into 2026.
31 min
24
Special Holiday Episode: MGI’s Compliance Trium...
Tom and Matt close the year with a declination.
20 min
25
The DOJ's Inconsistent Stance on White Collar C...
Mixed and muddled messages from the DOJ on enforcement.
21 min