Chinese investors allegedly behind Texas-based crypto mining site
Thanks to Binance, Chinese nationals are able to move money into the US undetected Jerry Yu is a 23-year-old NYU student and a Chinese national. He is also the majority owner of a Texas-based crypto mining facility called BitRush. But it appears that there is more to the company, which was acquired last year. It […]
On-demand webinar: Understanding failure to prevent fraud – the new UK compliance requirement
Under UK law, a corporation can face criminal prosecution if it fails to prevent certain actions from being undertaken by its employees, associates or even contractors. Failure to prevent encompasses a wide array of compliance failures, from not having the right policies to a lack of procedures to even ineffective training courses that don’t deliver […]
CSRD compliance: How to get started
Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is an ESG (environmental, social and governance) standard enacted by the European Union. It is designed to make corporate sustainability reporting more common, consistent and standardised like financial accounting and reporting. The new directive’s impact is far-ranging and essentially modernises and strengthens the social and environmental information that companies have […]
AI regulation in Brazil
The newly elected leftist government of Lula in Brazil is in the process of developing its first law to regulate artificial intelligence. In December 2022, a Senate panel presented a report containing studies on AI regulation, along with a draft for AI regulation. The main aims of the legislation are to safeguard the rights of […]
Informal deal reached on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
Financial firms are largely exempt from the scope of the directive, for now The Council and the European Parliament agreed to a provisional deal on the corporate sustainability due diligence directive (CSDDD), which aims to enhance the protection of the environment and human rights in the EU and globally. The directive sets obligations for companies […]
Automating GDPR compliance: Are you ready?
Download your free guide to GDPR and automation GDPR presents not just a single compliance challenge – how to get policies and procedures right – but an ongoing plethora of overlapping priorities that have to be dealt with at various levels of the business. From implementing technical measures, tracking data subject requests and putting in […]
AI & Compliance: Your Comprehensive Guide
Risks and opportunities for compliance professionals in the artificial intelligence age What is the future of AI regulation? What countries regulate the use of AI, and what issues do compliance professionals face when weighing up the risks and benefits of AI? In this comprehensive guide, VinciWorks will take you through: Download our free guide to […]
DAC7: A new era in digital platform compliance
Download our free guide to compliance From Uber to Etsy, Bolt to Walt, DAC7 requires platform operators in the EU to collect information from their reportable sellers. Whether renting out a house on Airbnb, to selling used clothes on eBay, DAC7 means this information has to be captured, understood and reported on. Importantly, DAC7’s scope […]
Rise in SRA law firm sites’ audits – and fines
Compliance Office highlights an increasingly demanding approach by the SRA Recently, there has been a sharp rise in law firms having their websites audited by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), according to Compliance Office. That’s enough to make law firms start getting nervous. But what should be of real concern to law firms is that […]
VinciWorks by the numbers: 2023 – a year in review
2023 was yet another exciting year for growth at VinciWorks. With two more leading elearning providers, DeltaNet and EssentialSkillz, being fully merged into our brand, we are now able to offer around three times as many courses, and in multiple formats. We offer video courses, five-minute knowledge checks and in-depth courses that can be adapted […]
