Julie DiMauro | Contributing Editor
Julie DiMauro is the Director of Compliance Programs and Training for Compliance Week.
Prior to her time at Compliance Week, she served as a regulatory Intelligence Expert in the Legal Department at Thomson Reuters.
She can be reached at on Twitter @Julie_DiMauro.
Recent Posts

Lost in translation: Understanding the FCPA in a global, virtual world
Looking back, I guess you could say any predictions that FCPA prosecutions would go by the wayside over the last four years were incorrect, as

FINRA’s important guidance on ‘gifts and entertainment’ in the age of remote work
Remote work isn’t so temporary after all, as businesses think about new work-from-home arrangements amid the Covid-19 pandemic, accelerating an already emerging trend. But rules

Sleaze in the Cinema: HBO’s Bad Education is all good
I just watched the new HBO drama Bad Education, and I highly recommend it.

Just how much pressure are compliance officers under?
The new Hogan Lovells’ Steering the Course II report examines the approaches, concerns, and regional differences of multinational corporations across the globe as they tackle

Enforcement Alert: ‘Little frauds’ are the feds’ new focus
With the U.S. government encouraging businesses to earn cooperation credit at the penalty phase of enforcement actions through the “naming of names” at the onset

Have you noticed? Top executives are more accountable than ever
We’ve seen in the past few years more CEOs stepping down for displays of poor conduct, bad judgment, and even a disregard for taking misconduct seriously enough. Travis Kalanick at Uber, Roger Ailes at Fox News, Dov Charney at American Apparel, and Harvey Weinstein at The Weinstein Company are among them.

How to find and fix behavioral ‘hot spots’
Some pioneering economists and psychologists have taken a closer look at how people behave — and the choices they make, such as in the workplace, to create a body of work called behavioral economics.

Regtech’s role in compliance is expanding
More firms today are using regtech tools to make sure their policies, procedures, and daily activities are meeting compliance obligations.

Julie DiMauro: Why is ‘credible deterrence’ so elusive?
In writing and speaking about regulatory compliance, one term that comes up quite a bit is “credible deterrence.” When deterrence is real, institutions and the people in them are able to resist any temptation to skirt legal and regulatory imperatives, if only because of the fear of likely repercussions.

Julie DiMauro: What can we learn from employee reimbursement program disasters?
The streak of expense-claim abuses that reportedly caused some 200 employees to lose their jobs at Fidelity Investments may be familiar to the many firms that offer partial reimbursement for expenses such as computers and accessories or fitness memberships and equipment.