Sample
Compliance
P rogram
The
g oal
o f
t he
C ompliance
P rogram
f or
_ ____________________
( "the
C ompany")
i s
t o
a void
regulatory
a gency
e nforcement
a ction,
c ivil
p enalties
o r
c riminal
s anctions
b y
i mplementing
a
p rogram
that
t rains
a nd
e mphasizes
t he
p rofessional
p roficiency
o f
o ur
e mployees.
Every
e xecutive,
m anager,
a nd
e mployee
i s
r esponsible
a nd
a ccountable
f or
p erforming
h is
o r
h er
function
i n
c ompliance
w ith
a pplicable
l aws
a nd
r egulations.
The
B oard
o f
D irectors
i s
r esponsible
f or:
Evaluating
t he
r isk
o f
n oncompliance
•
Approving
a nd
S upporting
t he
C ompliance
P rogram,
a nd
•
Overseeing
t he
p erformance
o f
t he
p rogram
t o
r educe
r isk.
•
Managers
a nd
E mployees
a re
r esponsible
f or:
Conducting
d aily
b usiness
i n
c ompliance
w ith
t he
l aws
a nd
r egulations
•
Understanding
t he
r egulatory
r equirements
o f
t heir
j ob
d escription,
a nd
•
Identifying
i ssues
t o
r emediate
w eaknesses
a nd
p revent
v iolations.
•
The
C ompliance
D epartment
i s
r esponsible
f or:
Coordinating
a udits
a nd
e xaminations
i n
c onnection
w ith
l aws
a nd
r egulations
•
Acting
i n
a n
a dvisory
c apacity
o n
c ompany
p olicies,
p rocedures,
a nd
l aws
a nd
r egulations,
•
Coordinating
t he
m onitoring
o f
t ransactions,
a nd
•
Communicating
w ith
t he
B oard,
E xecutives,
M anagers
a nd
E mployees
t o
e nsure
a wareness,
•
understanding,
i mplementation
o f
a nd
a dherence
t o
t he
C ompliance
P rogram.
The
f ollowing
i s
a
g eneral
d escription
o f
t he
C ompliance
P rogram.
T he
P rogram
c onsists
o f
t he
f ollowing
seven
c omponents:
(1)
C ompliance
D epartment;
(2)
C ompliance
C ommittee;
(3)
C ompliance
T raining
P rogram;
(4)
C ompliance
M onitoring
P rogram;
(5)
R eporting;
(6)
R emediation
a nd
(7)
P revention.
Each
c omponent
i s
d iscussed
i n
d etail
b elow:
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