‘ “It’s actually a very hot market right now,” said Mike Roemer, who became head of compliance at London-based Barclays Plc (BARC) in January. Today the role is seen “as an integral part of how companies manage the overall risk of the organization,” he said.
After the U.S. extracted almost $12 billion in fines in settlements with France’s BNP Paribas SA (BNP) and Zurich-based Credit Suisse Group AG (CSGN) since May, European firms say they’re overhauling culture and boosting pay for compliance staff faster than for revenue-earning bankers. Still lawyers question whether this will be enough to deter future misdeeds as authorities around the world probe alleged manipulation of interest rate, foreign exchange and gold benchmarks.’
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