In this episode, Trond Vagen, European correspondent at Regulatory Intelligence, is joined by Mike Cowan, senior regulatory intelligence expert, to discuss the challenges that face compliance officers in 2024. 2023 was a mix of geopolitical unrest and economic instability. The conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East continued to influence world economies. The year started with a mini banking crisis as Silicon Valley Bank, First Republic, Signature Bank and Credit Suisse all failed resulting in changes to regulations to prevent future failures. Emerging risks added new dimensions to a compliance officer’s workload. The development of cryptoassets continued with the headline event being the collapse of crypto exchange FTX and the prosecution of its owner Sam Bankman Fried. Regulators pursued the achievement of environmental targets and preparations for operational resilience regulations within firms progressed at pace. The rapid development of artificial intelligence solutions acted as a “double-edged sword” for compliance officers. On the one hand, the regulatory environment developed at different speeds in different jurisdictions and on the other, the use of AI solutions to streamline compliance tasks cannot be ignored by compliance officers, at a time when investment in the compliance function may be limited. All this set against changes to the more traditional compliance areas of culture and conduct, product development and financial promotions, financial crime prevention, trading and selling regulations and post-sale customer-focused operational processes. These issues remain regulatory risks in the new year with the outcome of regulatory developments due in 2024. Links: OPINION: 10 things compliance officers must consider in 2024 – EU and UK: https://regintel.thomsonreuters.com/#accelus/ri/%7B%22location%22%3A%22%23ri%2Fdocument%2FI38B04440AEDF11EE869FF1A8839232E7%2Fview%22%7D Compliance Clarified is a podcast from Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence. Listen to wide-ranging, insightful discussions on all things compliance for financial services firms. We delve into the hot topics of the day, the challenges faced and offer up practical ideas for emerging good practice. We de-mystify regulation and explore the art, as well as the science, of the ever-expanding role of the compliance officer.  Enforcements, digital transformation, regulatory change, governance, culture, conduct risk – anything and everything impacting the compliance function is up for discussion.