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Steve Brown

As Head of Business Development, Steve Brown is responsible for helping drive growth at Star, with a focus on go-to-market planning, data and vendor partnerships, channel sales, new markets, and mergers and acquisitions. Steve joined Star in April 2021 with 25 years of experience in advising financial firms on regulatory compliance. Prior to joining Star, Steve was Director of Broker-Dealer Client Services at Compliance Risk Concepts LLC, a senior director at PwC, and Head of Fixed Income and Capital Markets Compliance at U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. Steve is considered a pioneer in the control room space, having begun his career at Wachovia, where he was Head of Global Investment Banking Compliance and Control Group and established the bank’s first formal control room function. Read Steve’s take on insider trading for Traders Magazine here.

Shadow Trading: How to Monitor For This New Compliance Risk

What is shadow trading, and what can compliance teams do about it? Star's Head of Business..

What Proposed Changes To Rule 10b5-1 Mean For Compliance Teams

SECRule 10b5-1, which governs stock trading plans by company insiders, could be getting an..

Are Your Employees Illegally Trading Company Stock?

Whether it’s through proposed amendments to existing rules or novel ways in which to approach such..

How Firms Should Manage Compliance Priorities In The Gensler Era

New SEC Chairman Gary Gensler will certainly bring new SEC regulations in tow along with him...

Clear Policy Management Is Your Compliance Program's Best Defense

The most common discussions we have with those teams are centered around helping them frame their..

The Growth of State-Specific Data Protection Laws in the U.S.

Several years ago, the EU collectively introduced GDPR (General Data Privacy Requirements), which..

FCA Update: Remote-Hybrid Work Expectations For Firms

Whether your firm is already registered or applying to be registered, the FCA has some very..

Meet The Latest Compliance Expert To Join StarCompliance: Steve Brown

Steve Brown, Star's new Managing Director and Head of Business Development, arrives with a wealth..

Curbing Outside Business Activity Risk In The Age Of The Finfluencer

MassMutual has been fined $4 million for the outside business activity, a.k.a., social media..

Four Changes At Four Major Regulators

Regulators in Germany, Canada, and the US are going through various high-level organizational and..

Adopting A Hybrid Work Model? Keep 3 Things In Mind To Protect MNPI

Control room officers must keep MNPI in all the right places, no matter where monitored employees..

5 Control Room Strategies For The Coming World Of Hybrid Work

Stay flexible with your people. Risk-rank your projects. Document your processes. Go in-depth on..