Global election results mean the coming years are going to
be full of change for compliance. This article, from our 2025 Top
10 Trends in Risk & Compliance explores how you can
prepare.
2024 was the year of the election worldwide. Hundreds of
millions of people chose their new leaders in the U.S., UK, EU,
India, Pakistan, and many other countries. How will these new
administrations relate to each other when it comes to business,
regulation, politics, and enforcement priorities? While it's
impossible to know for sure, the past is precedent, as the saying
goes.
In the United States, a new chapter in American enforcement will
begin with the inauguration of the next President of the United
States. With him will come a different direction for the major
agencies that affect the compliance landscape. From the DOJ to the
SEC, new leaders will diverge from the old priorities, shifting
from the previous administration's focuses.
