Podcast: Emma Parry on conduct risk, whistleblowing and “speak-up” culture

We spoke to Emma Parry about her role as an expert witness in a high court case, her experience as head of global conduct risk and the fallout of recent whistleblowing cases.

In this episode, GRIP commissioning editor Jean Hurley spoke with Emma Parry, a C-Suite & Board adviser with broad, global investment banking experience gained through roles at HSBC, JPMorgan Chase, Citi & Deloitte Consulting.

Listen to Emma tell us about:

  • her recent experience as an expert witness at the UK High Court in a case involving allegations of regulatory breaches in the opt-up of a retail client to elective professional;
  • working with Mark Johnson at HSBC and his arrest and subsequent conviction for wire fraud;
  • surveillance of e-comms channels, telephone calls and emails;
  • financial misconduct, market manipulation and non-financial misconduct;
  • the case of Pav Gill, who is now widely recognized as the internal whistleblower who helped expose corruption and fraud at the now-defunct German fintech Wirecard;
  • the well-known whistleblower – Desiree Fixler, a former sustainability group officer at Deutsche Bank’s asset manager, DWS, who exposed material greenwashing at the company;
  • nurturing a speak-up culture to drive change; and
  • whistleblowing in practice: effectiveness of hotlines, compensation and repercussions.

A transcript for this podcast is available here.