The compliance function has increased in value and more departments are taking on responsibility for compliance.  Those were some of the preliminary findings from CEB's survey of 300 major companies, the State of the Compliance & Ethics Function.  The findings provide benchmarking information for multi-national companies and will help CEB shape its specialized compliance tools, Ronnie Kann, managing director of CEB’s legal, risk and compliance practice, told the Anti-Corruption Report.  He shared takeaways for compliance professionals from the survey.  See also “Anonymous Polling, Focus Groups and ‘Organizational Justice’ Help Companies Avoid FCPA Violations While Growing Revenue” (Oct. 3, 2012).