The compliance officers’ profession has been evolving over the last few decades. The expectations placed upon the individuals holding such a position vary across jurisdictions but they are all expected to ensure employees and management of the business entity comply with the law. Given the limited research on compliance officers in Europe, and the increasing public interest in this profession, the current authors have carried out a survey in Cyprus in an effort to map out and contextualize the compliance officers’ profession. The findings illustrate compliance officers’ academic and professional qualifications, their awareness of their legal liability and the level of knowledge and job performance of their duties as prescribed by law, as well as gaps in the performance of duties as expected by management, boards and regulators. The policy implications derived from the study suggest coherence and synergies to be found through common exam and postgraduate qualification in the field of financial compliance.

中文翻译：

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将合规官及其实践状况置于情境中

在过去的几十年中，合规官的职业一直在发展。对担任此类职位的个人的期望因司法管辖区而异，但他们都希望确保企业实体的员工和管理层遵守法律。鉴于欧洲对合规官的研究有限，以及公众对这一职业的兴趣日益增加，当前作者在塞浦路斯进行了一项调查，以绘制合规官的职业并将其背景化。调查结果说明了合规官的学历和专业资格、法律责任意识以及法律规定的知识水平和工作履行情况，以及管理层、董事会和监管机构期望履行职责的差距.