All Anti-Bribery articles – Page 30

  • Blog

    Internal reporting: hotlines and listening

    2017-10-10T09:45:00Z

    A look inside at some  of the best practices for a hotline.

  • Article

    Righting a wrong: Compliance lessons from Telia

    2017-10-03T14:15:00Z

    Telia Company shares in candid detail what compliance lessons it learned following its recent $956 million global bribery settlement. Those in the ethics, compliance, and legal community will want to listen up.

  • Article

    How corruption in sports spills into compliance

    2017-10-03T14:00:00Z

    The NCAA fraud and corruption scheme that has resulted in federal criminal charges against 10 individuals offers numerous lessons for the corporate compliance world at large.

  • Article

    The new trend in FCPA compliance is cooperation

    2017-10-03T11:15:00Z

    We may be seeing the dawn of a golden age of FCPA compliance as organizations and the government learn to work together so everybody stays clean.

  • Blog

    Princess investigates FIFA

    2017-09-27T10:30:00Z

    A recent report indicates soccer’s global governing body, FIFA, has found itself embroiled in another corruption investigation, this time under the auspices of Jordanian Princess Haya bint al-Hussein, who has been working to uncover whether corrupt forces were at work in the two-time bid for FIFA presidency by her brother ...

  • Blog

    A promise to pay can be an FCPA violation

    2017-09-27T10:30:00Z

    The South African imbroglio involving the Gupta family and their relationship to the current President of the country continues to be a sinkhole of reputational kryptonite. Tom Fox reports.

  • Blog

    Telia Company and Uzbek subsidiary to pay $965M for FCPA violations

    2017-09-22T10:30:00Z

    Sweden-based telecommunications provider Telia Company and its Uzbek subsidiary, Coscom, will pay $965 million in total penalties in a global settlement to resolve corruption charges arising out of a scheme to win business in Uzbekistan.

  • Blog

    Communications in a best practices compliance program

    2017-09-21T11:45:00Z

    When it comes to optimizing your compliance program, creating a robust channel of communications is absolutely crucial.

  • Article

    Report: Anti-bribery compliance gaining steam

    2017-09-19T16:15:00Z

    A new benchmark report jointly conducted by Compliance Week and Steele Compliance Solutions looks at companies’ anti-bribery and anti-corruption programs.

  • Blog

    Eni spills about its growing global bribery probe

    2017-09-19T13:00:00Z

    A report filed this month by Italian oil giant Eni shows how corruption allegations against it now include Nigeria, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Congo. The number of enforcement authorities, employees, and subsidiaries involved is also spreading.

  • Blog

    Braskem settles bribery class action for $10 million

    2017-09-15T14:15:00Z

    Brazil-based petrochemical giant Braskem has reached a $10 million proposed settlement with U.S. investors for concealing its role in a bribery scheme involving state-owned oil company Petrobras.

  • Article

    Court deals setback to prosecutors in cross-border cases

    2017-09-12T09:15:00Z

    In an age of increasing cross-border investigations, especially concerning FCPA violations, the use of compelled testimony, even when legally obtained, can derail a U.S. prosecution.

  • Article

    Is it impossible to operate cleanly in some countries?

    2017-09-06T09:30:00Z

    Corruption may be seen as being “endemic” in some regions, but that cuts no ice with prosecutors in the United Kingdom. To them, a bribe is still a bribe.

  • Article

    Distilling lessons from the uptick in FCPA declinations

    2017-09-06T08:45:00Z

    As the number of FCPA declinations is up, all indicators point to a general desire on the part of the DoJ and SEC to clear out old cases and re-evaluate which ones to pursue.

  • Blog

    MTS Systems: FCPA probes close with no action

    2017-08-31T14:00:00Z

    MTS Systems, a global supplier of test systems and sensing solutions, said in a quarterly filing this month that it will not be facing an enforcement action regarding a previously disclosed investigation into potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

  • Article

    Good controls are good business

    2017-08-29T13:45:00Z

    A recent SEC case highlights five key ways in which strict compliance procedures still pay off for brokerage firms when it comes to detecting and preventing fraud.

  • Blog

    Vantage Drilling: Justice Department ends FCPA probe

    2017-08-18T13:45:00Z

    Vantage Drilling Company, an offshore drilling contractor, announced this week that it will not be facing an enforcement action from the Department of Justice regarding a previously disclosed investigation into potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

  • Blog

    Stericycle faces FCPA probe

    2017-08-14T10:30:00Z

    Stericycle, a medical-waste disposal company, disclosed in a recent securities filing that it is being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice for potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act concerning the company’s operations in Latin America.

  • Resource

    ISO 37001:2016 Anti-Bribery Management System Certification

    2017-08-14T09:00:00Z Provided by

    To help companies worldwide increase and measure their efforts against bribery and corruption, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) issued the ISO37001:2016 Anti-Bribery Management System standard.

  • Article

    Anti-corruption and human rights make Olympic debut

    2017-08-14T08:45:00Z

    Starting with the 2024 Summer Games in Paris, Olympic host cities must agree to abide by certain anti-corruption and human rights principles meant to clean up the world of global sports.