All Anti-Corruption articles – Page 49
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Not-so-neutral Switzerland probes 1MDB
Switzerland has joined the investigation into Malaysia’s state development fund 1MDB in what could be the first steps toward heightened AML stratagems for the often-detached country.
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ArticleFCPA: An act of punitive moralism
Does the FCPA overstep the bounds of federal lawmaking in various ways? Cato Institute constitutional expert Walter Olson explores.
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ArticleFCPA: Sets a high bar for compliance
The FCPA has made some positive contributions to compliance programs over the past decade, writes compliance attorney James Koukios of Morrison Foerster.
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What signal will Germany send on VW?
What effect will the U.S. indictment of former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn have on German prosecutors? Will Germany have the desire to indict and try the former head of the world’s largest auto manufacturer and pride of Germany?
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Ex-Volkswagen CEO indicted over emissions-cheating scandal
An indictment, unsealed Thursday, charges former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn with conspiracy and wire fraud relating to the company’s long-running emissions-cheating scandal.
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The ‘20 percent’ lesson learned from Panasonic Avionics
Compliance practitioners take note: Cooperating with FCPA investigators was literally worth millions to Panasonic Aviation.
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The cost of doing business with PDVSA
With the tightening of sanctions by the United States around Venezuela and PDVSA, there will only be more scrutiny going forward for those that do business with the state-owned oil company.
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ArticleA marketplace response to corruption
A ball-tampering scandal in Australian cricket shows that sometimes the market is the strongest enforcer.
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What is the tone at Facebook and how far down does it go?
What does tone-at-the-top mean at an organization? Is it win at any (literally any) cost? If that really is the message, how long, then, before it permeates all the way through the organization? asks The Man From FCPA.
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CRI Group Granted First Ever ISO 37001:2016 Anti-Bribery Management Accreditation by Dubai Accreditation Department (DAC)
Corporate Research and Investigations LLC “CRI Group” has been granted accreditation by the Dubai Accreditation Department (DAC) as an ISO 37001:2016 Anti-Bribery Management System Certification and Conformity Assessment Body.
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Why is the U.S. government investigating GlaxoSmithKline now?
GlaxoSmithKline recently said U.S. enforcement agencies asked for information about third-party advisers the company hired in China during a corruption investigation in the country. The Man From FCPA asks, why now?
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Podcast: How to improve sanctions compliance
In our latest podcast, we chat with Daniel Wager of LexisNexis Risk Solutions, about the challenges inherent in sanctions compliance. What can firms look for in terms of the red flags that a bad actor is seeking to bypass sanctions restrictions?
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Podcast: How to improve sanctions compliance
In our latest podcast, we chat with Daniel Wager of LexisNexis Risk Solutions, about the challenges inherent in sanctions compliance. What can firms look for in terms of the red flags that a bad actor is seeking to bypass sanctions restrictions?
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Continuous monitoring to continuous improvement
To continuously improve a compliance program, the compliance team should apply a consistent set of protocols, checks, and controls tailored to the company’s risks. Tom Fox offers some guidance on how to do just that.
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Deficiencies in ISO 37001
As the drumbeat of those supporting ISO 37001 continues, The Man From FCPA takes a look at the standard’s downside.
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Compliance tone at the bottom
Even with a great tone-at-the-top and in the middle, you cannot stop. One of the greatest challenges of a compliance practitioner is how to affect the “tone at the bottom.”
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Using investigative findings as the basis of remediation
There is nothing like an internal whistleblower report about an FCPA violation to trigger the board of directors and senior management attention to the compliance function and the compliance program.
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FIFA sends a letter
Under the FCPA there must be more than simple communication of instructions to not engage in bribery and corruption. Yet, FIFA only wagged its finger and said “do not engage.” Makes one wonder if the organization is actually ready to change.
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Goldmoney Case Study
Goldmoney uses IdentityMind to automate their KYC, Anti-Money Laundering, and Fraud Prevention activities. Our scalable solution allows uninhibited growth and our automation, machine learning, and easy-to-use rules allowed Goldmoney to focus on expanding their business.
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The Fair Process Doctrine in compliance
Human resources has a key role to play in operationalizing the compliance program, specifically by ensuring that discipline is handed out fairly across the company and to those employees who integrate ethical and compliant behavior into their individual work practices, writes The Man From FCPA.