All articles by Jaclyn Jaeger – Page 73
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ArticleCompliance practices for Iran and Russia sanctions
Looming deadlines and decision points concerning Iran and Russia may portend changes in the implementation of existing sanctions. The challenge for sanctions compliance professionals is how to manage these risks while still engaging in legitimate trade.
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Survey: Office culture still a major barrier to whistleblowing
Whistleblowing is becoming a more standardized practice in workplaces around the world, but workplace culture is still deterring large numbers of employees from engaging in the practice, new research by law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has revealed.
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World Bank: FreeBalance faces six-month debarment
The World Bank Group announced the debarment for six months of FreeBalance, a Canadian provider of financial-management-related software, connected to sanctionable misconduct under the Integrated Financial Management Information System Project for Liberia.
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Two ex-SBM executives plead guilty in Petrobras bribery scheme
Two former executives at Dutch oil and gas services company SBM Offshore have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act for their roles in a scheme to bribe foreign government officials in Brazil, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea.
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Rolls-Royce charges underscore trends in FCPA cases
The Department of Justice yesterday unsealed charges against five individuals for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, underscoring two important trends in FCPA enforcement: a growing focus on individual liability, and the undeniable global nature of FCPA investigations today. The U.K. Serious Fraud Office today also issued an update ...
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South Africa Gupta saga: A long list of compliance failures
Corruption allegations in South Africa have entangled some major international companies, highlighting due diligence, risk management, compliance, and audit control failures.
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Enforcement against opioid drug makers and distributors escalates
Several actions taken by the Department of Justice in recent weeks make it clear that prosecutors have their sights set squarely on pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors for their role in the opioid epidemic.
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European Commission hopes Paradise leaks ‘create political momentum’
The European Commission yesterday reiterated its commitment to fight against tax evasion, following the Paradise Papers leak.
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Paradise Papers: The sequel to the Panama Papers
Dubbed the Paradise Papers, more than 381 journalists in 67 countries embarked on an effort of massive proportions to parse through 13.4 million leaked documents—many that mention some of the world's largest companies—revealing that the shady world of shell companies, offshore tax shelters, and secret trusts is far more prevalent ...
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SEC charges Osiris Therapeutics with accounting fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission this week charged biotech company Osiris Therapeutics and four former top executives with prioritizing revenue growth over lawful accounting and misleading investors in the process.
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Elements of a best-in-class TPRM program
Prudent ethics and compliance officers will want to check out a new third-party risk management benchmark report from NAVEX Global to gauge how their programs compare against their peers.
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Case study: How Aramark reduced its SOX compliance costs
Food-service giant Aramark shares in candid detail its growing pains toward SOX compliance maturity, lessons learned, and how it reduced its costs along the way.
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State Department finds human rights abuses at Chol Hyun Construction
Compliance and risk practitioners, beware: A new report from the U.S. Department of State detailing aspects of the human rights situation in North Korea has listed Chol Hyun Construction as a company that practices state-sponsored slavery.
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Fallout of corruption in South Africa worries U.K. government
The House of Lords, the U.K. Parliament’s upper chamber, debated this month what action the U.K. government is taking to prevent money laundering through British banks by families and businesspeople linked to the government of South Africa.
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New chapter begins in EU-Cuba relations
A new chapter in EU-Cuba relations will be marked on 1 November 2017, with the start of provisional application of the first ever agreement between the European Union and Cuba.
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KPMG makes leadership, governance changes following internal investigation
KPMG International has taken several significant actions—including leadership changes, governance changes, and enhanced quality control procedures in certain areas—following an internal investigation concerning KPMG South Africa’s work on behalf of the politically connected Gupta family.
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Core Laboratories: Unaoil probe ends in DoJ declination
Core Laboratories said in a securities filing today that the U.S. Department of Justice has closed its investigation into possible violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act related to the oil services company's interactions with Unaoil.
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SEC: Compliance officer stole $9M from charity
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a chief compliance officer with defrauding a non-profit charitable foundation out of $9 million over the course of twelve years.
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A look at corruption risk in Latin America
Two new corruption reports, assessed together, provide compliance officers and risk officers a comprehensive look at bribery risk in the Latin America and Caribbean region.
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ArticleCollaboration enhances risk management in financial services
The OCC recently endorsed collaboration between banks as a way to reduce costs on managing third-party risk, and compliance officers are more than ready for it.