All Anti-Bribery articles – Page 26
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Cobalt: SEC ends second FCPA probe
Cobalt International Energy disclosed in a securities filing this week that the SEC concluded its second investigation into potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act related to the company’s operations in Angola and does not intend to bring an enforcement action.
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Argentina passes tough new anti-corruption law
Long criticized for looking the other way on graft, Argentina now requires companies doing business there to build strong anti-corruption programs, and plans to enforce it, as well.
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South Africa reminds the FCPA covers political parties
For any company doing business in South Africa, all your contacts with the African National Congress have FCPA implications; This means all the investigations you might be performing for contracts with the South African government, anything associated with the Gupta family or state-owned enterprises, should be assessed for ANC contacts ...
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HSBC to pay $101.5M in front-running scheme case
U.K.-based global financial services company HSBC Holdings will pay a total of $101.5 million to resolve charges that it engaged in a scheme to defraud two bank clients through a multi-million dollar scheme commonly referred to as “front-running.”
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Tone in the middle of an organization
What should the tone in the middle be? This role is critical because the majority of company employees work most directly with middle, rather than top management and, consequently, they will take their cues from how middle management will respond to a situation.
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Financial incentives in a compliance program
You must be able to evolve in your thinking and professionalism as a compliance practitioner to recognize the opportunities to change and then adapt your incentive program to make the doing of compliance part of your company’s everyday business process.
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The three levels of due diligence
How to recognize and utilize each level of due diligence to fight corruption.
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What is a root cause analysis?
The Justice Department has mandated a root cause analysis should be performed for every incident rising to the level of a compliance violation. Is your team ready to do so?
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The end of the compliance defense debate
Over the years, there has been a siren’s call for the addition of a compliance defense to the FCPA. It’s time to send the so-called “compliance defense” packing.
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Preventing corruption in the mining sector
A global study from Transparency International explores what causes corruption in the mining sector and what the compliance function can do to help prevent it.
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New Oversight Systems solution helps reduce fraud
Oversight Systems has enhanced its Insights On Demand platform, providing companies with one-click visibility to resolve issues high-risk repeat offenders who are responsible for most non-compliant T&E transactions and fraud in the workplace.
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Barclays forex trader charged in 'front-running' scheme
The Department of Justice has charged the former head of Barclays Capital’s New York foreign exchange trading operation in an indictment for his alleged role in a scheme to defraud a client of Barclays through a method commonly referred to as “front-running.”
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How the FCPA withstands the test of time
Certain enforcement trends stemming from the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act will be with us for many years to come.
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Former president of transportation company indicted on bribery charges
The Department of Justice last week unsealed an indictment against a former co-president of a Maryland-based transportation company for his alleged role in a bribery scheme involving an official at a subsidiary of Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation.
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South Africa sets up corruption commission
The Man From FCPA explores South African President Jacob Zuma’s intent to set up a nationwide corruption commission to look into allegations of rampant corruption through looting of government agencies and state-owned entities.
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What is your investigation protocol?
If you follow this basic protocol from The Man From FCPA, you should be able to work through most investigations, in a clear, concise and cost-effective manner.
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Non-monetary and indirect cost of a FCPA investigation
The Man From FCPA recently spoke with Dan Chapman, CEO of Presyse Compliance, about his experience with the non-monetary costs and indirect costs of a major FCPA investigations.
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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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More fallout from Och-Ziff corruption case
In an interesting turn of events, the Och-Ziff corruption case recently reared its head once again, following news that Michael Cohen—who once oversaw the company’s investments in Europe, the Middle East and Asia—is facing criminal charges of fraud and obstruction of justice, according to recently unsealed court documents.
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Trusted Digital Identities
Read this white paper to learn more about why it is crucial to develop digital identities which look at more than static data, and how introducing digital attributes such as online behavior and transactional history creates a much more robust system where trusted identities and suspicious identities evolve differently, making ...