All Anti-Bribery articles – Page 30
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Individual prosecution in Rolls Royce corrupt case
For those who might have wondered if the Jeff Sessions’ Justice Department was going to enforce the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, that question seems to have been answered in the affirmative.
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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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Compliance and unethical business practices down the chain
The fallout from the KPMG and McKinsey scandals in South Africa has led to backlash from customers—including Barclay’s and Munich Re—demonstrating not only the potential reputational harm for engaging in unethical business practices, but the real risk for losing business opportunities.
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The (anti) corruption London bus tour
A London bus tour that features the proceeds of corruption, exploring properties alleged to have been purchased with monies purloined from the country of Nigeria by the country’s former oil minister, the disgraced and now arrested, Diezani Alison-Madueke.
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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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Design of your compliance training
The Man From FCPA identifies what steps companies should take after giving employees a risk ranking to design effective compliance training.
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Charles Cain named chief of FCPA Unit
The Securities and Exchange Commission has named Charles Cain chief of the Enforcement Division's national specialized Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Unit that focuses on violations of the anti-bribery provisions of the federal securities laws.
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Mastercard releases anti-bribery training film
Chief ethics and compliance officers seeking real-life stories of corruption that they can embed into their existing online anti-bribery compliance training will want to check out a new anti-bribery training film from Front-Line Anti-Bribery and Mastercard.
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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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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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Post-acquisition integration under the FCPA
Companies should make sure they do three things in the M&A context, post-acquisition to ensure they don’t become entangled in an FCPA violation while attempting to expand.
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Pre-acquisition due diligence in mergers and acquisitions
This list of pre-aquisition due diligence tasks in the face of mergers will help companies thwart legal and business risks to reputation and profitability.
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What is your investigation protocol?
When viewing compliance as a clear series of steps leading to an effective goal, CCOs should take into account Hallmark 8 in the Ten Hallmarks of an Effective Compliance Program as supplemented by information from the Justice Department in its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs.
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Is a country sweep coming to South Africa?
The recent corruption scandal to focus on McKinsey & Co., SAP, and KMPG in South Africa has driven home a truism that many in the compliance space have known for some time: South Africa is one of the most corrupt countries on earth. For U.S. and U.K. companies doing business ...
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Continuous improvement through ongoing monitoring
Your compliance program should use ongoing monitoring to both evaluate and improve your regime going forward. And, writes Tom Fox, don't forget to: document, document, document.
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Former Keppel Shipyard officer faces 395 counts of corruption
Singapore’s Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau charged a former senior procurement officer of Keppel Shipyard, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine, with 395 counts of corruption.
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SEC charges Rio Tinto with fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission this week charged mining company Rio Tinto and two former top executives with fraud for inflating the value of coal assets acquired for $3.7 billion and sold a few years later for $50 million.
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European Commission hits Scania with €880m cartel fine
One of Europe’s largest truck manufacturers prepares to fight a massive fine over allegations surrounding a long-running price-fixing cartel.
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Assessing bribery risk country-by-country
The 2017 TRACE Bribery Risk Matrix is out, designed to help compliance departments assess the likelihood of bribery in each country around the world and better tailor their due diligence practices.
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Shell executives charged in bribery scheme
The Milan Public Prosecutor’s Office has charged several senior Royal Dutch Shell executives in Italy for their role in a widespread bribery scheme to acquire oil exploration rights in Nigeria.