You know things are progressing in the world of anti-corruption enforcement when the Swiss are bringing up matters for international scrutiny. Last week the Swiss government announced that it had found improprieties in the conduct of the Malaysian government’s sovereign wealth fund, 1Malyasia Development Berhad or 1MBD for short. What was most remarkable was the timing of the announcement as the Malaysian government announced it had found nothing untowards and was closing down its inquiry the previous week.

Thomas Fox has practiced law for over 40 years. Tom writes the daily award-winning blog, the FCPA Compliance and Ethics blog and founded the Compliance Podcast Network. Tom leads the discussion on AI in...