All anti-corruption articles – Page 2
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Lessons to be learned from first declination under new FCPA policy
The first declination under the new FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy is not exactly a home run, but it does offer compliance officers a litany of considerations in addressing FCPA matters of their own.
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China’s new anti-graft agency brings key compliance risk
A powerful new anti-corruption enforcement body in China makes it imperative that firms carefully review existing interactions with public officials in the country.
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Council of Europe: Finland must boost anti-corruption efforts in central governments
In an evaluation report published last month, the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) called for Finland to strengthen its systems to prevent and detect corrupt behaviour in central governments—including the top executive functions—and law enforcement agencies.
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Russia’s largest companies lag in transparency efforts
Turns out, the financial disclosure practices of Russia’s largest companies by revenue are pretty dismal. But what best practices can we learn from that? You might be surprised.
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China amends, clarifies law addressing commercial bribery
For the first time in two decades, Chinese regulators have amended the Anti-Unfair Competition Law, giving companies more clarity on what constitutes commercial bribery.
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Novartis responds to ongoing corruption investigations
Novartis has issued a response concerning ongoing corruption investigations by both Greek and U.S. authorities.
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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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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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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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SFO charges two in Unaoil investigation
The U.K. Serious Fraud Office this week charged two individuals in relation to the ongoing Unaoil investigation.
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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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Car bomb kills ‘Panama Papers’ journalist
Daphne Caruana Galizia, a relentless advocate for exposing the truth about corruption on the island of Malta and who helped expose its ties to offshore tax havens linked to the Panama Papers, has been killed in a car bombing.
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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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Righting a wrong: Compliance lessons from Telia
Telia Company shares in candid detail what compliance lessons it learned following its recent $956 million global bribery settlement. Those in the ethics, compliance, and legal community will want to listen up.
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Report: Anti-bribery compliance gaining steam
A new benchmark report jointly conducted by Compliance Week and Steele Compliance Solutions looks at companies’ anti-bribery and anti-corruption programs.
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Eni spills about its growing global bribery probe
A report filed this month by Italian oil giant Eni shows how corruption allegations against it now include Nigeria, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Congo. The number of enforcement authorities, employees, and subsidiaries involved is also spreading.
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Braskem settles bribery class action for $10 million
Brazil-based petrochemical giant Braskem has reached a $10 million proposed settlement with U.S. investors for concealing its role in a bribery scheme involving state-owned oil company Petrobras.
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Stericycle faces FCPA probe
Stericycle, a medical-waste disposal company, disclosed in a recent securities filing that it is being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice for potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act concerning the company’s operations in Latin America.
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SFO announces Rio Tinto corruption investigation
Rio Tinto faces large fines if it is found to have engaged in corrupt activity over its massive Simandou iron-mining project in Guinea. Heads have already rolled over it.
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England: land of crooks or land of enforcement?
There have been an awful lot of chief executives hauled to court recently in England, which begs the question: Why so many, and why now?