The unraveling of KPMG in South Africa drives home a key point for any company that has done business in the country during the Zuma presidency.
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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 compliance through his best-selling book Upping Your Game. He has 38 other books on the use of AI in compliance and business ethics, leadership including the seminal work, The Compliance Handbook, with its 7th edition coming out in 2025. He is the founder of the award-winning Compliance Podcast Network.
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The value of a compliance oversight committee
The role of the compliance oversight committee is not to substitute its judgment for that of the CCO, but rather to provide another level of review to make sure nothing slips through the cracks that might expose the company to unwanted risk.
Posted inRegulatory Enforcement
Public-private structure key to whistleblower program’s success
The Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program has essentially widened the net of information available to the SEC.
Posted inSurveys & Benchmarking
Three ways blockchain can be used to establish best practice
One of the most significant innovations in compliance will come through the incorporation of blockchain.
Posted inEthics & Culture
A marketplace response to corruption
A ball-tampering scandal in Australian cricket shows that sometimes the market is the strongest enforcer.
Posted inTechnology
One way to bring employees together on social media
How one chief compliance officer uses a social media tool called Chatter to bring employees together in an environment similar to a virual tweetup.
Posted inEthics & Culture
The dangers of unmasking whistleblowers
What kind of message does it send when a CEO tries to identify a whistleblower among the ranks of his employees?
Posted inAnti-Bribery
FIFA and more red flags
The latest FIFA corruption scandal should serve as another lesson in identifying and investigating red flags.
Posted inAnti-Bribery
The BSGR saga continues
The latest chapter of this real-life page-turner was the World Bank’s recent ruling against a mining company in the continuing legal dispute to strip its concession for the Simandou region in Guinea.
Posted inEthics & Culture
Three key compliance messages to communicate to employees
Effective communication with employees is as important to a successful compliance program as the policies themselves.
