The Man From FCPA

On Monday the U.K. Serious Fraud Office announced its first deferred-prosecution agreement under the Bribery Act for bribes ICBC Standard Bank Plc paid to government officials in Tanzania intended to sway their favor toward a proposed $600 million private placement. Inside, our anti-corruption blogger Tom Fox explores what lessons U.S. compliance officers might glean from the sanction.

U.K.-based mining giant Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. is suing its former counsel and U.K. regulator the Serious Fraud Office for their complacency in leaking information about an investigation into the company for alleged bribery and corruption.

Is Barclays too big too jail? Tom Fox explores the banking giant’s involvement in the bailout scandal during the 2008 financial crisis.

The Serious Fraud Office investigation into Airbus emphasizes the importance of compliance program best practices for borrowers in obtaining funding and loan guarantees, especially in light of the latest trend: government oversight. Tom Fox reports.

The Man From FCPA takes an in-depth look at the Serious Fraud Office case against four former Barclays executives for illegal money lending.

The Financial Reporting Council has brought long-awaited charges against Autonomy executives for their role in the massive accounting fraud uncovered when Hewlett-Packard attempted to purchase the software firm in 2011.

GlaxoSmithKline recently said U.S. enforcement agencies asked for information about third-party advisers the company hired in China during a corruption investigation in the country. The Man From FCPA asks, why now?