All ethics articles
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OpinionBook review: Larry D. Thompson’s memoir revisits lessons from VW, Enron, and PepsiCo.
Former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Larry D. Thompson participated in landmark legal cases, such as the Justice Department’s Enron investigation and the Volkswagen Independent Compliance Monitorship. Now his memoir looks back on his extensive career in compliance, offering profound insights into corporate culture, diversity, ethics, and integrity.
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ArticleSurvey: With ethical dilemmas aplenty, compliance in position to lead
The coronavirus has turned everyday no-brainers into ethical quandaries, which makes it all the more critical for ethics to play the role of conscience for the business.
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U.K.’s top ethical lapses in 2018
The Institute of Business Ethics has recorded which industries had the most negative news coverage in the past year.
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ArticleCCOs and the absurdity of executive hypocrisy
The beauty of being in the compliance field (or writing about it) is that within any day’s news cycle, there are lessons to learn and debates to be had. This past week has been chock full of both.
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New Zealand’s financial regulator to financial services firms: Culture is lacking
New Zealand’s Financial Markets Authority, the government agency responsible for financial regulation, on Aug. 9 set out its work plan for the year ahead, as the conduct and culture of the country's financial services industry comes under increased scrutiny.
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Global accountants get new ethics rule on incentive payments
Accountants globally have new rules to follow around offering or accepting inducements, and they’re a little more explicitly stated than those for U.S. accountants.
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French probing LafargeHolcim for violations in Syria
LafargeHolcim’s French unit has been placed under formal investigation over allegations the cement maker was “complicit in crimes against humanity” in Syria after admitting to paying funds to ISIS and other terrorist groups.
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Global body reboots ethics rules for accountants
Accountants globally have some revised ethics rules to follow, which should prompt an examination in the United States over whether there are new thresholds to meet.
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Some troubling questions at Morgan Stanley
Allegations of domestic violence against one of Morgan Stanley's top producers raise larger questions about the firm's code of conduct, internal investigations, and compliance standards.
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Distilling compliance lessons from Novartis
Ethics and compliance officers in the pharmaceutical industry can learn a lot from the troubles of Novartis, which faced a firestorm of criticism from shareholders at its last annual meeting.
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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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Groups propose new structure for global auditing standards
A group of international regulators and financial institutions is proposing a new mechanism to set standards for auditing in global capital markets.
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Compliance & ethics in litigation finance
Crowdsourcing legal costs is one of the world’s more novel alternative asset classes, but the clock is ticking on when compliance officers will need to enforce some rules on it.
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Everybody owns compliance
You don’t have to be an explosives technician or a Presidential bodyguard to be a great compliance, risk, and ethics officer, but it sure does help. Just ask Darin Goodwiler of the CFA Institute.
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When bad behavior builds profitability
Yes, big companies often get away with murder and see profitability roll in as scandals recede. That doesn’t mean ethics and compliance efforts are any less important.
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Will Uber change its toxic culture?
The Man From FCPA explores what the future has in store for Uber Technologies under new chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi.
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ArticleStriving toward a better ethics and compliance training program
NAVEX’s 2017 report on ethics and compliance training is out, and the results are required reading for compliance officers eager to know how well their programs compare to their peers.
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CPAs will get new marching orders on spotting illegal acts
A professional accounting committee has opened a can of worms with a proposal regarding how accountants should respond when they stumble upon illegal activity.
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Ethics and compliance in United States takes global stage
What do the recent resignations of Walter Shaub, director of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, and Department of Justice Compliance Counsel Hui Chen mean for the ethics and compliance community?
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IMA's updated guidance tells accountants to be ethical
The Institute of Management Accountants has issued new guidance reminding members of the most basic behavior they should embrace. Be ethical.