All Europe articles – Page 6

  • Blog

    Grenfell Tower offers grim reminder of third-party risk

    2017-06-20T14:15:00Z

    Companies may need to audit how their products are used if they want to avoid being tainted by association with future disasters.

  • Blog

    SFO charges Barclays in Qatar capital-raising case

    2017-06-20T13:45:00Z

    The Serious Fraud Office has charged Barclays and four individuals with conspiracy to commit fraud and the provision of unlawful financial assistance contrary to the Companies Act.

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    The U.K. Criminal Finances Act seeks to stamp out corporate tax evasion

    2017-06-20T10:00:00Z

    The forthcoming Criminal Finances Bill would pose potentially limitless liability for any company in the United Kingdom that is connected to a host of tax evasion-related offenses. But will this legislation actually accomplish much of anything?

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    The U.K. election: Another fine mess

    2017-06-13T14:15:00Z

    Theresa May was supposed to thrash Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn in the recent election and strengthen her mandate for the Brexit negotiations. She failed on both counts, making Brexit more complicated than before.

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    Countdown to MiFID II: Europe’s stickiest red tape?

    2017-06-13T12:00:00Z

    MiFID II is looming, and it’s not just European companies’ problem—it will affect U.S. firms as well. An in-depth look at the rule provides companies with a checklist to assess their readiness.

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    Decoding the data protection officer role under GDPR

    2017-06-13T07:00:00Z

    As the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation takes effect in May 2018, companies should begin thinking of hiring a data protection officer.

  • Article

    Ireland’s historic banking trial ends in epic failure

    2017-06-06T14:00:00Z

    Ireland’s long-running criminal trial against ex-Anglo Irish Bank Chief Sean FitzPatrick ends in acquittal due to prosecutorial incompetence.

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    Reform on the horizon, as U.K. preps for next general election

    2017-05-31T13:30:00Z

    As U.K. citizens are headed to the polls for the fourth time in four years, the country is headed toward significant corporate governance reforms.

  • Blog

    Airbus revamping its compliance controls

    2017-05-26T11:30:00Z

    Airbus announced this month the establishment of an independent review panel to help improve its compliance controls and culture, as the European aircraft maker faces numerous investigations into allegations of bribery and corruption across several countries.

  • Article

    A double whammy for the cosy club

    2017-05-16T13:30:00Z

    Directors in the United States and United Kingdom are facing increasingly divergent realities when it comes to regulatory accountability. And that gap is only growing.

  • Blog

    Google and its last-minute tax deals

    2017-05-16T13:15:00Z

    There is a troubling trend for large companies to equate risk appetite with tax avoidance. Just ask Google, as the company is in talks to correct taxation of its Italian business.

  • Article

    Control Risks compliance survey

    2017-05-09T12:30:00Z

    Companies are reluctant to invest in compliance and may be at risk of underestimating their exposure to tough laws that hold them to account for their operations and their supply chains, according to a new report.

  • Blog

    U.K. probes KPMG for Rolls-Royce audits

    2017-05-08T14:15:00Z

    The United Kingdom’s independent accounting regulator said it has commenced an investigation into the conduct of KPMG for audits it performed on Rolls-Royce.

  • Article

    GDPR’s hidden e-mail risks

    2017-05-03T12:45:00Z

    With the EU’s tough new data protection standard fast approaching, a company’s e-mail system poses plenty of easily overlooked compliance risks.

  • Article

    Moving toward GDPR readiness

    2017-05-02T08:45:00Z

    Companies have just about a year to comply with sweeping new EU data privacy law. For those organizations without strong data privacy programs in place, now is the time to start.

  • Blog

    SFO investigates KBR over Unaoil

    2017-05-01T11:30:00Z

    The U.K. Serious Fraud Office confirmed that it has opened an investigation into the activities of engineering and construction company KBR for suspected bribery and corruption offenses.

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    Ireland’s boardroom hopping a conflict of interest

    2017-04-25T13:15:00Z

    A recent survey from Ireland’s Institute of Directors highlights some key aspects of board of directors’ behaviour, including jumping from board to board, often a conflict of interest.

  • Article

    France adopts multinational duty of care law

    2017-04-25T09:45:00Z

    France has adopted a multinational law that aims to hold companies accountable for rooting out any unacceptable or criminal activity within their supply chains.

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    The Financial Reporting Council makes its case for broader powers

    2017-04-18T14:30:00Z

    An influential committee of Members of Parliament has recommended a wide-ranging series of changes aimed at boosting the powers of the U.K.’s corporate governance regulator.

  • Blog

    M-Files simplifies GDPR compliance

    2017-04-18T14:00:00Z

    M-Files, a provider of solutions designed to improve how businesses manage documents and other information, now provide offerings to help companies better protect their customers' personal data and adhere to GDPR requirements.