All articles by Jaclyn Jaeger – Page 69

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    China amends, clarifies law addressing commercial bribery

    2018-02-13T14:15:00Z

    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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    European Parliament to send fact-finding mission to Amsterdam

    2018-02-13T12:00:00Z

    The European Parliament’s president and political group leaders have decided to send a fact-finding mission to Amsterdam, where the European Medicines Agency is to be relocated after Brexit.

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    SFO: More charges in Barclays Qatar capital raising case

    2018-02-13T11:45:00Z

    The U.K. Serious Fraud Office has charged Barclays Bank with unlawful financial assistance contrary to the Companies Act in connection with an investigation it began in 2012.

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    Keeping your harassment policies fresh and inspiring

    2018-02-13T11:45:00Z

    In any industry, having policies and procedures that address sexual harassment is a good start, but more telling will be how the code is enforced in the weeks and months to come.

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    Airbus to pay €81.25 million to end German corruption probe

    2018-02-12T14:15:00Z

    German prosecutors have ordered Airbus to pay a fine of € 81.25 million to end a five-year bribery investigation concerning the sale of Eurofighter aircraft to the Republic of Austria in 2003.

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    Novartis responds to ongoing corruption investigations

    2018-02-12T12:15:00Z

    Novartis has issued a response concerning ongoing corruption investigations by both Greek and U.S. authorities.

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    Rabobank to pay $368.7M for laundering Mexico drug money

    2018-02-08T14:30:00Z

    The U.S. subsidiary of Rabobank pleaded guilty this week to a felony conspiracy charge for impairing, impeding, and obstructing a government investigation by concealing deficiencies in its anti-money laundering program.

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    GlaxoSmithKline: An update on SFO investigation

    2018-02-08T11:15:00Z

    GlaxoSmithKline isn’t out of the weeds yet. The pharmaceutical company this week said the U.K. Serious Fraud Office has requested new information relating to an ongoing investigation, this time concerning third-party advisers engaged by the company.

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    Lax AML controls plague Mexico's financial services sector

    2018-02-06T15:15:00Z

    Politically exposed persons, beneficial ownership, and suspicious transactions all continue to bedevil Mexican banking efforts to combat money laundering and terrorism financing.

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    Petrofac board: An update on SFO investigation

    2018-02-06T14:30:00Z

    The board of directors of oilfield services provider Petrofac this week provided an update on the U.K. Serious Fraud Office's investigation into the company.

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    Preventing sexual misconduct at work starts with culture

    2018-02-06T12:15:00Z

    Allegations of sexual misconduct that have surfaced in recent months underscore how important it is to reevaluate how to address sexual harassment in the workplace.

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    EU sanctions three South Sudan officials

    2018-02-06T12:15:00Z

    The European Council has added three persons involved in serious human rights violations to the list of those submitted to a travel ban and an asset freeze in view of the situation in South Sudan.

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    EU-Norway sign agreement, strengthening VAT fraud prevention

    2018-02-06T11:30:00Z

    The European Union and Norway this week signed an agreement that will provide EU member states and Norway with a legal framework for administrative cooperation in preventing VAT fraud and assisting each other in the recovery of VAT claims.

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    EU auditors to examine food safety policy

    2018-02-06T10:45:00Z

    The European Court of Auditors is conducting an audit of EU food safety policy, the focus of which will be on the control system for chemical hazards, poisonous substances that occur naturally or are added during food production or handling.

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    Swiss regulator sanctions Gazprombank in wake of Panama Papers

    2018-02-02T13:45:00Z

    Following revelations from the Panama Papers, Swiss regulators identified serious shortcomings in anti-money laundering processes regarding private clients at Gazprombank Switzerland and, thus, has banned it from accepting new private clients until further notice.

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    Did OSI Systems commit FCPA and securities trading violations?

    2018-02-02T12:30:00Z

    OSI Systems said the SEC and Department of Justice have commenced investigations into potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and also are investigating trading in the company’s securities.

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    World Bank Group debars three companies in Argentina

    2018-02-01T13:15:00Z

    The World Bank has debarred three companies in Argentina in connection with the companies’ fraudulent practice of knowingly misrepresenting work progress during a contract under the Second Provincial Agricultural Development Project in Argentina.

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    Cobalt: SEC ends second FCPA probe

    2018-01-31T10:00:00Z

    Cobalt International Energy disclosed in a securities filing this week that the SEC concluded its second investigation into potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act related to the company’s operations in Angola and does not intend to bring an enforcement action.

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    Argentina passes tough new anti-corruption law

    2018-01-30T12:15:00Z

    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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    EU legislators reach agreement on revised Anti-Money Laundering Directive

    2018-01-30T11:30:00Z

    The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union have reached an agreement on amendments to a fifth revision of the Anti-Money Laundering Directive, proposed by the European Commission last year. The revised Directive covers virtual currencies and anonymous pre-paid instruments and introduces enhanced safeguards for financial flows from ...