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“For tracking litigation, enforcement, and regulatory developments, Compliance Week
should be your prime source.”- Chief Compliance Officer and VP of Legal Affairs, Arrow Electronics
- Chief Compliance Officer and VP of Legal Affairs, Arrow Electronics
By Adrianne Appel2022-11-07T20:56:00
Insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher is under investigation by the Department of Justice (DOJ) related to its business in Ecuador, the company told the Securities and Exchange Commission on Nov. 2.
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) unit of the DOJ delivered a subpoena to Gallagher during the second quarter of 2022, “seeking information related to our insurance business with public entities in Ecuador,” the company said in its financial Form 10-Q for the period that ended Sept. 30.
The company declined to comment about the subpoena, a spokesperson said in an email. Gallagher, which brings in more than $6 billion in annual revenue, has 850 offices worldwide, including one in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
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2024-02-12T14:45:00Z By Kyle Brasseur
Arthur J. Gallagher disclosed the Department of Justice ended an investigation into the insurance broker’s business in Ecuador for potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
2023-11-20T22:10:00Z By Kyle Brasseur
Two U.K.-based reinsurance brokers, Tysers Insurance Brokers and H.W. Wood, reached separate settlements with the U.S. Department of Justice addressing their participation in a wide-ranging scheme to pay bribes to Ecuadorian government officials.
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2025-06-04T15:24:00Z By Ruth Prickett
Up to 25,000 people a year in the U.K. are illegally promoting financial products or offering financial advice on social media, but none have yet appeared in court, according to the first Treasury Select Committee meeting on the subject of so-called “finfluencers.” Regulated financial services firms must comply with strict ...
2025-05-30T17:14:00Z By Adrianne Appel
The Securities and Exchange Commission dropped its case against cryptocurrency exchange Binance, just the latest in a string of dismissals that highlight the SEC’s change of course under the crypto-friendly Trump administration.
2025-05-29T13:25:00Z By Neil Hodge
To both clean up corporate behaviour and rack up its own enforcement record, the UK’s anti-bribery agency has seemingly largely guaranteed companies a pass from prosecution if they spill the beans on their misconduct. There’s only one problem: experts believe businesses may still stand a better outcome if they front ...
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