All articles by Tom Fox – Page 6
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How regional committees can strengthen compliance culture
Implementing a regional model can more effectively ensure employee and third-party compliance with your code of conduct by integrating compliance into every aspect of a company’s functions and generating the necessary information to continuously improve your program.
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Sometimes, a fine isn’t enough
U.S. regulators want companies to take firm disciplinary action against employees who are involved directly—or even indirectly—in the conduct at the heart of violations.
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Moving from operationalized compliance to connected compliance
The Man From FCPA explores how and why companies should move to a system of “connected compliance,” allowing them to take on more risks and more efficiently run the business.
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Implementing and maintaining a successful compliance program
There are three key areas that can help boards of directors to establish and maintain an effective compliance program—structure, culture, and risk management.
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The fight against worldwide corruption
When banks and regulators work together to halt the transfer, hiding, and parking of corrupt funds, the war on corruption takes one more giant step forward.
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It never pays to lie ... just ask ZTE
The Man From FCPA is continually reminded that much of the basis of compliance is grounded in wisdom imparted by our parents. Today, we are reminded of one of the most basic ones: Do not lie. That lesson apparently did not reach Chinese state-owned telecom company ZTE.
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The cost of doing business with PDVSA
With the tightening of sanctions by the United States around Venezuela and PDVSA, there will only be more scrutiny going forward for those that do business with the state-owned oil company.
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The value of a compliance oversight committee
The role of the compliance oversight committee is not to substitute its judgment for that of the CCO, but rather to provide another level of review to make sure nothing slips through the cracks that might expose the company to unwanted risk.
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What will be the cost to KPMG for South Africa failures?
The unraveling of KPMG in South Africa drives home a key point for any company that has done business in the country during the Zuma presidency.
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Public-private structure key to whistleblower program's success
The Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program has essentially widened the net of information available to the SEC.
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Three ways blockchain can be used to establish best practice
One of the most significant innovations in compliance will come through the incorporation of blockchain.
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ArticleA marketplace response to corruption
A ball-tampering scandal in Australian cricket shows that sometimes the market is the strongest enforcer.
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One way to bring employees together on social media
How one chief compliance officer uses a social media tool called Chatter to bring employees together in an environment similar to a virual tweetup.
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The dangers of unmasking whistleblowers
What kind of message does it send when a CEO tries to identify a whistleblower among the ranks of his employees?
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FIFA and more red flags
The latest FIFA corruption scandal should serve as another lesson in identifying and investigating red flags.
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The BSGR saga continues
The latest chapter of this real-life page-turner was the World Bank’s recent ruling against a mining company in the continuing legal dispute to strip its concession for the Simandou region in Guinea.
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Three key compliance messages to communicate to employees
Effective communication with employees is as important to a successful compliance program as the policies themselves.
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Three steps to fitting compliance into long-term business strategy
Incorporating the compliance function into a long-term business strategy starts with answering three important questions.
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What is the tone at Facebook and how far down does it go?
What does tone-at-the-top mean at an organization? Is it win at any (literally any) cost? If that really is the message, how long, then, before it permeates all the way through the organization? asks The Man From FCPA.
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Pre-acquisition due diligence is critical in M&A work
Engaging in robust pre-acquisition due diligence can go a long way toward helping a company avoid FCPA liability, says The Man From FCPA.