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Monitoring Bribery Risk through the Audit Right Process
With the increased scrutiny on third party relationships from U.S. and foreign regulators, a company’s right to audit the books and records of its third party vendors, agents and other business partners is paramount.
Read More »Corruption: Greece’s failure to investigate major foreign bribery cases raises significant concerns, says OECD
Greece has failed to promptly investigate a significant foreign bribery case and to provide timely information on its anti-bribery efforts, according to a new report. As a result, the OECD Working Group on Bribery
Read More »Business forum: Good companies don’t bribe. Period.
The anti-bribery standards Congress enacted 35 years ago help both U.S. businesses and global development. For many years, Minnesota and its business community have proudly been leaders in instituting ethical business practices and promoting human
Read More »Study Finds Concern about Bribery Risk as Investment Increases
Investing in compliance is on the rise but those tasked with implementing it are still concerned about exposure to risk, a new survey by Kroll found. The survey of 139 corporate compliance executives, conducted between
Read More »Transparency International’s Guidance on Anti-Bribery Due Diligence For Transactions
Anti-bribery due diligence should be applied to all investments, but on a risk-based approach, with the level of due diligence being proportionate to the investment and the perceived likelihood of risk of bribery
Read More »10 Ways To Effectively Communicate and Train for an Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Program
In order to spot red flags, a person needs to know details about patterns of bribery and corruption in the specific industry and market where he or she works. For example, people selling medical equipment
Read More »Transparency International’s Latest Report on Bribery in a Nutshell
Recently published “Deterring and Punishing Corporate Bribery,” and it is worth reading. A meaty 93 pages, the document is full of useful information, from U.K. charging issues to corporate criminal liability principles under
Read More »Issues relating to bribery and corruption in M&A transactions
The anti corruption movement is perhaps the most enduring symbol of the year 2011 in India, and is likely to dominate popular dialogue for the years to come. Although the connection between corruption and
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