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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 »Bribery and Corruption – do we need to be worried?
Transparency International released the 2010 Global Corruption Barometer just before Christmas. Included in the report was a statistic that was surprising to many – 4% of the 1291 New Zealand respondents reported paying a
Read More »New York: U.S. anti-corruption setbacks seen having little impact on company strategies
The U.S. Justice Department has suffered a string of setbacks in its efforts to enforce the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, including two this week, but it retains sufficient leverage to persuade companies to settle
Read More »Anti-Corruption Risk Assessments for Global Business Organizations
Until recently, many global companies likely felt little need to conduct anti-corruption risk assessments. But that has changed dramatically, due in part, to the OECD’s 2010 good practice anti-corruption standards, which deemed risk assessment
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
Read More »Code of Conduct – The Cornerstone of Your FCPA Compliance Program
The cornerstone of a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) compliance program is the US Federal Sentencing Guidelines (FSG). They contain seven (7) basic compliance elements that can be tailored to fit the needs and
Read More »Common Sense and Internal Investigations
In-House counsel and corporate compliance officers dodge bullets everyday as they stare down the barrels of aggressive prosecutors, regulators, civil litigants, whistleblowers, disgruntled employees and shareholders prodded by trial attorneys to file derivative suits
Read More »Does Your Compliance Program Need a Check-Up?
When was the last time your anti-corruption compliance program had a check-up? Like any other “wellness” program, a periodic review of a company’s compliance program is an integral component of its overall health.
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