Corruption and Bribery

Fifa corruption intrigue deepens as Brazil’s Ricardo Teixeira resigns

corruptionbribery March 13, 2012 0

The intrigue enveloping Fifa has deepened with the resignation of Ricardo Teixeira, president of the Brazilian football confederation (CBF) for 22 years and a long-time powerful figure within football's world governing body. Under pressure

Calling Time on Corruption

corruptionbribery March 12, 2012 0

With the cost to Africa of fraudulent practices estimated at 25 per cent of its gross domestic product, serious steps are now being taken to stop the rot. Has Africa got a grip on

Global Anti-bribery and Corruption Survey 2011

corruptionbribery March 12, 2012 0

Bribery and corruption exist in all parts of the world in varying degrees. KPMG International commissioned a survey of 214 executives in the U.S. and the UK to identify their most vexing anti-bribery and

The True Costs of Corruption

corruptionbribery March 10, 2012 0

The World Bank estimates that corruption may cost the world economy about a $1 trillion a year. In more practical terms, as the chart below shows, corruption in some countries is robbing the world’s

Corruption continues to be the most common ethical issue for business

corruptionbribery March 10, 2012 0

Siemens, Alstom, Citigroup, Torex Retail, Innospec – just some of the companies who were recently named and shamed by the media for incidences of bribery, corruption and fraud. The Institute of Business Ethics’ latest Briefing,

FCPA Reform and Corporate Leniency

corruptionbribery March 9, 2012 0

As the calls for FCPA reform grow louder, I thought it would be timely to examine one of the more significant FCPA reform proposals: Robert W. Tarun and Peter P. Tomczak, Baker & Mckenzie

Preventing Corruption

corruptionbribery March 8, 2012 0

WHEN A CORPORATE SCANDAL throws a company into crisis or even destroys it, many onlookers’ reaction is that the people involved must have been immoral. Certainly they, the onlookers, would never become involved in

Common Sense and Internal Investigations

corruptionbribery March 6, 2012 0

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