Search Result for 'corruption'

Smart firms are investing in ESG programs not just to showcase their cultural bona fides but to appeal to consumers and employees. But these programs can also heighten regulatory and reputational risk. ...

Control Risks and Americas Society/Council of the Americas (ASCOA) has released the fourth edition of the Capacity to Combat Corruption (CCC) Index, which assesses countries' ability to detect, punish and deter corruption. ...

Russia's invasion of Ukraine may be largely motivated by the drive to expand corrupt practices, writes Columbia University adjunct professor Matthew Murray. To understand the situation, we need to look back to ...

As outlined in a December strategy announcement, the Biden Administration intends to dramatically accelerate the fight against domestic and international corruption. With key leaders confirmed, new methods and resources outlined by recent ...

FCPA enforcements fell in 2021 to their lowest in a decade, but many signs point to a rebound in FCPA and anti-corruption prosecutions in the coming year. Attorneys with the international law ...

DOJ's latest remarks (via Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco) on corporate criminal enforcement carry important implications for compliance teams. Going forward, the department will take a wider view of companies' past wrongdoing, ...

While 2021 may have been rather light when it comes to the number of FCPA enforcement actions, that doesn't mean the year was unlikely to have major corruption and FCPA enforcement action ...

Though broad in scope, the Biden Administration's plan to counter domestic and international corruption follows four primary lines of effort. A series of related proposals for rule-making conclude their comment period in ...

As evidenced by the Nigerian port systems, corruption often arises from inefficient systems. Inter-agency coordination and process modernization can curb corruption to a significant extent.

Automated analysis of big data and new sentiment processing are opening doors for fraud investigators to home in on wrongdoing faster and with more discretion. Though still not a silver bullet, these ...

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) and a bipartisan group of 17 House representatives recently introduced the Counter-Kleptocracy Act (CKA), which combines seven bipartisan anticorruption bills introduced earlier this year. The bill combines ...

2020 was a very significant year for every compliance practitioner and compliance program. Not only was it the year with the single highest Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) fine ever -- and ...