Barclays Agrees to Pay $6.3M FCPA Settlement
Michael Volkov details the recent FCPA settlement against Barclays for improper hiring practices stretching back several years. One key factor ...
Tag: anti-corruption
Deutsche Bank Settles FCPA Case with SEC for $16 Million for Hiring Relatives of Public Officials
Deutsche Bank’s hiring practices in the Asia-Pacific region have exposed the institution to corruption risk, and SEC has taken note. ...
Debarment: Asia-Pacific Raises the Bar on Public Procurement
Debarment regimes exclude companies from public procurement opportunities following conviction of specified offences. Wendy Wysong, Tim Grave and Madeleine Parker discuss ...
The Convergence Between the FCPA and Suspension and Debarment
Jay Rosen, “Mr. Monitor,” continues a series on suspension and debarment, discussing where these actions meet with FCPA enforcement. Debarment ...
Entering Greece: Mitigating FCPA Risk and Maximizing Opportunities in a Global Economy
Entering new markets requires copious amounts of due diligence. While there are risks of corruption and bribery, Greece offers many ...
National College Admissions Scandal Reveals Corrupt Underbelly of College Exams and Athletic Recruitment
News broke last week of a scandal in which high-profile executives and celebrities allegedly used bribery to secure their children’s ...
Brazil’s Falling Ranking in the Corruption Perceptions Index
Transparency International recently released its annual Corruption Perceptions Index, and Brazil has fallen in the rankings. On its face, this ...
The 2019 TRACE Bribery Risk Matrix Rankings for Asia-Pacific
New Data is Key to Anti-Bribery, Anti-Corruption Efforts TRACE International published an updated Bribery Risk Matrix earlier this month, and ...
2019: Will Money Launderers Meet Their Match?
The Outlook for AML in the Year Ahead 2018 proved to be a challenging year in the fight against money ...
Common Pitfalls in Third-Party Due Diligence
5 Risky Mistakes Companies Make Third-party relationships result in a majority of FCPA resolutions and investigations. Dan Wendt, member at ...
Goldman Sachs and the 1MDB Criminal Prosecutions
Indictments and Other Developments Following indictments unsealed last week, Michael Volkov revisits the 1MDB scandal, from the major players to ...
From the FCPA to #MeToo
How Sexual Harassment is Changing American Compliance Corporate compliance has been around for decades – sexual harassment for much, much ...
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