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"Adding a Liaison to Improve Compliance Effectiveness"


12/16/14: Compliance and ethics don’t happen because of one individual or department.  In the December 2014 issue of Compliance and Ethics Professional, Rebecca Walker drills into the use of Compliance and Ethics Liaisons (CELs). Walker takes readers through the benefits companies may gain through the use of CELs and practical...

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"What Do We Know About Non-Compliance?"


12/16/14: What do we know about compliance – and non-compliance – and what do we think we know? The two aren’t necessarily the same according to a post by Bill Waite on the FCPA Blog. Citing a recent OECD analysis of 427 enforcement actions by nations that had signed the 1999 Anti-Bribery Convention shows that we may be operating under...

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"FAW-Volkswagen, Marketing and Corruption"

12/2/14: FAW-Volkswagen automotive co Ltd, a joint venture between China’s FAW Group Corp car maker and Germany’s Volkswagen AG, has come under scrutiny by China’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection for possible corruption. The case is part of a massive push by Chinese officials to address corruption by global and domestic...

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"An Entry to ISO 37001"

12/2/2014: An article by Elizabeth Gasiorowski Denis on the ISO website gives a current look at the status of corruption and the global fight against it. Toward the end of the article, she writes about the work underway on ISO 37001, which will “… take into account internationally recognized good anti-bribery practice.” The anticipated standard will...

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"Verify Before You Trust Your Compliance"


12/2/14:
 The famous “trust but verify” line is especially appropriate when it comes to corporate compliance programs according to a quarterly report from the law firm Sidley Austin LLP. There are several interesting articles in the third-quarter newsletter (including one about shareholder inspections of privileged documents) but particularly...

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