Compliance Communications Blog

 

"Top Fraud and Corruption Trends for 2015"


2/9/15:
EY Fraud Investigation & Dispute Services (FIDS) released its "Top Fraud and Corruption Trends for 2015." Not surprisingly, bribery and corruption remain significant challenges for companies, especially in highly regulated industries. The report points to three key considerations for developing general risk management plans: cyber...

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"Alstom Pays Largest-Ever FCPA Criminal Penalty"


1/6/15: When you get into the hundreds of millions of dollars, “largest” takes on a whole new meaning. French energy and transportation company Alstom S.A. recently pleaded guilty to charges of violating the books and records provisions of the FCPA. The plea was met by a penalty of more than $772 million, making it the largest-ever criminal...

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"SEC Catches Insider Trading by Directors of Board"


1/6/15:
Insider trading isn’t reserved for traders. In late December, the SEC charged two individuals in Chile with insider trading on nonpublic information that one person had learned while serving on the Board of Directors of CFR Pharmaceuticals S.A. Specifically, Juan Cruz Bilbao Hormaeche “… exploited highly confidential information from a...

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"Checking the Rear-View Mirror"


1/6/15: When you’re planning out 2015’s compliance goals, activities, and projects, it’s probably a good idea to look back at what happened in 2014. Matteson Ellis gives a helping hand with an article featured on Corporate Compliance Insights (reprinted with permission from Ellis’ FCPAmericas Blog). The article, “What FCPA Enforcement was Thinking...

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"Pain, Pleasure, and Lessons for Compliance"


1/6/15: Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol has a few things to teach compliance professionals that have nothing to do with Christmas or carols. The story and modern behavioral psychology both drill into a dilemma that also stands at the center of behavior change and compliance. How do we promote behavior change that results in...

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