Compliance Communications Blog

 

"Combating Corporate Corruption 2015"

 

6/5/15: Global business advisory firm AlixPartners conducted its third annual Global Anticorruption Survey and uncovered some disturbing statistics. The most sobering discovery: 85% of respondents believe their companies’ industries are exposed to at least some level of corruption risk. Of those, nearly one in...

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"Crowdsourcing Takes to Corruption"

 

6/5/15: Ah, the power of social media. Just when you think you might have a handle on what it can, should, will, won’t, could or might do, think again because technology and human creativity are going to turn your handle right around. Here are some examples: “I Paid a Bribe” in India; “Not in My Country” in Kenya; and...

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"A Dirty, Beautiful Mind"

 

6/5/15: Even if the FIFA World Cup doesn’t give you an adrenal boost (only two more years until the 2018 games, after all), the corruption scandal hitting world soccer’s governing body has rattled the cages of national governments and private companies alike. The indictments are likely to grow as...

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"A Source of Costly Non-Compliance"

 

4/29/15: An article posted on the CEB blog by Will Poats aims an important spotlight on middle managers and costly decisions in areas including corruption, global fraud, anti-trust and data privacy compliance failures. According to Poats post, CEB research of US federal settlements show an average cost...

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"Where are Investigations Underway?"

 

4/14/15: Once again, the FCPA Blog provides two unvarnished snapshots about the state of anti-corruption investigations around the world. On April 8, Richard Cassin listed the names of countries disclosed in 108 pending investigations, giving a sharp-edged look at where the most investigative action is...

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