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Anti-Bribery and Corruption, Compliance, Enforcement and Prosecution Policy and Trends, Fraud, Deception and False Claims October 31, 2013

International Business Attitudes to Corruption – Survey 2013

Based on these statistics, it seems fairly likely that some companies will learn the hard way about the benefits of putting in place a proper compliance program for anti-corruption risks when they are later investigated and prosecuted… Continue Reading

Anti-Bribery and Corruption, Compliance April 17, 2012

UK Bribery Act: UK middle management in the dark

In other words, 72% of the people responsible for the day to day operations of UK companies and those on the front line of policy implementation are completely in the dark about the Bribery Act.… Continue Reading

Anti-Bribery and Corruption, Compliance November 16, 2011

Adequate anti-corruption procedures: can your team identify “red flags”?

Your employees can form a vital line of defence against corruption, but only if they know what to look out for and how to respond appropriately. The insidious nature of corruption often means that employees themselves become unwitting facilitators.… Continue Reading

Anti-Bribery and Corruption, Compliance, Enforcement and Prosecution Policy and Trends, Financial Institution Regulation July 22, 2011

UK Financial Services Authority fines Willis Limited, insurance brokers, for failures in its anticorruption compliance programme – some sobering lessons for all companies

So, another large insurance broker has been publicly criticised and fined. According to the FSA, this was avoidable as Willis knew what they had to do in terms of compliance and they knew the risks to their business in relation to bribery and corruption, but it appears that their compliance was inadequate in several different respects… Continue Reading

Anti-Bribery and Corruption, Compliance, Election and Political Law July 6, 2011

“Is my FCPA compliance good enough for the Bribery Act?”

We are often told, particularly by American clients, that their organisation is already FCPA compliant, "so isn't that enough for the Bribery Act?....what more do we need to do, if anything?".… Continue Reading

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