25 Blog posts

João A Accioly: Could Corruption Probes Survive Lava Jato?

Brazil’s Federal Police announced last month that the corruption-fighting Lava Jato (translation: Car Wash) task force would put away its soap and hoses and close its doors.  What started with money laundering at a gas station and grew to engulf Petrobras, the national oil company, had become a crusade. The task force worked on an…

The Top 3 Challenges Facing Chief Compliance Officers

Third party risks, new regulations, lack of buy in, global expansion, developing risk hotspots… these are just a few of the challenges facing Chief Compliance Officers. The role is undeniably difficult and while corruption risks are growing, frequently CCOs are being asked to do more with less. To discover some of the overarching challenges CCOs…

An Interview with Dr Klaus Moosmayer, Chief Compliance Officer, Siemens

An Interview with Dr Klaus Moosmayer, Chief Compliance Officer, Siemens 5 September, 2014 by Ben Sharples ([email protected]), Senior Conference Producer, Legal Division, C5 Communications Dr Klaus Moosmayer, Speaker at C5’s Compliance and Legal Risk Leaders Summit Q1. – What would you say have been the key changes in the compliance officers’ role in the last 12-18…

Compliance Officers Struggling with Expanded Responsibilities and Liabilities

The recent Munich Court Judgment against Neubürger (April 2014) has shown how the failure to address regulatory risks and comply with relevant laws exposes senior management to prosecution. As a result, legal counsel and compliance officers whose responsibility it is to report to, adequately inform and protect the board are increasingly challenged to answer to…

The Corruption risks Scandinavian businesses face when doing business in overseas markets

Recent enforcement activities by the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and FCPA are signaling a new era of relentless investigation and prosecution of corrupt practices. The cases involve investigations for individuals and companies such as GlaxoSmithKline, Alstom UK, Airbus Group NV, Sweett Group and others. In this article we review the recent bribery and corruption…

Managing bribery and corruption risk in the life sciences industry

Managing bribery and corruption risk in the life sciences industry

Managing bribery and corruption risks in the mining and metals industry

Managing bribery and corruption risks in the mining and metals industry

Managing bribery and corruption risks in the oil and gas industry

Managing bribery and corruption risks in the oil and gas industry

Anti-Corruption Infographic

PwC 2014 Global Economic Crime survey is one of the broadest and most comprehensive economic crime surveys the company has ever conducted, collecting feedback from over 5,000 global respondents. The below infographic is based on the responses related to anti-corruption. To read PwC’s full report visit: www.pwc.com/crimesurvey.   Click here to view the infographic.  @C5Live_AC

Essential elements of a Corporate Compliance programme

Source: Presented at C5’s 2nd Forum on Anti-Corruption, West Africa. Full presentation available here.   Essential elements of a Corporate Compliance programme   Organisational leadership & culture •Tone from the Top •Compliance and Controls structure (FTE and non-FTEs) •Incorporating compliance objs into coy-wide objs Standards & Procedures •Internal policies, procedures and SOPs Training & Communications…

Anti-Corruption West Africa – Request your brochure

Simply emails us at [email protected] to receive your free brochure.     Meet them this June, in Ghana – Keynote and Government Speakers: • Olaoulo Adegbite, Director of Operations, EFCC (Nigeria) • Charles Ayamdoo, Director, Anti-Corruption section of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (Ghana) • Abbia Udofia, Deputy Director of Operations, ICPC (Nigeria) Shannon Bullock, Programme Officer, Corruption and Economic Crime Branch, United Nations…

Anti-Corruption West Africa

How to benefit from PPPs to strengthen mutual anti-corruption compliance Complimentary presentation from C5’s 2nd Forum on Anti-Corruption, West Africa Edition    Click here to view the document as a PDF   Highlights of the presentation: Relevance of public-private partnerships (PPPs) in driving Internal and External Compliance The PPP Scorecard – how effective have these…