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…

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…

Anti-Corruption – Industry News

Turkey learns how to fight against corruption from Singapore, By SERKAN DEMİRTAŞ, Posted on Hurriyet Daily News The number one item on Turkey’s agenda since Dec. 17 are the massive corruption and graft allegations against senior government members, including Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his family. Four ministers had to resign after prosecutors argued that they had…

LIFE SCIENCES – WEEKLY INDUSTRY NEWS

Belarus Ambulance Doctors: Underpaid And Overworked, by Vadzim Smok, Posted on BelarusDigest Leading up to New Year’s Eve and throughout the first week of 2014, employees of the Minsk municipal ambulance service launched a protest. They are demanding a raise in salaries and improved labour conditions. The healthcare sector in Belarus remains financed by the state and has…

Anti-Corruption & Fraud – Industry News

Spain targets political parties with new anti-corruption law, Posted on Reuters (Reuters) – Spain’s government proposed a law on Friday to control more tightly the financial activities of political parties, after corruption scandals in recent years involving both left and right. The law will ban legal and corporate entities from making donations to parties, and banks…