We rarely think about emergencies before they arrive on our doorstep. Yet, the recent civil unrest in Baltimore has presented another eye-opening reminder that no one can predict how or when an emergency might strike. While it might come as a fire or a flood – rather than a riot…
Effectively managing corporate compliance efforts in today’s regulatory environment–preventing corporate officers and employee from engaging in illegal practices,…
Various countries and their compliance-enforcing agencies request that companies have “adequate” compliance programs and organizations. But what does…
Why Should Financial Institutions, Hedge Funds And Private Equity Firms In The Asia Pacific Region Be Concerned About These Regulations In recent years, compliance risks associated with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA“) and the U.K. Bribery Act (“BA“) have intensified. U.S. regulators have vigorously enforced the anti-bribery provisions…
Baker & McKenzie has released its first global client survey on Social Media. Based on the responses from international…
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on December 2, 2014 released its first-ever analysis of anti-bribery…
On 3 December 2014, Transparency International (“TI”) launched its latest Corruption Perceptions Index (“CPI”) 2014. The CPI ranks countries and territories based on how corrupt their public sector is perceived to be. In this latest CPI, 175 countries are included. Significance of the CPI The CPI Index was established in 1995 as a…
4 November 2014 – The South Korean National Assembly is currently discussing an amendment of its anti-corruption laws.…
On 23 October 2014, Transparency International published a report which analyzed the enforcement of the the Organisation for…