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National Defense August 2010 Patrick & Renzulli |
Defense Contractors Increasingly Targeted in Corruption Investigations Companies and individuals are facing dramatically higher penalties and costs for failing to comply with anti-bribery laws around the world, and especially in the United States. |
National Defense September 2005 Shaheen & Geren |
Penalties Get Tougher For FCPA Violations The government is cracking down on bribes by government contractors to foreign officials. |
CFO January 1, 2005 David M. Katz |
The Bribery Gap While foreign rivals may make payoffs routinely, U.S. firms face new pressure to root out abuses. |
National Defense November 2011 Piazza & Ayers |
Regulators Flex Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement Muscles Continuing a trend that started late in the last decade, the Securities and Exchange Commission this year continues to raise the bar on the enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977. |
Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2006 Cook & Witten |
Legal: The Kickback Effect Pharma tends not to treat relationships with foreign doctors as cautiously as it does those with US physicians. But watch out: Misconduct on the part of your international employees could get kicked back onto your plate. |
CFO September 1, 2008 Kate O'Sullivan |
Gunning for Global Graft The Department of Justice and the SEC turn up the heat on briberies of foreign officials. |
National Defense November 2015 Bradel & Ralph |
Justice Memo Calls for Absolute Cooperation The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act is a statute aimed at eliminating corporate bribery of foreign government officials. A defense contractor doing work overseas must be familiar with its tenets. |
National Defense July 2010 Anderson & Goodwin |
Anti-Bribery Case in China a Wake-Up Call The recent Rio Tinto case in China is a powerful reminder why a vigilant and robust Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (FCPA) corporate compliance program is important. |
National Defense February 2011 Pappalardo & Bombach |
Justice Department Beefs Up Foreign Corruption Act Enforcement Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act gained momentum in 2010. |
Pharmaceutical Executive June 1, 2007 Cook & Leiken |
Legal: Foreign Policy Drug companies doing business abroad face a special risk of running afoul of stepped-up enforcement of anticorruption laws. |
BusinessWeek July 8, 2010 Dexter Roberts |
The Higher Costs of Bribery in China The U.S. is policing the activities of big multinationals in China more aggressively, with China's own prosecutors sometimes following suit. |
National Defense January 2014 Cannon & Scott |
Anti-Bribery Law Demands Vigilance November marked the one-year anniversary of the release of the resource guide to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and should serve to remind all defense contractors of the critical importance of keeping their compliance program current and effective. |
Pharmaceutical Executive December 1, 2010 Chaturvedi & French |
US Anti-Corruption Regulation Risks Stepped-up enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act requires enhanced global coordination of compliance |
National Defense July 2009 Latour & Maki |
Companies Must Resist Temptations to Cut Corners The defense industry must counter any temptation to cut corners that could result in violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). |
National Defense December 2010 O'Neill et al. |
The Long Arm Of the U.K. Bribery Act For U.S. companies, particularly those active in foreign countries or engaged in high-profile markets such as the defense industry, maintaining ethical operations and avoiding corruption is essential. |
IndustryWeek March 16, 2011 |
Schooled By Scandals Manufacturers burned by foreign bribery scandals provide valuable lessons for companies expanding their global presence. |
National Defense August 2006 Shaheen & Bombach |
Anti-Bribery Enforcement On the Increase Overseas U.S. government contractors involved in overseas sales recognize the need to comply with the anti-bribery provisions of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. |
The Motley Fool April 7, 2004 Rich Smith |
Lucent Sings to the Feds The company discovers further instances of possible bribery by its employees, this time in China. |
The Motley Fool January 8, 2004 Rich Smith |
Oops, I(BM) Did it Again Once again IBM finds itself embattled in bribing controversy abroad. |
CFO January 1, 2008 Kate O'Sullivan |
Foreign Intelligence CFOs need to be smart about overseas operations -- or risk paying a heavy price. |
The Motley Fool November 11, 2004 Rich Smith |
SEC Targets Lucent Ex-Execs Investigation into alleged Saudi bribery by its Chinese subsidiary moves ahead. Lucent's stock has dropped 15% in value. |
BusinessWeek November 26, 2007 Jack Ewing |
Siemens Braces for a Slap from Uncle Sam After paying huge fines in Germany for bribery, Siemens faces even stiffer penalties in the U.S. |
Inc. August 2007 Alison Stein Wellner |
No Free Pass Anti-bribery law is now being aggressively enforced. |
CFO February 1, 2012 Sarah Johnson |
Don't Trust, Verify With antibribery actions on the rise, companies should monitor their business partners more closely than ever. |
National Defense November 2010 Marinelli & Latour |
Vetting Partners: A Key Compliance Element Vetting vendors and other partners is a critical element of a comprehensive export compliance program. |
CFO June 1, 2007 Janet Kersnar |
View from Europe: Global Bribery A series of bribery scandals in Europe becomes a global issue. |
Entrepreneur September 2004 Jane Easter Bahls |
Illicit Affairs? If you do business overseas, be certain your "administrative fees" aren't really illegal bribes. And because complying with the many overlapping laws is tricky, hire a lawyer with experience in international business. |
National Defense February 2009 David H. Laufman |
Mandatory Disclosure Regime Raises Stakes for Contractors A new regulatory enforcement regime has now commenced that underscores the Department of Justice's aggressive approach to procurement fraud and dramatically increases the compliance and disclosure obligations of defense contractors. |
BusinessWeek December 6, 2004 Matlack, Smith & Edmondson |
Cracking Down On Corporate Bribery With tougher laws in place, prosecutors around the world are bringing high-profile cases to court. |
CFO April 15, 2012 Sarah Johnson |
Coverage for Uncovered Secrets New insurance products will compensate companies for the costs of internal investigations. |
InternetNews January 6, 2004 Colin Haley |
IBM Korea Scandal Prompts U.S. Inquiries The DOJ and SEC are reportedly looking into bribery and bid-rigging allegations against the IT giant's South Korean subsidiary. |
The Motley Fool December 7, 2004 Rich Smith |
InVision Sees End of Tunnel A Department of Justice settlement for violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) clears the way for acquisition of the tiny bomb detector by GE. |
Knowledge@Wharton |
How Bribery and Other Types of Corruption Threaten the Global Marketplace There's no doubt that corruption, endemic in emerging economies around the world, throws economic development into chaos. Today, the creation of and comment on anti-corruption regimes is a growth industry. |
The Motley Fool March 8, 2004 Rich Smith |
Titanic Troubles for Lockheed? Lockheed's acquisition target, Titan, may be in trouble with the Feds. |
National Defense January 2006 Reeder & Hickey |
Make Commitment To Corporate Ethics The National Defense Industrial Association puts ethical conduct on par with shareholder profits and believes maintaining the highest ethical standards throughout the defense industry has never been more important to the country. |
The Motley Fool August 8, 2005 Rich Smith |
Welcome to America, Daimler-Benz The German half of DaimlerChrysler is under investigation by the Feds. European investors could be in for some rude surprises. |
CFO April 1, 2007 Wu Chen |
View from China: Shanghai Confidential Risk-management advisers to foreign companies say investigations of multinationals suggest it's time to take a close look at internal controls in the People's Republic. |
HBS Working Knowledge November 24, 2014 Michael Blanding |
Corrupting Silence: Companies Must Speak Up Against Bribes Does corruption really pay? Paul Healy finds that corruption may not be as lucrative - -or as unavoidable -- as it may seem. |
The Motley Fool January 7, 2005 Rich Smith |
Monsanto Dodges a Bullet The SEC and DOJ notch victories. Monsanto's punishment for fraud in Indonesia will be a relatively mild $1.5 million in total fines and a commitment to stay out of trouble over the next three years of probation. |
The Motley Fool July 13, 2011 Jonathan Berr |
Rupert Murdoch's Never-Ending Headache A $5 billion share buyback won't calm outraged investors as a possible federal inquiry looms. |
Finance & Development June 1, 2000 Jeremy Pope & Frank Vogl |
Making Anticorruption Agencies More Effective How anticorruption agencies can become key players in the war against bribery. |
CFO July 15, 2011 Kimberly Blanton |
Creating a Culture of Compliance "Tone at the top" is an overused phrase, but if companies want to mitigate fraud senior leaders need to speak up forcefully. |
CFO April 1, 2005 Tim Reason |
The Limits of Mercy The cost of cooperating with the SEC is high. The cost of not cooperating is even higher. Faced with financial penalties, career-ending bans, and possible criminal prosecution, more individuals are choosing to fight the SEC. |
Chemistry World October 7, 2015 Phillip Broadwith |
Bristol-Myers-Squibb fined for alleged Chinese bribes The US Securities and Exchange Commission has fined New York based pharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb over $14 million over alleged bribes made to Chinese state owned hospitals. |
Finance & Development June 1, 2000 Robert Klitgaard |
Subverting Corruption The focus of countries' anticorruption efforts typically begins with consciousness raising, shifts to making governments less susceptible, and then addresses the problem of corrupt systems. When this third stage is reached, what measures can governments, concerned citizens, and others take to subvert entrenched corruption? |
National Defense January 2012 David Hickey |
Cutting Costs Does Not Require Cutting Compliance Lest anyone think the federal government will tolerate less contractor compliance, the current environment indicates that it is much more likely that the government will pursue allegations of non-compliance, fraud, waste and abuse with even greater vigor. |
The Motley Fool April 19, 2010 Rich Smith |
Hewlett-Packard: International Criminal Mastermind? Or is H-P just a patsy? |
Chemistry World August 6, 2014 Hepeng Jia |
GSK's China troubles continue The company faces official prosecution over accusations of bribery and corruption, litigation from fired employees and an upcoming trial of private investigators employed to look into a blackmail attempt. |
CFO October 1, 2002 Alix Nyberg |
Regulation: Pitt and the Pendulum The kinder, gentler SEC Pitt envisioned vanished faster than you can say Arthur Andersen. Can he run a tougher, meaner agency? |
Inc. April 2007 Tiku & Clifford |
How To Get Started Six of the biggest concerns about doing business abroad. |