Job: Vice President Anti-Bribery Compliance
The FCPA Blog
April 19, 2021
Job Title: Vice President Anti-Bribery Compliance
Employer: BlackRock, Inc.
Location: Atlanta, Georgia USA… Continue Reading
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How well do you know your anti-corruption enforcement and compliance acronyms?
The FCPA Blog
April 15, 2021
Take the FCPA Blog’s quick quiz to test your knowledge of anti-corruption and compliance acronyms. The quiz has 20 questions, so 16 correct answers is an 80 percent score. You can take the quiz as many times as you want, and all results are anonymous.… Continue Reading
Innovative compliance e-learning series now open to everyone
Richard Bistrong
April 14, 2021
The newly released Compliance Corner video library is a real-world compliance and ethics training series told through the front-line perspective. Following a successful launch, Compliance Corner is now available to all companies and other organizations.… Continue Reading
A comprehensive anti-bribery policy is essential, but not enough
Klaus Moosmayer
April 13, 2021
Recently, the FCPA Blog featured the Novartis anti-bribery policy as part of its respective benchmark series. The design and implementation of an effective anti-bribery policy is undoubtedly one of the pillars of every serious compliance program — but it should not be seen as the only one.… Continue Reading
Benchmarking Alert: Here’s Volkswagen’s full anti-corruption policy
Harry Cassin
April 8, 2021
Volkswagen left its mark on the history of the world with the love it or hate it Beetle. Is it a similar story with its (incredibly) thorough anti-corruption policy? Let’s dive into the Antikorruptionsrichtlinie (my word).… Continue Reading
Questions compliance officers should ask themselves before that big promotion
Richard L. Cassin
April 7, 2021
In an SEC filing Tuesday, Zurich-based Credit Suisse Group SA said it wrote down $4.7 billion in bad loans, and chief risk and compliance officer Lara Warner was “stepping down” from her role on the executive board effective that day and leaving the bank.… Continue Reading
When whistleblowing is used as a weapon, how do we protect the victims?
Alexander Ghazvinian
April 6, 2021
The protection of whistleblowers is essential and needs to be significantly improved in many companies and countries. The EU Whistleblower Protection Directive has highlighted this issue, which is a very welcome development.… Continue Reading
As international anti-bribery enforcement evolves, is the U.S. losing its place?
Robert Clark
April 5, 2021
Anti-corruption enforcement is a slow-moving vehicle. Investigations into business bribery allegations can take years to resolve, even with the application of significant agency resources. Building up enough prosecutorial capacity to handle a reasonable caseload requires its own long-term effort, both institutionally and politically.… Continue Reading
Compliance Alert: Sometimes companies must break the law
Richard L. Cassin
April 1, 2021
You may have noticed a risk factor in annual reports and SEC registration statements about “conflicting laws and regulations.” Once rare, the warning has become common, thanks to globalized operations and proliferating regulators.… Continue Reading
Job: Associate General Counsel, Ethics and Compliance
The FCPA Blog
March 29, 2021
Job Title: Associate General Counsel, Ethics and Compliance 
Employer: Bloom Energy
Location: San Jose, California USA… Continue Reading
Should compliance departments be forced to compete with outside providers?
Richard L. Cassin
March 25, 2021
We all know this about corporate life: Support functions are the exclusive responsibility of designated groups. If you need or want compliance help, for example, you have to ask the compliance department.… Continue Reading
Benchmarking Alert: Here’s the full Microsoft anti-corruption policy
Harry Cassin
March 24, 2021
Microsoft has one of the most interesting anti-corruption policies we’ve reviewed and the only one to cover two rarely acknowledged topics: extortion and threats. … Continue Reading