Harry Cassin
Publisher and Editor
Andy Spalding
Senior Editor
Jessica Tillipman
Senior Editor
Bill Steinman
Senior Editor
Richard L. Cassin
Editor at Large
Elizabeth K. Spahn
Editor Emeritus
Cody Worthington
Contributing Editor
Julie DiMauro
Contributing Editor
Thomas Fox
Contributing Editor
Marc Alain Bohn
Contributing Editor
Bill Waite
Contributing Editor
Shruti J. Shah
Contributing Editor
Russell A. Stamets
Contributing Editor
Richard Bistrong
Contributing Editor
Eric Carlson
Contributing Editor
Some say there are places where corruption is “cultural.” But that’s not exactly true. And ironically, Brazil now proves it.
Brazilian culture actually has a name — well-known and even faintly charming — for the ability to “get things done:” the Jeitinho Brasileiro.… Continue Reading
Two related UK banks said in separate U.S. securities filings that the UK’s top financial regulator has asked for information about any relationship the banks had with the Panama law firm at the center of the Panama Papers leak or with any individuals named in media coverage about the story.… Continue Reading
The Unaoil scandal has again brought FCPA due diligence to the forefront. Specifically, the question asked of compliance officers is, “How much due diligence is enough?”
The answer, still, is “it depends.” … Continue Reading
Job Title: Compliance Counsel
Employer: Lubrizol Corporation
Location: Wickliffe, Ohio USA
Decription
The Lubrizol Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is an innovative, growing, collaborative, respectful and tremendously successful $7B+ global organization that offers a world of opportunity to those who work here.… Continue Reading
Secretary of State John Kerry will attend the London Anti-Corruption Summit on May 12The massive leak dubbed the Panama Papers has given the UK Anti-Corruption Summit on May 12 an unexpected boost.… Continue Reading
Recently the CCO of a major financial institution was telling me how his principal regulators now insist upon seeing compliance metrics. The regulators demand quantitative evidence that the firm makes good on its commitment to compliance.… Continue Reading
Image courtesy of the University of Richmond Law SchoolThe University of Richmond Anti-Corruption Research Team is proud to announce the release of our ebook, “Olympic Anti-Corruption Report: Brazil and the Rio 2016 Games.”… Continue Reading
Official White House Photo by Pete SouzaThe Obama Administration Thursday announced a series of actions to end the use of anonymous corporations in the United States and require disclosure of beneficial owners when foreigners deposit money or buy assets in this country.… Continue Reading
Since 2013, Trust Across America in collaboration with Bob Easton, a Senior Managing Director at Accenture, has curated and published what is perhaps the largest bibliography on trust.
The 2016 update has just been completed, with 84 pages of resources.… Continue Reading
A jury in the Bahamas Tuesday convicted a former board member of the Bahamas Electricity Corporation of bribery, finding he took hundreds of thousands of dollars to help Alstom win contracts, reduce penalties for late performance, and overturn a government award to a competitor.… Continue Reading
Here is the astounding opening passage from a decision by the Supreme Court of Canada issued on April 29 in World Bank v. Wallace:
Corruption is a significant obstacle to international development.… Continue Reading
The media would have us believe that Brazil is in a state of unmitigated crisis and collapse. But that’s just the surface story.
Sure, the president is subject to impeachment proceedings, a flagship state-owned enterprise is exposed as systemically corrupt, and a great many leading government officials are implicated in the corruption scheme.… Continue Reading
