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When choosing transactions to test as part of anti-bribery assessments, the usual suspects include expense accounts like consulting, marketing, promotions, commissions, or miscellaneous. Other expense accounts are selected based on the nature of the company’s business, risk factors or descriptions of the account.… Continue Reading
When planning your next anti-corruption risk assessment or audit, one area that may deserve closer attention is asset sales and purchases.
This risk area is often overlooked in routine compliance planning and testing, but it is a growing focus of any enforcement actions your company may face.… Continue Reading
SEC Chairman Mary Jo White told an audience Tuesday from the National Society of Compliance Professionals that compliance officers “have a very tough job in a complex industry where the stakes for all concerned are extremely high.”… Continue Reading