Financial rewards hamper internal wrongdoing investigations
Last week, the SEC announced its second-largest whistleblower award in the five years the program has existed. A former employee...
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Weak controls key factor in majority of fraud cases worldwide, KPMG finds
Even as governments around the world ramp up their coordination efforts with each other and their enforcement actions to combat...
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Coming to America: An interview with John Wilcox
‘I think the US is becoming more comfortable with a more open, more transparent and more communications-based relationship with...
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Sodali and Morrow join forces to form new global IR firm
Consultancy Sodali has acquired Morrow & Co to create Morrow Sodali Global, a global firm with more than 600 clients across 30...
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Hong Kong-listed firms may have to return excess cash to shareholders
A group of investors, including BlackRock and publisher and activist David Webb, are campaigning for Hong Kong’s Securities and...
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VW preliminary settlement raises larger compliance issues
Volkswagen’s preliminary settlement with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today leaves unanswered questions about efforts...
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SEC considers ways to improve financial reporting
Last week, the SEC approved the concept release for Regulation S-K, which sets guidelines and requirements for companies’...
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Justice Department reinforces carrot-and-stick approach to FCPA
This week’s news that prosecutors globally – including the US Department of Justice (DOJ) – have initiated probes into the Panama...
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New Treasury rules scuttle Pfizer-Allergan merger
The latest round of guidance from the US Treasury Department intended to put the kibosh on tax inversions has done just that. On...
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Big whistleblower award for Olympus' first compliance officer
Yet another former corporate governance officer has collected a hefty whistleblower award from the US government. On March 1, a...
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