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MANILA, Philippines (AP) Leaders from 21 countries and self-governing territories are in Manila for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. The meeting's official agenda is focused on trade,...
View ArticleThe increasing importance of an anti-corruption compliance programme in...
(Source: IBA - International Bar Association) 02/11/2015 Back to Anti-Corruption Committee publications >> There has long been a view that corruption is an inevitable aspect of doing business in...
View ArticleACI’s 32nd FCPA Conference Keynote Address (SEC - The United States...
(Source: SEC - The United States Securities and Exchange Commission) Andrew Ceresney, Director, Division of Enforcement Washington, DC Nov. 17, 2015 Thank you for that very kind introduction. At the...
View ArticleU.S. SEC urges companies to self-report possible FCPA misconduct
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md., Nov 17 (Reuters) - Public companies will be required to self-report potential foreign bribery violations to U.S. securities regulators if they hope to receive a deferred or...
View ArticleAmerisourceBergen Announces Changes to Its Board of Directors and Adoption of...
(Source: AmerisourceBergen Corporation) VALLEY FORGE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 18, 2015-- AmerisourceBergen Corporation (NYSE: ABC) today announced that, following Richard C. Gozon’s retirement as...
View ArticleWashU Expert: Report sheds light on SEC’s Dodd-Frank whistleblower reward...
(Source: Washington University in Saint Louis) The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released its on the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program. Clark While much of the whistleblower reward...
View ArticleSEC Proposes Rules to Enhance Transparency and Oversight of Alternative...
(Source: SEC - The United States Securities and Exchange Commission) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2015-261 Washington D.C., Nov. 18, 2015 - The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced it has voted...
View ArticleStatement of Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte Markup of H.R. 4003,...
(Source: US House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 18, 2015 CONTACT: Kathryn Rexrode or Jessica Collins, (202) 225-3951 Chairman Goodlatte: H.R. 4003, the...
View ArticleMarley Coffee Responds to SEC Complaint
DENVER, Nov. 18, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jammin Java Corp. (d/b/a Marley Coffee) (OTCQB:JAMN) (www.marleycoffee.com) (“Jammin Java” or the “Company”), the sustainably grown, ethically farmed and...
View ArticleMarley Coffee Responds to SEC Complaint (Jammin Java Corp)
(Source: Jammin Java Corp) DENVER, Nov. 18, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jammin Java Corp. (d/b/a Marley Coffee) (OTCQB:JAMN) (www.marleycoffee.com) ('Jammin Java' or the 'Company'), the sustainably grown,...
View ArticleOpening Remarks to the Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital...
(Source: SEC - The United States Securities and Exchange Commission) Chair Mary Jo White Nov. 19, 2015 Thank you, Keith and Sebastian. This is our 34th annual Government‑Business Forum on Small...
View ArticleText of PM’s speech at the Sixth Global Focal Point Conference on Asset...
(Source: Prime Minister’s Office of India) Secretary General, INTERPOL, Mr. Jurgen Stock, My ministerial colleague Dr. Jitendra Singh, Other dignitaries on the dais, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am happy to...
View ArticleFederal prosecutors defend record on foreign bribery cases
The Commonwealth director of public prosecutions has rejected lawyers' claims he is failing to bring criminal charges over foreign bribery allegations because he is too "risk averse". Both the...
View ArticleTestimony on “Examining the SEC’s Agenda, Operations, and FY 2017 Budget...
(Source: SEC - The United States Securities and Exchange Commission) Chair Mary Jo White Before the Committee on Financial Services United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. Nov. 18, 2015...
View ArticleIn the News Today - November 19, 2015 (ILR - Institute for Legal Reform)
(Source: ILR - Institute for Legal Reform) Prosecution Rests its Case in Sheldon Silver Trial: Throughout the trial of the indicted former New York Assembly Speaker, prosecutors 'focused on advancing...
View ArticleSEC freezes assets of South Florida woman and company for alleged EB-5 scam
The Securities and Exchange Commission alleges that Lin "Lily" Zhong and her company, EB5 Asset Manager LLC, fraudulently exploited the EB-5 program, the regulator announced Thursday. Since 2011, Zhong...
View ArticleMatica Begins Legal Action Against THCD
Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - November 23, 2015) - Matica Enterprises Inc. (CSE: MMJ) (Frankfurt: 39N) (OTC PINK: MQPXF) ("Matica" or the "Company") announces that the Company has filed a Notice...
View ArticleFacebook Class Action Privacy Case Goes to Austria's Top Court
More than 25,000 people have so far signed on to join privacy advocate Max Schrems' complaint against Facebook. However, it will be up to the Austrian Supreme Court to decide whether they can make...
View ArticleFacebook Class Action Privacy Case Goes to Austria's Supreme Court
More than 25,000 people have so far signed on to join privacy advocate Max Schrems' complaint against Facebook. However, it will be up to the Austrian Supreme Court to decide whether they can make...
View ArticleGranite Construction To Pay More Than $8 Million In Forfeiture And Penalties...
(Source: United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York) Granite Construction, Incorporated (Granite), a nationwide construction and public works company that is publicly traded...
View ArticleUPDATE 1-U.S. probe finds possible misconduct by Walmart in Brazil - WSJ
Nov 24 (Reuters) - A U.S. investigation into potential foreign bribery by Wal-Mart Stores Inc has unearthed evidence of possible misconduct by the company in Brazil, the Wall Street Journal reported,...
View ArticleU.S. probe finds possible misconduct by Walmart in Brazil - WSJ
(Reuters) - A U.S. investigation into potential foreign bribery by Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N) has unearthed evidence of possible misconduct by the company in Brazil, the Wall Street Journal reported,...
View ArticleFMCSA's Final Rule Prohibits Coercion, Protects Commercial Truck and Bus...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced the publication in the Federal Register...
View ArticleFMCSA’s Final Rule Prohibits Coercion, Protects Commercial Truck and Bus...
(Source: FMCSA - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration) WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced the publication in...
View ArticleUK's Serious Fraud Office set for first plea deal, with ICBC Standard Bank
LONDON (Reuters) - London-headquartered ICBC Standard Bank Plc is the first company to enter a new type of plea deal with Britain's Serious Fraud Office, a move which one lawyer called a "defining...
View ArticleU.S. Probe of Wal-Mart Finds Possible Misconduct in Brazil
U.S. investigation into potential foreign bribery by Wal-Mart Stores has unearthed evidence of possible misconduct by the retailer in Brazil, after investigators found little to support the sweeping...
View ArticleICBC Standard Bank to Pay $33 Million to End Bribery Case
ICBC Standard Bank Plc will pay about $33 million to resolve an investigation into bribery at its former Tanzanian unit, after a London court approved the first-ever deferred prosecution agreement in...
View ArticleBribery act breakthrough: first ever deferred prosecution agreement...
(Source: Eversheds LLP) Fraud and financial crime 01-12-2015 On 30 November 2015, the Crown Court a ('DPA') between the Serious Fraud Office ('SFO') and ICBC Standard Bank Plc (the 'Bank'). The DPA...
View ArticleHKMA to look at conduct rules after executive refers son to JP Morgan
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority says it will consider reviewing conflict of interest rules after deputy chief executive Peter Pang was named alongside senior Chinese business leaders and mainland...
View ArticleA major South African bank has been fined £22 million in a bribery scandal
A former unit of Standard Bank, one of South Africa's biggest lenders, has agreed to pay almost $33 million (£22 million) in fines and compensation for failing to prevent a bribery scandal in Tanzania....
View ArticleStandard Bank to Pay $4.2 Million to Settle SEC Charges (SEC - The United...
(Source: SEC - The United States Securities and Exchange Commission) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2015-268 Washington D.C., Nov. 30, 2015 - The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Standard Bank...
View ArticleStandard Bank to pay $32.6m over Tanzania bribery scandal
South African bank agrees to pay sum for former London unit – now known as ICBC Standard Bank – in UK’s first deferred prosecution agreement...
View ArticleSFO agrees first UK DPA with Standard Bank (SFO - Serious Fraud Office)
(Source: SFO - Serious Fraud Office) The Serious Fraud Office's first application for a Deferred Prosecution Agreement was today approved by Lord Justice Leveson at Southwark Crown Court, sitting at...
View ArticleSEC: Grant Thornton Ignored Red Flags in Audits (SEC - The United States...
(Source: SEC - The United States Securities and Exchange Commission) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2015-272 Washington D.C., Dec. 2, 2015 - The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that national...
View ArticleSweett Group Admits Bribery Offense in Win for U.K. Prosecutor
Sweett Group Plc is set to become the first company to plead guilty under new U.K. bribery laws after admitting to an offense related to contracts in the Middle East. The U.K. construction company will...
View Article12 Huawei foreign workers face deportation
Following a raid at the Indonesian branch of Asian information and technology giant Huawei Technologies, the Law and Human Rights Ministry has said that 12 foreign workers in the company could face...
View ArticleAnother arm of the law
SOME of the largest fines inflicted on companies by America’s Department of Justice have come under deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs). With these, the charges against a perpetrator are suspended...
View ArticleUBIC's "Lit i View EMAIL AUDITOR" Product Adds Optional Function to Spot...
TOKYO, Dec. 3, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UBIC, Inc. (Nasdaq:UBIC) (TSE:2158), a leading provider of international litigation support and big-data analysis services, announced today that it has launched...
View ArticleSteven C. Watson (SEC - The United States Securities and Exchange Commission)
(Source: SEC - The United States Securities and Exchange Commission) U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Litigation Release No. 23408 / November 17, 2015 Securities and Exchange Commission v....
View ArticleBanks Said to Face SEC Probe Into Possible Credit Swap Collusion
U.S. regulators are examining whether banks colluded in setting prices in the derivatives market where investors speculate on credit risk, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. The U.S....
View ArticleSPI and SPI Energy Announce Approval of Merger to Reorganize SPI as a Cayman...
SHANGHAI, Nov. 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Solar Power, Inc. ("SPI" or the "Company") (OTCBB: SOPW), a global provider of photovoltaic (PV) solutions for business, residential, government and utility...
View ArticleEx-Goldman Compliance Worker Sued by SEC for Insider Trading
A Goldman Sachs Group Inc. employee hired to develop surveillance systems to detect illegal behavior was sued by the SEC for allegedly helping himself to inside information and trading on it. The U.S....
View ArticleBall Files Forms 8-K and S-3 with the SEC - RNS (Ball Corporation)
(Source: Ball Corporation) Microsoft Word - 8-K & S-3 RNS Announcement (Release Copy)_nov-27-2015.DOCX THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS AN ADVERTISEMENT AND NOT A PROSPECTUS OR PROSPECTUS EQUIVALENT DOCUMENT...
View ArticleGoodyear Announces Offering of €250 Million European Notes (The Goodyear Tire...
(Source: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company) AKRON, Ohio, December 7, 2015 - The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today announced that its European subsidiary, Goodyear Dunlop Tires Europe B.V....
View ArticleSEC: Lawyers Offered EB-5 Investments as Unregistered Brokers (SEC - The...
(Source: SEC - The United States Securities and Exchange Commission) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2015-274 Washington D.C., Dec. 7, 2015 - The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced a series of...
View ArticleHui Feng, et al. (SEC - The United States Securities and Exchange Commission)
(Source: SEC - The United States Securities and Exchange Commission) U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Litigation Release No. 23420 / December 7, 2015 Securities and Exchange Commission v. Hui...
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