The Boardroom Blog
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Corruption,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: risk,
due diligence,
Bribery Act,
legislation,
bribery,
anti-corruption,
corruption,
anti-corruption legislation,
assessment
The UK Bribery Act comes into force on 1 July 2011 and in our experience companies underestimate the time required to implement an anti-corruption strategy. So for those who have yet to act, and have less than two months to do so, what do you need to know?
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Monday, February 07, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Corruption,
Non-executive director,
Risk
| Tags: M&A,
CFO,
due diligence,
Bribery Act,
bribery,
Companies Act,
non-executive directors,
G20,
board of directors,
corruption risk assessment,
enforcement,
Transparency International,
Proceeds of Crime Act,
growth review,
collective action,
infrastructure projects,
BAE Systems,
risk assessment,
World Bank,
Adequate procedures
What guarantee is there that enforcement will be taken seriously? Panel members discuss not only trends in enforcement but the commercial efficiencies of having systems in place to prevent bribery.
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Wednesday, November 17, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Governance,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: business,
India,
investment,
governance,
risk,
FRC,
M&A,
bribery,
Stewardship Code,
anti-corruption,
banking crisis,
scandals
Corporate scandals involving companies like the Maxwell Group, Enron, WorldCom and Satyam, and the recent banking crisis, have influenced the corporate governance norms in the US, the UK and India. Our recent India Watch article examines the key differences between the corporate governance regimes in both the UK and India.
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