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Financial Services Industry Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)

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First DOJ Declination For FCPA Violations Since Renewed Enforcement Guidelines

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On August 7, 2025, the United States Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Fraud Section (“DOJ”) issued a declination letter to a U.S.-based insurance company (the “Company”) to resolve alleged violations of the Foreign...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending June 7, 2025

Welcome to 10 For 10, the podcast which brings you the week’s Top 10 compliance stories in one podcast each week. Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance brings to you, the compliance professional, the compliance stories you need to...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Upping Your Game: Episode 1 – Meeting Hui Chen’s Challenge

In February, the Trump Administration suspended investigations under and enforcement of the FCPA. Many compliance professionals have since wondered what this will mean for corporate compliance programs going forward. Hui Chen...more

K2 Integrity

[Webinar] FCPA & FEPA versus the Middle East – What can we expect in the coming year? - April 30th, 9:00 am ET

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Join our panel of experts for a one-hour session where they will discuss the impact of the halt on FCPA and FEPA enforcement by the Trump administration and what it means for the Middle East in terms of investigations and...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending March 15, 2025

Welcome to 10 For 10, the podcast that brings you the week’s Top 10 compliance stories in one podcast each week. Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings to you the compliance professional and the compliance stories you need...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

International Trade Enforcement Roundup – November 2024

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You are reading the November 2024 Update of the Bass, Berry & Sims Enforcement Roundup, where we bring notable enforcement actions, policy changes, interesting news articles, and a bit of our insight to your inbox. -...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

SEC fines gaming company $4 million as successor to a company charged with FCPA violations

On March 6, the SEC announced that an Ireland-based global gaming and sports betting company, as successor-in-interest to a company it acquired in 2020 (the “acquired company”), agreed to pay a $4 million civil money penalty...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] Summit on Anti-Corruption & Compliance Programs - March 22nd - 23rd, Mexico City, Mexico

Hosted by American Conference Institute, the Mexico Summit on Anti-Corruption & Compliance Programs returns for another exciting year with curated programming that shines a global spotlight on anti-corruption compliance...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

DOJ revises corporate enforcement policy applicable to all criminal matters including FCPA cases

On January 17, Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. delivered remarks at Georgetown University Law Center, during which he announced changes to the DOJ’s Criminal Division Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for February 2022

Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The FCA And SEC Annual Reports – A Statistical Comparison

Key Points - The SEC and the FCA each publish annual reports on their enforcement actions. Whilst enforcement data only shows a snapshot of the regulators’ activities, there is much to be learned from these reports,...more

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[Virtual Event] Compliance Solutions Across Industries - June 9th, 8:55 am - 4:30 pm CDT

Compliance Solutions Across Industries - Are you looking to: - Create a stronger compliance program for your organization? - Explore key takeaways from recent international and domestic enforcement actions? -...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Consumer lender sets aside $21.7 million to settle Foreign Corrupt Practices Act probe

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South Carolina-based consumer lender World Acceptance Corporation announced recently that it had earmarked $21.7 million to resolve a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) probe into its compliance with the Foreign Corrupt...more

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UK Business Crime Review 2020

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This is the first edition of U.K. Business Crime Review— an annual publication focused on the outcomes, trends and developments over the past 12 months that are likely to be of interest to businesses operating in the United...more

King & Spalding

Q4 2019: Latin America Enforcement Review

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In the fourth quarter of 2019, U.S. enforcement authorities sustained efforts to prosecute individuals violating U.S. anticorruption laws in matters related to Latin America, while authorities in Latin America, including in...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

(Another) Big Bank Pays FCPA Penalty for Hiring Practice

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• A payment to a government official can take many forms. • The SEC charges bank for books and records violation even absent a bribery charge. • Industry-wide enforcement is a continuing tactic for U.S. regulators. ...more

The Volkov Law Group

Barclays Agrees to Pay the SEC $6.3 Million to Settle FCPA Offenses for Hiring of Relatives of Foreign Officials in Asia

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Barclays joined the club of global financial institutions settling FCPA violations for hiring of relatives of foreign officials in Asia.  Barclays agreed to disgorge $3.8 million and paid prejudgment interest of nearly $1...more

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Hanzo's 2018 FINRA AND SEC Regulatory Compliance Year in Review

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From Elon Musk’s tweets to Floyd Mayweather and DJ Khaled’s promotion of cryptocurrencies, 2018 was, to say the least, an interesting year in regulatory enforcement news. Even if all you do is win, win, win, no matter what,...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for September 2018

In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to primary...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Foreign Investment Brings Corruption-Related Regulatory Burdens

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Foreign investment in the U.S. real estate market has been increasing for some time. That brings many benefits. It can also pose unanticipated compliance challenges for U.S. mortgage professionals working on transactions...more

Goodwin

Financial Services Weekly Roundup - August 2018

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Editor's Note - OCC to Accept FinTech Charters; Treasury Endorses “Regulatory Sandbox” to Encourage Financial Innovation. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced on July 31 that it would begin...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

In a first coordinated resolution, US and French authorities announce agreement to settle criminal charges with Paris-based...

On June 4, 2018, Société Générale S.A., together with a subsidiary of the Paris-based global financial services institution, announced an agreement with both French and American authorities to resolve charges relating to...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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We’ve begun exploring here the impact that the White House’s Iran deal pullout (and subsequent threat to impose sanctions on Iran’s trading partners) will have on particular EU-based companies (right, Peugeot)?  Now we’ve...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Two Intertwined FCPA Enforcement Actions: SocGen and Legg Mason

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced two Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions earlier this week and the intertwined nature of these two enforcement actions informs today’s blog post....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top Ten International Anti-Corruption Developments for May 2017

In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to primary...more

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