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CFO January 1, 2005 David M. Katz |
The Bribery Gap While foreign rivals may make payoffs routinely, U.S. firms face new pressure to root out abuses. |
National Defense July 2010 Anderson & Goodwin |
Anti-Bribery Case in China a Wake-Up Call The recent Rio Tinto case in China is a powerful reminder why a vigilant and robust Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (FCPA) corporate compliance program is important. |
National Defense September 2015 Kopp & Bhatia |
U.S. Cracking Down on Defense Industry Corruption Overseas The race for international sales during the past few years has been followed by a wave of government investigations into defense companies for both major and relatively minor violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. |
National Defense August 2010 Patrick & Renzulli |
Defense Contractors Increasingly Targeted in Corruption Investigations Companies and individuals are facing dramatically higher penalties and costs for failing to comply with anti-bribery laws around the world, and especially in the United States. |
National Defense September 2005 Shaheen & Geren |
Penalties Get Tougher For FCPA Violations The government is cracking down on bribes by government contractors to foreign officials. |
Pharmaceutical Executive December 1, 2010 Chaturvedi & French |
US Anti-Corruption Regulation Risks Stepped-up enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act requires enhanced global coordination of compliance |
National Defense November 2015 Bradel & Ralph |
Justice Memo Calls for Absolute Cooperation The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act is a statute aimed at eliminating corporate bribery of foreign government officials. A defense contractor doing work overseas must be familiar with its tenets. |
CFO February 1, 2012 Sarah Johnson |
Don't Trust, Verify With antibribery actions on the rise, companies should monitor their business partners more closely than ever. |
Inc. August 2007 Alison Stein Wellner |
No Free Pass Anti-bribery law is now being aggressively enforced. |
National Defense January 2014 Cannon & Scott |
Anti-Bribery Law Demands Vigilance November marked the one-year anniversary of the release of the resource guide to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and should serve to remind all defense contractors of the critical importance of keeping their compliance program current and effective. |
CFO July 15, 2011 Kimberly Blanton |
Creating a Culture of Compliance "Tone at the top" is an overused phrase, but if companies want to mitigate fraud senior leaders need to speak up forcefully. |
Pharmaceutical Executive June 1, 2007 Cook & Leiken |
Legal: Foreign Policy Drug companies doing business abroad face a special risk of running afoul of stepped-up enforcement of anticorruption laws. |
IndustryWeek March 16, 2011 |
Schooled By Scandals Manufacturers burned by foreign bribery scandals provide valuable lessons for companies expanding their global presence. |
BusinessWeek July 8, 2010 Dexter Roberts |
The Higher Costs of Bribery in China The U.S. is policing the activities of big multinationals in China more aggressively, with China's own prosecutors sometimes following suit. |
National Defense July 2009 Latour & Maki |
Companies Must Resist Temptations to Cut Corners The defense industry must counter any temptation to cut corners that could result in violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). |
Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2006 Cook & Witten |
Legal: The Kickback Effect Pharma tends not to treat relationships with foreign doctors as cautiously as it does those with US physicians. But watch out: Misconduct on the part of your international employees could get kicked back onto your plate. |
CFO June 1, 2011 Alix Stuart |
Making the Leap As more midsize companies explore overseas M&A options, a little caution can go a long way toward ensuring success. |
CFO September 1, 2008 Kate O'Sullivan |
Gunning for Global Graft The Department of Justice and the SEC turn up the heat on briberies of foreign officials. |
CFO February 1, 2012 Michelle Celarier |
Global Positioning Expanding abroad has lots of potential, and plenty of risks. Here are some quick tips to help you avoid problems with staffing, regulatory requirements, joint ventures, and more. |
Knowledge@Wharton |
How Bribery and Other Types of Corruption Threaten the Global Marketplace There's no doubt that corruption, endemic in emerging economies around the world, throws economic development into chaos. Today, the creation of and comment on anti-corruption regimes is a growth industry. |
CFO April 1, 2006 John Goff |
Coming Distractions As big a concern as E-waste is, it is still only a small bite in the larger risk grid confronting business managers these days. Here are eight risks managers need to focus on. Green Laws: No Hazmats Beyond This Point... Terrorism Insurance: Duck and Cover... etc. |
BusinessWeek December 6, 2004 Matlack, Smith & Edmondson |
Cracking Down On Corporate Bribery With tougher laws in place, prosecutors around the world are bringing high-profile cases to court. |
National Defense February 2011 Pappalardo & Bombach |
Justice Department Beefs Up Foreign Corruption Act Enforcement Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act gained momentum in 2010. |
Reason January 2006 Brian Doherty |
You Can Be Too Careful How the U.S. government's new corporate accounting rules impede efficiency and stifle innovation. |
CFO June 1, 2007 Janet Kersnar |
View from Europe: Global Bribery A series of bribery scandals in Europe becomes a global issue. |
Entrepreneur September 2004 Jane Easter Bahls |
Illicit Affairs? If you do business overseas, be certain your "administrative fees" aren't really illegal bribes. And because complying with the many overlapping laws is tricky, hire a lawyer with experience in international business. |
National Defense December 2010 O'Neill et al. |
The Long Arm Of the U.K. Bribery Act For U.S. companies, particularly those active in foreign countries or engaged in high-profile markets such as the defense industry, maintaining ethical operations and avoiding corruption is essential. |
CFO January 1, 2003 |
Equity Research Executive recruiters are looking deep into the backgrounds of CFO candidates... China is coming to Corporate America... how bribery increases the cost of doing business... etc. |
CFO May 1, 2008 Kate O'Sullivan |
Can This Relationship Be Saved? Auditors and CFOs aren't the friends they once were, but they are working out their differences. |
CFO July 1, 2007 Scott Leibs |
Five Years and Accounting This story is Part 1 in a three-part series on how corporate finance has changed since the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was passed. |
CFO June 1, 2006 Don Durfee |
Innocents Abroad The pleasures and perils of taking a local business global. |
CFO May 1, 2005 Lori Calabro |
In Your Own Defense Why representing finance executives in lawsuits is both an art and a science. |
U.S. Banker May 2005 Michael Dumiak |
The Thousand Cuts When financial services firms look to venture abroad, politically motivated violence goes right to the top of how to consider disaster planning and daily operations. But it's much more likely that banks will face more basic risks -- like petty corruption, natural disasters and disease. |
CFO March 1, 2005 |
Paradigm Shifts The 20 events that most altered the practice of corporate finance since CFO magazine first began reporting on it in 1985. |
Finance & Development June 1, 2000 Jeremy Pope & Frank Vogl |
Making Anticorruption Agencies More Effective How anticorruption agencies can become key players in the war against bribery. |
The Motley Fool November 13, 2006 Tim Hanson |
The Dangers of Shady Deals If you're investing in China and India, you should know this: Of the businesses in the world's 30 leading exporting countries, those in China and India are the most like to pay bribes. |
CFO April 15, 2012 Sarah Johnson |
Coverage for Uncovered Secrets New insurance products will compensate companies for the costs of internal investigations. |
National Defense November 2011 Piazza & Ayers |
Regulators Flex Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement Muscles Continuing a trend that started late in the last decade, the Securities and Exchange Commission this year continues to raise the bar on the enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977. |
CFO January 30, 2004 |
Is 10 Years Enough? Did Former Enron CFO Andrew Fastow get all he deserved? Also: why equity research is moving to India; the effect of Medicare reform on retiree benefits; Citigroup in the hot seat, again; the tax-friendly status of online commerce may be in jeopardy; more. |
CFO November 1, 2008 Alix Stuart |
Making the Leap There are many ways to get to the top spot in finance. |
CFO October 1, 2002 Julia Homer |
How Did We Get Here? Much of what happened in the 1990s also happened in the 1980s. Here's hoping we don't do it again. |
CIO July 1, 2004 Christopher Koch |
The Sarbox Conspiracy Sarbanes-Oxley compliance efforts are eating up CIO time and budgets. Worse, CIOs are being relegated to a purely tactical role. And that may be the CFO's plan. |
National Defense January 2006 Reeder & Hickey |
Make Commitment To Corporate Ethics The National Defense Industrial Association puts ethical conduct on par with shareholder profits and believes maintaining the highest ethical standards throughout the defense industry has never been more important to the country. |
CFO September 1, 2003 Alix Nyberg |
Sticker Shock When Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, it didn't worry about how much it would cost companies. Today, CFOs are totting up the compliance bill -- and they don't like what they see. |
Pharmaceutical Executive August 1, 2014 Severin Wirz |
Only Fools Rush In The importance of pre-acquisition due diligence. |
CFO January 30, 2004 Scott Leibs |
New Terrain Post-Enron reforms have made dramatic alterations to the landscape of corporate governance. Boards, their committees, and internal auditors now have greater responsibilities and powers. How will these reforms change the CFO's job? |
BusinessWeek September 3, 2007 Nanette Byrnes |
The Comeback Of Consulting It's once more a huge business for Big Four auditors like Deloitte & Touche, thanks partly to Sarbanes-Oxley rules. |
National Defense August 2006 Shaheen & Bombach |
Anti-Bribery Enforcement On the Increase Overseas U.S. government contractors involved in overseas sales recognize the need to comply with the anti-bribery provisions of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. |
CFO January 1, 2004 |
The Foes of Enforcement State vs. federal regulators... Mutual-fund CFOs are clean, so far... Sarbox Section 404... Executive compensation and the IRS... |
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2012 |
Compliance: Getting Those Ducks in a Row Pharma must coordinate the efforts of medical, legal, HR, global partners and many other players in the regulatory compliance space to keep itself afloat in choppy seas. |