Corporate Boards May Compromise Document Retention and Discovery Processes news
Compliance of corporate boards creates vulnerability for companies, says Thomson Reuters GRC survey
MetricStream Announces the Latest Release of its Next Generation Risk Management Solution news
The highly flexible and intuitive new version will facilitate proactive risk management by providing real-time risk intelligence, harmonizing risk-control content, and streamlining complex risk processes
Niger establishes anti-corruption agency (2011) resource Articles OCEG Reviewed
The government of Niger announced on Wednesday that it has established a new agency [press release, in French] tasked with combating corruption.
UK, Bribery Act 2010: Quick Start Guide (2011) resource Agency Guidances OCEG Reviewed
Ministry of Justice, United Kingdom: The Bribery Act 2010 modernises the law on bribery. It comes into force on 1 July 2011. This document offers a quick guide to the things you need to know to prepare your business for implementation.
UK, Bribery Act 2010: Guidance about commercial organisations preventing bribery (2011) resource Agency Guidances OCEG Reviewed
United Kingdom, Ministry of Justice - Guidance to help commercial organisations understand the sorts of procedures they can put in place to prevent bribery.
UK clamps down on corruption with new Bribery Act (2011) resource Agency Guidances OCEG Reviewed
UK Ministry of Justice Press Release announcing guidance documents on the Bribery Act, which will enter into force on July 1, 2011.
Guidance about commercial organisations preventing bribery (section 9 of the Bribery Act 2010) (September 2010) resource Agency Guidances OCEG Reviewed
On September 14 2010 the Ministry of Justice opened a consultation on its draft adequate procedures guidance. The government is obliged to produce such guidance under Section 9 of the Bribery Act 2010 and has pledged to consult and publish a final version before the act comes into force in April 2011.
Status: Closed - Awaiting response.
Anti-Corruption Portal of the Americas (OAS) resource Organizations & Associations OCEG Reviewed
The Anti-Corruption Portal of the Americas, developed by the Department of Legal Cooperation of the Secretariat for Legal Affairs, provides information regarding transparency in public administration and anticorruption cooperation, including developments within the MESISIC framework and technical cooperation efforts (left-hand menu), as well as links to the web pages of the member states’ agenc
European Council: Civil Law Convention on Corruption resource International Materials OCEG Reviewed
Introduction of the Explanatory Report: The Council of Europe became strongly interested in the international fight against corruption because of the obvious threat corruption poses to the basic principles this Organisation stands for: the rule of law, the stability of democratic institutions, human rights and social and ec
Driving Ethical Growth: New Markets, New Challenges - 11th Global Fraud Survey (Ernst & Young, 2010) resource Research / Studies OCEG Reviewed
Introduction:
Achieving growth often means planning expansion into new international markets or looking again at potential acquisition targets. Both of these may mean doing business in new geographies, some of which may bring particular fraud, bribery and corruption risks.
