PARIS, Nov 8 (Reuters) - France adopted new anti-corruption legislation
on Tuesday which will for the first time enable companies to strike
negotiated financial settlements with magistrates, in line with practice
in the United States and Britain.
http://news.trust.org/item/20161108185817-7qfns
Global Anti-Corruption Updates
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
From the Wall Street Journal -- Corruption Currents: Bangladesh Seeks to Recover More From Hacking Heist (14 Nov 2016)
From the Wall Street Journal -- Corruption Currents: Bangladesh Seeks to Recover More From Hacking Heist (14 Nov 2016). By Samuel Rubenfeld. http://blogs.wsj.com/riskandcompliance/2016/11/14/corruption-currents-bangladesh-seeks-to-recover-more-from-hacking-heist/
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
UNDP and Australia team up to boost corruption fight in Asia-Pacific
The United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP) and the Australian Government are launching
"Anti-Corruption for Peaceful and Inclusive Societies" or ACPIS, a
new 4-year partnership to strengthen national anti-corruption efforts in the
Asia-Pacific region.
An Inception
Meeting on 24-25 November 2016 in Bangkok will bring together different
stakeholders from Asia-Pacific and present to them the ACPIS project and its
priorities. The meeting will be a venue to understand the priorities of
stakeholders, and reach consensus on the roadmap for collaboration,
partnerships, and implementation plans for the next four years.
Funding support
and technical assistance for ACPIS comes from Australia, through its Department
of Foreign Affairs and Trade, which is providing a total budget of A$6.55
million from 2016 to 2020.
ACPIS is a
partnership with UNDP, with close collaboration by the United Nations Office on
Drugs and Crime and UNDP Pacific Center, which is based in Fiji.
The project directly supports Goal 16 of the United
Nation's Sustainable Development Goals. Goal 16 seeks to "promote peaceful and inclusive societies
for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build
effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels."
ACPIS focuses on three objectives:
(1) Putting in place anti-corruption solutions in the
health, education, water, infrastructure, and other relevant service delivery
sectors by minimizing corruption risks through corruption risk assessments and
strengthening social accountability;
(2) Strengthening country capacities to implement the
United Nation’s Convention Against Corruption, particularly focusing on
mainstreaming anti-corruption measures in national development processes and
strengthening the capacity of anti-corruption agencies in preventing
corruption; and,
(3) Promoting advocacy and knowledge to support
national anti-corruption efforts, including providing knowledge on topical
issues, such as a better understanding of the link between violent extremism
and corruption.
For more information about ACPIS, please contact:
Elodie Beth (Ms). Regional
Advisor, Governance and Peacebuilding, UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub. elodie.beth@undp.org
Anga R. Timilsina (Mr). Programme Manager, UNDP’s
Global Anti-corruption Initiative,
Bureau for Policy and Programme Support. anga.timilsina@undp.org
Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Ethical Alliance Daily News - 7 Nov 2016
United States: US law firm files class action lawsuit against Cognizant
Nov 07, 2016 08:00 pm
Cognizant
is facing yet another class action lawsuit in the US from a section of
investors for allegedly issuing “false and misleading statements about
its business and operations” between February and September this year.
Law firm Holzer & Holzer LLC...
The
Libyan Investment Authority tried to resurrect its lawsuit against
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. by adding new accusations of bribery, less than
a month after a crushing courtroom defeat in London. But Judge Vivien
Rose said at a hearing Friday...
German
prosecutors probing whether Volkswagen executives manipulated the
markets in the wake of the “dieselgate” scandal have widened their
investigation to include the chairman of the group’s supervisory board,
the auto giant said on Sunday (Nov 6). “The proceedings refer...
The
Prime Minister, Auditor-General and Government will raise a preliminary
objection to Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali’s bid seeking to declassify
the Auditor-General’s report on 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB). Senior
federal counsel Suzana Atan told reporters of the development after...
China: Senior graft-buster appointed China’s new spy chief amid leadership reshuffle
Nov 07, 2016 06:00 pm
Nov 07, 2016 06:00 pm
A
key ally of Wang Qishan, the Chinese Communist Party’s anti-corruption
tsar, has been appointed China’s top spy master, taking over one of the
most secretive ministries that is undergoing a shakeup after senior
officials were accused of graft. Chen...
The
judges are accused of taking bribes in exchange for favourable
judgements – allegations they have denied. Security agents allegedly
confiscated thousands of dollars when they raided the judges’ houses
last month. President Muhammadu Buhari vowed to tackle corruption in...
Saturday, November 5, 2016
Ethical Alliance Daily News - 4 Nov 2016
United States: Och-Ziff Saw $2.5 Billion of Outflows After Bribery Accord
Nov 04, 2016 08:00 pm
Och-Ziff
Capital Management Group LLC, the hedge fund that settled a federal
bribery probe in September, said clients pulled $2.5 billion of assets
in the last month. The firm suffered withdrawals of $2.4 billion on Oct. 1, and about $102...
South Korea: South Korean president says she’s willing to be investigated in corruption scandal
Nov 04, 2016 07:30 pm
Nov 04, 2016 07:30 pm
South
Korea’s embattled president on Friday apologized to the nation over a
snowballing political crisis involving a secret aide and said she would
submit to an investigation “if necessary,” as her approval ratings
dropped to the lowest recorded since democracy...
New
Communist Party disciplinary rules pushed through by Xi Jinping put
senior leaders under greater scrutiny, opening another front in a
four-year anti-graft campaign that has helped consolidate the
president’s power while punishing more than 1 million officials. The
rules detailed...
Swiss authorities said on Thursday
they had confiscated 11 luxury cars as part of criminal proceedings
opened against the son of Equatorial Guinea’s longtime leader on
suspicion of money laundering. Through his lawyer, 47-year-old Teodorin
Obiang, who is also the...
United
States law enforcement authorities are investigating a Russian sports
agent based in New York on suspicion of bribery and corruption, sources
tell The New York Times. The agent, Andrey Baranov, who lives on
Manhattan’s Upper West Side, has been...
Police beat anti-corruption protesters with batons and fired volleys of tear gas to disperse them in Kenya’s capital on Thursday, Reuters witnesses said. Hundreds of people rallied in the center of Nairobi in response to reports in the local media and...
Thursday, November 3, 2016
WSJ - Corruption Currents: States Ask for Help To Protect Elections from Hackers - 1 Nov 2016
WSJ - Corruption Currents: States Ask for Help To Protect Elections from Hackers - 1 Nov 2016. By Samuel Rubenfeld. http://blogs.wsj.com/riskandcompliance/2016/11/01/corruption-currents-states-ask-for-help-to-protect-elections-from-hackers/
Ethical Alliance Daily News - 2 Nov 2016
United Kingdom: Serious Fraud Office given extra funds to investigate Unaoil bribery claims
Nov 02, 2016 08:00 pm
The
Serious Fraud Office has been given special funding to pursue its
criminal investigation into a firm that has been implicated in an
international bribery scandal. The Treasury has awarded the extra money
for the agency’s inquiry into a Monaco-based...
Swiss
private bank EFG International’s newly acquired BSI business suffered
net new money outflows of 17.8 billion Swiss francs ($18 billion) in the
first 10 months of 2016 amid sanctions over ties to a scandal-hit
Malaysian state fund. EFG said...
Pakistan: Panama papers leaks: Pakistan court orders probe against Nawaz Sharif; Imran Khan calls off protest
Nov 02, 2016 07:00 pm
Nov 02, 2016 07:00 pm
Turning
up the heat on Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif after months of
constant jibes by opposition parties, Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday began hearing a case into the Panama papers leaks. The Supreme Court also offered to create a...
Two
former executives of a Singapore company that supplies ships have been
extradited in a wide-spanning bribery scandal involving its CEO
nicknamed “Fat Leonard” and high-ranking US Navy officials. Former Glenn
Defense Marine Asia executives Neil Peterson and Linda Raja...
Ukraine: Survey finds Ukrainians pessimistic on economy, fight against corruption
Nov 02, 2016 06:00 pm
Nov 02, 2016 06:00 pm
A
new poll conducted in Ukraine shows a majority of the country’s
residents see little progress being made by the government on the key
issues of tackling corruption and improving the economy. The survey,
undertaken by the International Republican Institute...
Lawyers
representing South African President Jacob Zuma urged the High Court to
halt the release of a report of the nation’s graft ombudsman into
allegations that the Gupta family, who are friends with the president,
exercised undue influence over the...
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