TOP 10ETHICAL
ALLIANCE DAILY NEWS
ARTICLESQ2 2016
10Swiss widen inquiry
into Malaysian fund to include 2 Emirati officials
“The disclosure adds another twist to a scandal that has rocked the government of the
Malaysian prime minister, Najib Razak, who is also the country’s finance minister and the
chairman of 1MDB’s advisory board, and that has bruised relations between Malaysia and
Switzerland.”Click here to read more on the Ethical Alliance Daily News.
The full original article can be found at nytimes.com
Photo: Olivia Harris/Reuters
9Antibribery International
Organization for Standardization 37001: New Measuring Stick for
Corporate Compliance Programs“The International Organization for Standardization is developing a certifiable international standard for
“anti-bribery management systems” that could influence how the US Department of Justice, US Securities and Exchange Commission, and other
regulators evaluate and grade corporate compliance programs.”
Click here to read more on the Ethical Alliance Daily News. The full original article can be
found at natlawreview.com
Photo: KHL.COM
8China sets death penalty
threshold in corruption cases“Under President Xi Jinping the country has
waged a much publicised anti-corruption campaign vowing to target both powerful
“tigers” and low-level “flies”, but no Communist Party official is known to have been put to death for the offence since Xi took office.”
Click here to read more on the Ethical Alliance Daily News. The full original article can be
found at timeslive.co.za
Photo: Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
7Bribery Still Rife as 80 Percent of Executives
Admit Seeing It“In a survey of 500 executives from companies
located in 12 countries, 59 percent of executives said their anti-bribery policies didn’t work and 87
percent believed the policies made it more difficult to build their business, according to the
report from U.K. law firm Eversheds.”
Click here to read more on the Ethical Alliance Daily News. The original article can be found
at bloomberg.com
Photo: GETTY IMAGES
6Standard Chartered CEO
cracking down on ‘above the law’ bankers
“Bill Winters found more than just bad loans when he took over Standard Chartered. He says he uncovered a culture where a few senior managers flouted ethics rules for
personal gain and considered themselves “above the law.”
Click here to read more on the Ethical Alliance Daily News. The full original article can be found
at straitstimes.com
Photo: BLOOMBERG
5Obama: new tax rule will fight corruption,
help economy“His administration on Friday issued the
Customer Due Diligence rule in the works since 2012 and proposed legislation meant to
stop prevent criminals from using shell companies to evade taxes, launder money,
and finance terror.”
Click here to read more on the Ethical Alliance Daily News. The full original article
can be found at reuters.com
Photo: AP
4FIFA Compliance Chief
Quits, Saying Corruption Fight Threatened
“Scala, who was with the organization for four years, said a vote Friday by FIFA to let the ruling council
dismiss members of its independent advisory bodies would leave them “in danger of becoming auxiliary
agents of those whom they should actually supervise.” The changes were made at the first
congress under new President Gianni Infantino.”Click here to read more on the Ethical Alliance
Daily News. The full original article can be found at bloomberg.com
Photo: ALEXANDER HASSENSTEIN/FIFA VIA GETTY IMAGES
3The Most Powerful —
And Corrupt — Politician in Brazil Just Went Down
“Brazilians concerned with rampant corruption in their political system have reason to rejoice today:
the man who many consider the most corrupt politician in Brazil – a title for which there is much
competition – has been removed from office.”
Click here to read more on the Ethical Alliance Daily News. The full original article can be found
at forbes.com
Photo: ANDRESSA ANHOLETE/AFP/GETTY IMAGES
2Panama Papers: Leak exposes tax havens of
world leaders and celebs“An investigation into the documents by more than 100 media groups, described as one of
the largest such probes in history, revealed the hidden offshore dealings in the assets of around 140 political figures – including 12
current or former heads of states.”Click here to read more on the Ethical Alliance
Daily News. The full original article can be found at straitstimes.com
Photo: AFP
1OECD releases new anti-corruption toolkit“A new OECD toolkit aimed at tackling
corruption was recently released at the 2016 OECD Integrity Forum held on 19-20 April in Paris, and can now be used by governments around the world. Specifically aimed at the mining, oil and gas industries, the toolkit
provides evidence-based analysis to better understand how corruption works.”Click here to read more on the Ethical Alliance
Daily News. The full original article can be found at globalgovernmentforum.com
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