Tag: Bribery

How to prepare for the new fraud law
Defending your company against failure to prevent fraud means getting ‘reasonable procedures’ in place now.

Why doesn’t Britain trust politicians?
Public faith in government and business continues to drop, and business leaders need to take action now to regain it.

Political parties urged to ‘commit’ to ethical business
Trust in politicians and business is at its lowest in four years, according to the Institute of Business Ethics’ annual survey.

SFO launches corruption inquiry into defence firm Chemring
The Serious Fraud Office begins another investigation into a defence and aerospace manufacturer; this time it follows the voluntary handover of information from Chemring.

Rolls-Royce executives plead guilty to bribery charges
US Department of Justice publishes charges of foreign bribery against three former Rolls-Royce executives and two consultants.

Rolls-Royce: after the shocks and blows, can it get back on course?
Rolls-Royce was once the darling of the aerospace sector. But heavy financial losses and a corruption scandal present challenges for the new CEO, and sheds light on risks and behaviour in the defence industry.

Rolls-Royce agrees £671m settlement over bribery claims
Engineering company reaches agreement with the Serious Fraud Office, the US Department of Justice and Brazil’s Ministério Publico Federal.

Weighing up the new standard on anti-bribery
The new ISO anti-bribery tool is well timed, says Howard Shaw, Mazars’ head of anti-corruption and whistleblowing in the UK.

Rio Tinto reports itself to fraud office
Mining company declares “consultancy payment” to Serious Fraud Office following confrontation by a French website.

ISO publishes new anti-bribery tool
International standard-setting body publishes a new business tool designed to fight bribery.