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Episode 191 – the All Hail Airbus edition


Reports are that Airbus would settle corruption allegations for nearly $4bn in England were correct. Jay and Tom are back to consider some of the top compliance articles and stories which caught our eye this week.

  1. Airbus commentary is out. Dick Cassin on the FCPA Blog, Mike Volkov on Corruption Crime and Compliance, Tom Fox on the FCPA Compliance and Ethics Blog and Jonathan Armstrong on Cordery Compliance all lead the discussion.
  2. COSO warns of siloed compliance. Kristin Broughton in the WSJ Risk and Compliance Journal.
  3. Odebretch extends monitorship 9 months. Will that be enough? Mengqi Sun explores in the WSJ Risk and Compliance Journal.
  4. What about small annual changes in the TI-CPI? Matthew Stephenson goes diadic in the Global Anti-Corruption Blog.
  5. Is new DOJ Guidance a sword or shield or both? Jay continues his series in CCI.
  6. How to grow your compliance program as your company scales. Gio Gallo explains in CCI.
  7. Worried about CCO liability? Matt Kelly explores on Radical Compliance.
  8. Bernie Ebbers passes. A moment of silence for his role in compliance. Jim Zarolli in NPR.
  9. Speaker programs and big pharma. WilmerHale lawyers opine in NYU’s Compliance and Enforcement Blog.
  10. On the Compliance Podcast Network, Tom begins a one month look at the role of HR in compliance.This week saw the following offerings: Monday-introduction to the role of HR in compliance; Tuesday-the role of HR in creating an ethical culture; Wednesday-the hiring process; Thursday-the reference check. Friday-incentivizing compliance. Note 31 Days to a More Effective Compliance Program now has its own iTunes channel. If you want to binge out and listen to only these episodes, click here.
  11. Join Tom for the webinar, The Houston Astros: Ethics, Compliance and Sign Stealing onThursday February 13, at 2 PM CST. Registration and information here.

Tom Fox is the Compliance Evangelist and can be reached at tfox@tfoxlaw.com. Jay Rosen is Mr. Monitor and can be reached at jrosen@affiliatedmonitors.com.

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Daily Compliance News

February 8, 2020, the Jail Time edition


In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Another Airbus casualty. (FreeMalaysiaToday)
  • Undercover informant in NCAA scandal avoids jail time. (Bloomberg)
  • Ex-Pimco CEO gets 9-month jail term. (Reuters)
  • DOJ drops anti-trust inquiry into automakers. (NYT)
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February 5, 2020, the Airbus Fallout Continues edition


In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Another Goldman Sachs banker involved in 1MDB banned. (NYT)
  • Airbus resolution portends great international cooperation? (WSJ)
  • Head of AirAsia out after Airbus settlement names him as bribe Recipient. (Bloomberg)
  • Aviana opens corruption probe. (WSJ)
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February 1, 2020, the We’re No. 1 edition


In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Delta, American and United all suspend travel to China. (NYT)
  • Airbus becomes largest corruption fined company of all time. (FCPA Blog)
  • With friends like that. (WSJ)
  • Britain can no longer rely on US. (FT)
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January 29, 2020, the What’s a Billion Between Friends edition


In today’s edition of the Daily Compliance News:

  • Airbus to settle corruption allegations for nearly $4bn? (Bloomberg)
  • Chair of Chemistry at Harvard arrested for working with Chinese. (Washington Post)
  • Britain chooses Huawei over Trump. (NYT)
  • The coronavirus outbreak as a business risk. (Houston Chronicle)
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Daily Compliance News: April 11, 2019-the what is Uber risk edition

APRIL 11, 2019 BY TOM FOX


In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • New enforcement around Petrobras scandal ramping up. (Reuters)
  • Is something is rotten at Airbus? (Reuters)
  • How do you evaluate ‘Uber’ risk? (Financial Times)
  • Trump Building Condo Tied to Scandal-Scarred Foreign Leader. (Financial Times)