Tag: FIFA

Categories
FCPA Compliance Report

FCPA Compliance Report: Andy Spalding on Transforming Global Sports

Welcome to the award-winning FCPA Compliance Report, the longest running podcast in compliance.

In this edition of the FCPA Compliance Report,  Tom Fox welcomes Professor Andy Spalding, an expert in anti-corruption law, to discuss his extensive work with the Paris Olympic Committee in preparation for the 2024 Olympic Games.

Spalding shares insights about his involvement with the French Anti-Corruption Agency (AFA) and elaborates on how anti-corruption and human rights reforms are being integrated into the Olympic preparations.

The discussion also delves into the historical significance of these reforms and their potential to have a lasting positive impact. Furthermore, Fox and Spalding explore the groundbreaking work done by Qatar during the FIFA World Cup and its implications for future mega sporting events.

The episode concludes with thoughts on how the accumulated knowledge and best practices from different countries could shape the future of global sporting events, emphasizing the importance of collaboration among stakeholders.

Highlights in this Episode:

  • Involvement with Paris 2024 Olympics
  • Role and Impact of French Anti-Corruption Agency (AFA)
  • Innovative Compliance Measures for Paris Olympics
  • Comparison with Qatar’s World Cup Reforms
  • Future of Anti-Corruption in Mega Sporting Events

Resources

Andy Spalding at University of Richmond – School of Law

CCI Webinar on A New Era in Megasports Anti-Corruption

Tom Fox

Instagram

Facebook

YouTube

Twitter

LinkedIn

 

For more information on the Ethico ROI Calculator and a free White Paper on the ROI of Compliance, click here.

Categories
10 For 10

10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For The Week Ending May 25, 2024

Welcome to 10 For 10, the podcast that brings you the week’s top 10 compliance stories in one podcast each week.

Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings to you, the compliance professional, the compliance stories you need to be aware of to end your busy week.

Sit back, and in 10 minutes, hear about the stories every compliance professional should be aware of from the prior week.

Every Saturday, 10 For 10 highlights the most important news, insights, and analysis for compliance professionals, all curated by the Voice of Compliance, Tom Fox.

Get your weekly filling of compliance stories with 10 for 10, a podcast produced by the Compliance Podcast Network.

  • Can shareholders criticize companies (without being sued)? (WSJ)
  • Brazil Supreme Court throws out Car Wash convictions.(FT)
  • Prosecutorial misconduct eviscerates Fat Leonard convictions.(WaPo)
  • First declination in the export control case. (WSJ)
  • FIFA rolls back ABC reforms.(NYT)
  • Investment advisors must vet customers.(WSJ)
  • Meta faces EU probe over child abuse protections.(WSJ)
  • ABC crusader picked as Vietnam’s next president. (Bloomberg)
  • Prosecutorial misconduct eviscerates Fat Leonard convictions.(WaPo)
  • Fewer meetings, more memos.(FT)

For more information on the Ethico ROI Calculator and a free White Paper on the ROI of Compliance, click here.

You can check out the Daily Compliance News for four curated compliance and ethics related stories each day here.

Connect with Tom 

Instagram

Facebook

YouTube

Twitter

LinkedIn

Categories
10 For 10

10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For The Week Ending May 18, 2024

Welcome to 10 For 10, the podcast that brings you the week’s top 10 compliance stories in one podcast each week.

Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings to you, the compliance professional, the compliance stories you need to be aware of to end your busy week.

Sit back, and in 10 minutes, hear about the stories every compliance professional should be aware of from the prior week.

Every Saturday, 10 For 10 highlights the most important news, insights, and analysis for compliance professionals, all curated by the Voice of Compliance, Tom Fox.

Get your weekly filling of compliance stories with 10 for 10, a podcast produced by the Compliance Podcast Network.

  • The SFO is reviewing LIBOR prosecutions.  (FT)
  • Opening statement in the Senator Menendez trial.  (Bloomberg)
  • The DOJ says Boeing violated its DPA.  (Reuters)
  • PCAOB adopts tighter rules on auditor quality.  (WSJ)
  • Did DOJ steal Unaoil prosecution from SFO?  (Economist)
  • The FDIC head goes to Congress. It’s not pretty.  (NYT)
  • Bill Hwang lied. (This is my shocked face.)  (FT)
  • Investment advisors must vet customers.  (WSJ)
  • Meta faces an EU probe over child abuse protections.  (WSJ)
  • FIFA rolls back ABC reforms.  (NYT)

For more information on the Ethico ROI Calculator and a free White Paper on the ROI of Compliance, click here.

You can check out the Daily Compliance News for four curated compliance and ethics related stories each day, here.

Connect with Tom 

Instagram

Facebook

YouTube

Twitter

LinkedIn

Categories
Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: May 17, 2024 – The Reviewing LIBOR Prosecutions Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee and listen to the Daily Compliance News. All from the Compliance Podcast Network.

Each day, we consider four stories from the business world: compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership, or general interest for the compliance professional.

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • The SFO is reviewing LIBOR prosecutions.  (FT)
  • Meta faces an EU probe over child abuse protections. (WSJ)
  • FIFA rolls back ABC reforms. (NYT)
  • A German lawmaker was investigated for corruption. (Bloomberg)

For more information on the Ethico ROI Calculator and a free White Paper on the ROI of Compliance, click here.

Categories
Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: March 6, 2024 – The Another FIFA Corruption Trial Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee and listen to the Daily Compliance News. All from the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, we consider four stories from the business world: compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership, or general interest for the compliance professional.

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Yet another FIFA-related corruption trial. (FT)
  • A multi-billion-dollar fraud trial begins in Vietnam. (Reuters)
  • Menendez search warrants are constitutional. (AP)
  • Mike Lynch settles a data privacy suit against the SFO.  (Bloomberg)

For more information on the Ethico ROI Calculator and a free White paper on the ROI of Compliance, click here.

Categories
2 Gurus Talk Compliance

2 Gurus Talk Compliance – Episode 14 – Ethics & Compliance for Humans Edition

What happens when two top compliance commentators get together? They talk compliance of course. Join Tom Fox and Kristy Grant-Hart in 2 Gurus Talk Compliance as they discuss the latest compliance issues in this week’s episode! In this episode, Tom and Kristy take on a wide variety of topics including a visit of Florida Woman.

In the ever-evolving world of business, the challenges of compliance, risk management, and corporate governance are becoming increasingly complex. In this episode of Two Gurus Talk Compliance podcast, hosts Tom Fox and Kristy Grant-Hart delve into these complexities, drawing from their extensive experience in the field. Tom highlights the importance of diverse approaches and perspectives in compliance, praising Adam Balfour’s book, “Ethics and Compliance for Humans,” for its focus on human thought and emotion rather than legal themes. Kristy focused on the need for a shared understanding of terminology in compliance, risk management, and corporate governance, also recommending Balfour’s book for its relatable tone and comprehensive coverage of key topics. Join Tom Fox and Kristy Grant-Hart as they continue to explore these challenges in the next episode of the 2 Gurus Talk Compliance podcast.

 Highlights Include

  1. Sen. Menendez defiant.  (ABC News)
  2. De-risking in China. (FT)
  3. Deutsch Bank fined for greenwashing. (WSJ)
  4. De-risking and China (FCPA Blog)
  5. FIFA bribery conviction tossed. (Compliance and Enforcement)
  6. FTC Names Three Amazon Executives in Suit Over Prime
  7. SEC Fines Real Estate Firm CBRE Over Violations of Whistleblower Protections (WSJ)
  8. Ex-FTX GC Launches Law Firm, Says His ‘Hugely Disappointing Experience’ Will Be Asset for Clients (Law.com)
  9. Adam Balfour’s New Book: Ethics & Compliance for Humans
  10. Florida Woman “Borrows” Alligator and Keeps it in Hotel Bathroom (7News)

 Resources 

Kristy Grant-Hart on LinkedIn

Spark Consulting

Tom

Instagram

Facebook

YouTube

Twitter

LinkedIn

Categories
10 For 10

10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending September 9, 2023

Welcome to 10 For 10, the podcast which brings you the week’s Top 10 compliance stories in one podcast each week. Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance brings to you, the compliance professional, the compliance stories you need to be aware of to end your busy week. Sit back, and in 10 minutes hear about the stories every compliance professional should be aware of from the prior week. Every Saturday, 10 For 10 highlights the most important news, insights, and analysis for the compliance professional, all curated by the Voice of Compliance, Tom Fox. Get your weekly filling of compliance stories with 10 for 10, a podcast produced by the Compliance Podcast Network.

·       Insufficient cyber plan = FCA violation.  (DOJ Press Release)

·       Roger Ng banned for life.  (YaHooFinance)

·       FASB adopts crypto accounting rules. (WSJ)

·       Ken Paxton and slow creep of corruption. (Texas Tribune)

·       Spanish Women’s National team coach fired.  (ESPN)

·       Ramaswamy’s claims of FDA corruption disavowed by company he founded. (Reuters)

·       FIFA suspends head of Spanish football. (FT)

·       Using AI to improve workplace safety. (WSJ)

·       DOJ to go after Oligarch’s facilitators. (WSJ)

You can check out the Daily Compliance News for four curated compliance and ethics related stories each day, here.

Connect with Tom 

Instagram

Facebook

YouTube

Twitter

LinkedIn

Categories
Everything Compliance

Everything Compliance – Episode 123, The Spanish Kiss Edition

Welcome to the only roundtable podcast in compliance as we celebrate our second century of shows. In this episode, we have the quartet of Jay Rosen, Jonathan Armstrong, Matt Kelly and Karen Woody, with Tom Fox hosting. We conclude with our always popular and fan fav Shout Outs and Rants.

1. Matt Kelly looks at the new SEC requirement for companies to improve their risk assessments and attendant processes. He rants about the US Federal Courts not allowing television cameras and says we need the Trump trials televised in federal courts.

2. Karen Woody reviews Opinion Release 23-01. She shouts out to the Barbie movie.

3. Tom Fox shouts out to Megan Rapinoe for great professional career and her social activism while a member of the USWNT.

4. Jay Rosen looks at the imbroglio surrounding the Spanish National football team after its Women’s World Cup win. Rosen shouts out SOCAR, the South Orange County Compliance and Ethics Roundtable.

5. Jonathan Armstrong considers the NATS air traffic debacle and operational resilience. He shouts out Sgt. Graham Saville who lost his life helping a person in distress.

The members of the Everything Compliance are:

•       Jay Rosen– Jay is Vice President, Business Development Corporate Monitoring at Affiliated Monitors. Rosen can be reached at JRosen@affiliatedmonitors.com

•       Karen Woody – One of the top academic experts on the SEC. Woody can be reached at kwoody@wlu.edu

•       Matt Kelly – Founder and CEO of Radical Compliance. Kelly can be reached at mkelly@radicalcompliance.com

•       Jonathan Armstrong –is our UK colleague, who is an experienced data privacy/data protection lawyer with Cordery in London. Armstrong can be reached at jonathan.armstrong@corderycompliance.com

•       Jonathan Marks can be reached at jtmarks@gmail.com.

The host and producer, ranter (and sometime panelist) of Everything Compliance is Tom Fox the Voice of Compliance. He can be reached at tfox@tfoxlaw.com. Everything Compliance is a part of the Compliance Podcast Network.

Categories
Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: September 6, 2023 – The FDA Corrupt Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance brings to you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the Daily Compliance News. All, from the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day we consider four stories from the business world, compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership, or general interest for the compliance professional.

  • Santos prosecutors ask for more time? (Bloomberg)
  • Spanish Women’s National team coach fired. (ESPN)
  • Ramaswamy’s claims of FDA corruption disavowed by company he founded. (Reuters)
  • FIFA suspends head of Spanish football. (FT)
Categories
Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: August 29, 2023 – The $6bn Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance brings to you compliance related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee and listen in to the Daily Compliance News. All, from the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day we consider four stories from the business world, compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership or general interest for the compliance professional.

·       3M to pay $6bn in ear plug settlement.  (WSJ)

·       US does not want to ‘de-couple’ from China.  (NYT)

·       Regional Spanish soccer chiefs demand Rubiales resignation. (ESPN)

·       Non-lessons learned from cyber war in Ukraine. (FT)