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FCPA Compliance Report

WireCard and Germany Inc.


In the Episode, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors.  Mikhail’s areas of expertise include technology, privacy, cybersecurity, IP and accountability in artificial intelligence; the global anti-corruption and anti-money laundering regimes; media & entertainment; biotech and the life sciences; the public sector and international law.  She is accustomed to working on extremely sensitive and high-profile matters, both nationally and internationally. In this episode, we continue our multipart series on the Wirecard accounting fraud. Today, we consider the role of Germany Inc. in the Wirecard saga.
Some of the highlights include:

  • Wrap up of the most current event in the Wirecard saga.
  • Where does Germany fit in the global economy?
  • Other examples of German corporate fraud?
  • Where is all this corporate malfeasance coming from?
  • What is the co-determination management structure and how does it play into all this?
  • Political fallout?
  • EU response?
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FCPA Compliance Report

Wirecard and Short Sellers


In the Episode, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. Mikhail’s areas of expertise include technology, privacy, cybersecurity, IP and accountability in artificial intelligence; the global anti-corruption and anti-money laundering regimes; media & entertainment; biotech and the life sciences; the public sector and international law. She is accustomed to working on extremely sensitive and high-profile matters, both nationally and internationally. In this episode, we continue our multipart series on the Wirecard accounting fraud. Today, we consider the roll of short sellers in the Wirecard saga.
Some of the highlights include:

  • Wrap up of the most current event in the Wirecard saga.
  • What is a short seller?
  • Is it wrong or prohibited?
  • Are short sellers activists?
  • History of short sellers and Wirecard.
  • What happened after so many short sellers warned of fraud by Wirecard.
  • Was that the end of it?
  • When were their suspicions vindicated?
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Daily Compliance News

July 24, 2020-the From Russia with Love edition


In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Wirecard and Russia. (Business Insider)
  • Novartis whistleblower collars $109MM. (Bloomberg)
  • Amazon bait and switch? (WSJ)
  • Did shadowy hedge funds almost bankrupt economy? (NYT)
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Daily Compliance News

July 23, 2020-the Jail Time edition


In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Ex-Wirecard CEO re-arrested. (NYT)
  • Microsoft accused of corporate bullying in EU. (WaPo)
  • DFS charges First American for data breach. (WSJ)
  • Jail time for ENI/Shell execs? (Reuters)Wirecard
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FCPA Compliance Report

Wirecard-a podcast series on the scandal, with Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Part 1-Introduction


In the Episode, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors.  Mikhail’s areas of expertise include technology, privacy, cybersecurity, IP and accountability in artificial intelligence; the global anti-corruption and anti-money laundering regimes; media & entertainment; biotech and the life sciences; the public sector and international law.  She is accustomed to working on extremely sensitive and high-profile matters, both nationally and internationally. In this episode, we begin a multipart series on the Wirecard accounting fraud.
Some of the highlights include:

  1. How long was Wirecard been under scrutiny?
  2. What was the role of BaFin in this disaster?
  3. What does this mean for Germany Inc?
  4. Why didn’t the regulators step in?
  5. What about EY?
  6. Where are we headed in the Wirecard Fraud?
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Daily Compliance News

June 29, 2020-the Second Class Travelers edition


In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Cracks in the heart of Germany Inc? (CNN)
  • US travelers banned in EU. (NYT)
  • Middle management more important in compliance. (WSJ)
  • Hollywood throws in the towel on the summer season. (WaPo)
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Daily Compliance News

June 26, 2020-the form $13bn to Zero edition


In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Novartis settles massive FCPA case. (WSJ)
  • From $13bn to bankruptcy in 5 days. (WSJ)
  • Clayton says he’s “fully committed to SEC. (NYT)
  • Will the South ever be “De-Confederalized”? (FT)
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Daily Compliance News

June 24, 2020-the Fourth Estate edition

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • FB hit in pocketbook for its fawning over Trump. (NYT)
  • SEC breathes a sigh of relief. (WSJ)
  • Former Wirecard CEO arrested. (WSJ)
  • The role of the press in ABC enforcement. (FT)
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Daily Compliance News

June 22, 2020-the Wirecard edition

 
In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Wirecard CCO new CEO. (WSJ)
  • Another reason for compliance – short sellers. (WSJ)
  • Berman says will not step down. (YaHooFinance)
  • What will Wirecard do? (FT)