Image Source | Flickr user ciocci It’s the call anyone in the financial industry hates to get. The phone rings and your compliance director tells you that you may have an FCPA violation. If there’s a chance that your internal procedures have failed, and you have an exposure, you’ll want to complete an internal investigation.…
Image Source | Flickr user Alex Proimos Not long ago I read a story about two funeral workers who wanted to make some quick cash and thought insurance fraud was the way to do it. They invented a relative, created all the identity documentation, bought an insurance policy, and staged a funeral for her. The…
Image Source | Flickr user asenat29 I once had a colleague who had just returned to the United States after working in Costa Rica for five years. He was an excellent employee except for one issue in particular. He was never on time for anything. If work started at 8:00, he showed up at 8:30.…
Innovation is the cornerstone of security and technology. At AC Global Risk, we want to highlight and gain insight from leaders who are revolutionizing their fields. Our Industry Innovators series seeks out the best and the brightest to explore how they are paving new ground nationally and globally in enterprise and entrepreneurship. Dave Cooper was…
Image Source | Flickr user Roo Reynolds Nobody’s perfect. If we limited our interactions to people who were, then we wouldn’t have many interactions at all. Business is different though. When you work with someone, you’re taking a risk on them. You want their background to be as clear as possible—but sometimes it isn’t. When…
Image Source | Flickr user telmo32 The US offers an array of sights and activities for tourists from around the world. While lucrative, tourism can also be a double-edged sword. When a foreign national comes here to enjoy the sights, they must apply for a tourist visa. However, some tourist visas are obtained by people…
Image Source | Flickr user Quentin THEURET If you don’t know what you’re looking for, then the best investigation in the world isn’t going to help you. While we often tout the benefits of doing extreme vetting investigations, we don’t always think about the details of what makes these investigations so effective: the questions. President…
Image Source | Flickr user Shinichi Higashi When President Trump rolled out his executive order banning immigration from certain countries, the judicial branch was quick to respond with a ban on the ban. The issues are convoluted but break down to one key question: is the order discriminatory? Some have gone as far as to…
Image Source | Flickr user Moodycamera Photography Even though Trump’s administration has promised to deregulate many provisions of the FCPA, those provisions are still in place at this time, so FCPA compliance must remain a top priority for firms. However, as a wise business owner, you’re probably wondering how much is too much when it…