Vetting Vendors In China to Prevent FCPA Violations and Show Due Diligence Often, the fault for an FCPA violation doesn’t lie with the company directly. Instead, it comes from a relationship that a company forms with an outside vendor or consultant. This is especially true in China, where it’s common for companies to hire…
When Visa Screening Backlogs Lead To Big Mistakes In Extreme Vetting Did you know someone who feels overworked can experience a 68% reduction in productivity? That’s a concerning statistic for any industry. When that industry is directly responsible for the safety of citizens, a reduction in productivity is a major problem. It’s something…
Minimizing Time Spent Identifying FCPA Compliance Risks And Maximizing Time Spent Mitigating Them A recent study found that 45% of respondents who handle risk compliance believe they spend too much time trying to locate issues. It certainly makes you wonder: If you spend all your time looking for risk, how much time to…
How Third Party Vendors Can Put You At Risk For FCPA Actions Hiring a third party to handle your overseas affairs doesn’t mitigate the risk of FCPA violations. In fact, it can make it worse. A recent court case, The US v. Bourke, showed us how bad a third-party relationship could go when not handled…
How The New Questionnaire Is Changing Visa Screening As part of his ongoing extreme vetting effort, President Trump recently rolled out a new supplementary questionnaire. While many have touted the questionnaire as invasive or overly burdensome, others believe it’s the key to limiting the risk that comes with visa programs. While these programs are…
Comprehensively Managing Risk Using Risk Data as a Service We are living in the age of the acronym. It seems that every day, a new service is created that’s designed to address business issues—though it’s not always entirely clear how. This is especially true in the “anything as a service” industry. These services are…
Managing FCPA Compliance When Dealing With Subcontractors In India India is one of the biggest countries for finding outsourced talent, due to its high population and the educational background of many of the individuals seeking work there. It can be a good place to create a corporate office due to low property costs and…