It’s that time of year again! The end of the year brings opportunity for corporate gift giving and holiday events—and with that ample risk for conflicts of interest.
Are your gifts and entertainment policies wrapped up in anticipation of the upcoming holiday season?
We are relentlessly curious about how organizations deal with their Gifts and Entertainment rules and policy globally. Thinking about that and not finding enough insights, we ran a survey to understand everything we could about Gifts and Entertainment Policy and Compliance trends.
Yes, that wonderful time of the year has arrived again. The time where most of your employees will receive gifts from customers and third-party. Risks are evident, but there are a few things to consider in order to maintain gift compliance. Read through the blog and ask yourself: Is your organization prepared to deal with corporate gifts this season and all year long? Are you aware of FINRA gifting guidelines?
Telefônica Brasil recently agreed to pay the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) more than $4 million to settle charges brought against the organization for allegedly violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) relaxed its Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) policy, better known as the “Yates Memo,” at the end of 2018. Previously, the DOJ required corporations provide all information on an employee’s potential misconduct to earn any cooperation credit during an investigation. The softened policy simply requires corporations identify individuals involved in potential misconduct to earn possible credit.
