March 30, 2024Mike J. MasoudWole FagbayideCorruption is a global phenomenon that has its roots back in history and will always be present. While there is a consensus on the socioeconomic and political damages corruption causes, experts, and researchers, do not have a well-established agreement on what causes it. Albeit there...
“Engaging University Students to Prevent Corruption”April 28, 2022Mike J. MasoudUniversities are social institutions with a critical role to play in the battle against corruption. Most colleges, however, do not include their students in the battle against corruption. Furthermore, most colleges do not offer anti-corruption courses to their students. Even when...
The American Anti-Corruption Institute (AACI) is the only institute that targets executive management and those charged with the governance of any organization to equip its decision makers with the required knowledge and skills, enabling them to play a proactive role in preventing fraud and corruption. It achieves this objective through two premier certification programs—first, the Certified Anti-Corruption Manager (CACM) management credential. Second, the Certified Anti-Corruption Entity (CACE), …
October 13, 2021Mike MasoudOn Tuesday, October 12, 2021, I participated in a program at Al-Arabi TV, broadcasting from London, to discuss the ramifications of Panama papers on the Arab countries. The program was an interactive one where there was an audience who participated via Zoom. Mike Masoud, CACM, CFE, MBASr....
Mike MasoudJuly 25, 2021Corruption has clearly evolved into a worldwide issue that undermines the national security of many countries, including the United States of America, where it has been a domestic issue for decades. On June 3, 2021, the US President said ” corruption threatens United States national security, economic...
Technical StaffJuly 23, 2021Due to the low audit quality of listed corporations, regulators and watchdogs in many developed nations are closely scrutinizing the public audit profession. For example, The Financial Reporting Council, the UK’s accounting regulator, said “audits performed by the big four accounting firms and smaller rivals failed to...
Mike J. MasoudJune 29, 2021On July 22, 2014, I was shocked when I read an opinion in the Washington Post entitled “We need an international court to stamp out corruption,” written by Mark L. Wolf. He was a senior U.S. district judge for the District of Massachusetts. I shared my fears with...
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