Technical Staff | July 13, 2026 Entrusted authority is central to governance. Boards, executives, public officials, regulators, auditors, managers, and other decision-makers exercise authority that affects institutional direction, resources, controls, accountability, and exposure to corruption risk. Key Governance Point Authority alone does not produce sound governance. The quality of governance...
July 12, 2026 | Technical StaffUpdated July 13, 2026, to reflect additional interactive learning features. The American Anti-Corruption Institute (AACI) is pleased to announce the launch of a new interactive learning experience dedicated to its latest anti-corruption governance concept: The Anti-Corruption Trap Visit the Anti-Corruption Trap website at: https://trap.theaaci.net The...
Mike J. Masoud | July 3, 2026 Governance failure does not always begin with silence. Sometimes it begins with questions that sound responsible but fail to test the substance of what matters. “Was it approved?”“Was the policy followed?”“Was the report submitted?”“Did management review it?” These questions may be useful, but...
Mike Masoud | June 20, 2026 A company can have a 100% training completion rate and still be indicted six months later. That isn’t a coincidence. It’s a predictable outcome of how most anti-corruption training is built. Thousands of organizations require this training every year. Employees attend. Certificates are issued....
Why senior appointments are a governance decision, not an HR one — and what boards must do differently Mike Masoud | June 3, 2026 Five Takeaways for Board Members Five Takeaways for Board Members A poor senior hiring decision can import corruption risk before any transaction, approval, or policy breach...
Technical staff | May 12, 2026 The Gap Between Reporting and Control Many executives believe they understand anti-money laundering risk because they receive reports, dashboards, alerts, audit findings, and compliance updates. That belief is often institutionally dangerous. AML risk is not only a compliance department issue. It is a governance...
Technical staff | May 5, 2026 Many institutions appear well governed. They have boards, committees, policies, charters, codes of conduct, risk registers, internal audit reports, compliance updates, and formal meeting minutes. On paper, everything looks organized: the structure is in place, the language is proper, and the reporting cycle continues....
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