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Published on May 24, 2018 By John Owen Nwachukwu The United Nations, UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has commended Nigeria’s leading role in the fight against corruption in Africa. Guterres made the commendation in his remarks at high-level debate marking the 15th anniversary of the adoption of UN Convention Against Corruption in New York....
Tempe, May 11, 2018 The Arab and African countries face unprecedented challenges in the fight against corruption, money laundering, and financing terrorism (collectively called corruption hereinbelow). Irrespective of the differences among these countries in poverty levels, affluence, government debt, illiteracy, current account and/or budget deficits, unemployment rates, and political or...
By BROOK LARMER, MAY 2, 2018 As the rogues’ gallery of fallen world leaders grows, you might be tempted to conclude that ours is the most corrupt era in history. Early last month, the former South Korean president Park Geun-hye was sentenced to 24 years in prison and fined $17 million for...
MONDAY, APRIL 23, 2018 The International Monetary Fund will systematically address corruption and its impact on economic growth with all its member countries under new guidelines launched on Sunday. The stricter new policy also aims to tackle how rich countries contribute to corruption in the developing world by failing to...
Brussels, 23 April 2018 The European Commission is proposing a new law to strengthen whistleblower protection across the EU. The EU Press Release
Published: Apr 20, 2018 Wells Fargo fine ranks only behind Ocwen at CFPB Organization Fine (In millions) Date Violation Ocwen Financial and Loan Servicing $2,125 12/19/2013 Consumer protection/Mortgage abuses Wells Fargo $1,000 4/20/2018 Consumer protection/Mortgage abuses Bank of America, N.A. $747 4/9/2014 Consumer protection/Banking Citibank N.A. $733 7/21/2015 Consumer protection/Credit card...
April 17, 2018 Auditor-general points to ‘significant reputational risks’ associated with firm. KPMG has been banned from auditing public institutions in South Africa, compounding a crisis for the firm in the country over its role in a high-profile bank failure and ties to the controversial Gupta family. The South African...
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