Managing bribery and corruption risks – IMPACT ANALYSIS – The FSA’s thematic review of anti bribery systems and controls found that most firms had not properly taken account of FSA rules before or after the Bribery Act 2010. Evidence suggested that organisations had only put systems and controls in place post Bribery Act. According to […]

What makes an outstanding chairman? The views of more than 400 directors – A unique survey reflecting the views of 430 chairmen and directors from more than 900 boardrooms. This Directorbank report is unique in two ways. It is drawn from the experiences of a great diversity of boardrooms – from venture capital backed growth […]

Must read white papers – David Thomas was Head of the UK FIU from 2006 to 2010, having earlier been appointed by Sir Stephen Lander (Chair of the UK’s Serious Organised Crime Agency and former Director-General of MI5) to be the financial crime expert to review and to improve the UK Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) […]

A Comsure workshop “JFSC – Under the Court’s Microscope” – The Workshop Content – The workshop is intended to expand on the Royal Court’s judgment and compare this current case to cases brought by others which have been unsuccessful. The workshop will also provide discussion in respect of Mr Leslie-Smith’s other allegations against the Commission […]

Mourant Ozannes have issued an informative client briefing on Hastings-Bass.  The briefing is introduced as follows: It is with much sadness that we report the death in London on Wednesday, 9 March 2011 of Hastings-Bass, at the premature age of 36. In the years since its birth, Hastings-Bass had become a household name amongst, and […]