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“Every Dollar Has a Name”: Avoiding sham contracts in Latin America
5.17.2013
Personal finance guru and motivational speaker Dave Ramsey is known to say that “every dollar has a name” when advising audiences on how best to manage their money. This maxim holds true for companies seeking to comply with the FCPA as well. By implementing controls that help ensure that each company dollar is assigned a […]
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There at the Beginning: Thoughts on the FCPA from the SEC’s Former Chairman (1975-1977)
3.27.2013
Roderick M. Hills was Chairman of the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) during 1975-77, a period in which over 400 U.S. companies disclosed that they had made “questionable payments” to foreign officials. As a direct reaction to these disclosures, the U.S. Foreign Corruption Practices Act (FCPA) was enacted some eight months after he left […]
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Connecting the Dots: Latin America Examples of Common FCPA Accounting Violations
3.12.2013
FCPAméricas has seen a spike in readership from Latin America, suggesting that regional businesspeople and companies are increasingly seeking to understand the FCPA. Since we believe that having relatable examples is useful for new readers and for practitioners tasked with spreading the message to different audiences, this post seeks to ground discussions of common FCPA […]