This Week in FCPA-Episode 79, the Fire and Ice Edition

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist
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Jay and I return for a wide-ranging discussion on some of the top compliance and ethics related stories of the week, in this week's fire and ice edition:

1. Former VW Engineer Oliver Schmidt sentenced to 7 years in jail for his role in the VW emssions-testing scandal.

2. U.K.’s Financial Regulatory Council is proposing changes to the governance code in the areas of corporate culture, diversity See more +

Jay and I return for a wide-ranging discussion on some of the top compliance and ethics related stories of the week, in this week's fire and ice edition:

1. Former VW Engineer Oliver Schmidt sentenced to 7 years in jail for his role in the VW emssions-testing scandal.

2. U.K.’s Financial Regulatory Council is proposing changes to the governance code in the areas of corporate culture, diversity and sustainable long-term growth.

3. Transparency International criticizes uses of it Corruption Perceptions Index.

4. Caterpillar Unit Cheated Customers, Tossed Evidence Into Ocean to Hide It.

5. Matthew Stephenson asks if it is time to amend US domestic bribery statutes, in light of the US Supreme Court decision in McDonnell in the Global Anti-corruption Blog.

6. Adam Turteltaub visits with Andy Hinton the CCO at Google on the SCCE podcast, Compliance Perspectives.

7. Roy Snell and Kristy Grant-Hart share 10 ways to get involved with the SCCE.

8. The SEC’s Whistleblower’s program is alive and well with three awards in the past week.

9. Join Tom’s monthly podcast series on One Month to a More Effective Compliance Program. In December, I consider discuss the use of written standards in a best practices compliance program. See less -

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