I mentioned recently that Statoil was one of the most ethical companies. It’s disappointing to note therefore that it has settled fines of $21 million
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Just before Christmas I asked where all the accountants were in declaiming the government’s decision not to pursue corruption investigations at BAE. I still haven’t
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I’m aware that some think I have a negative view of big business. I don’t think that wholly true; I appreciate many of the benefits
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The foreign and finance ministries of Norway have combined to tackle corruption. It’s worth looking at their web site to understand the significance of this.
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The FT reports this morning that: A Paris judge has launched an investigation into allegations that Total, the French oil and gas group, paid bribes
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I have already noted the complete absence of comment by the professional bodies representing accountants regarding the dropping of corruption allegations concerning BAE. Now we
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Citibank is being sued for $36 million in Switzerland by an irate customer whose bank account was defrauded by an employee, in which fraud he’s
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A comment was posted on one of my stories from August in the last couple of days. It reveals so much I thought I’d reproduce
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Dennis Howlett has written some very confused articles on tax evasion over the last few days: so confused that I am not sure where Dennis
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