All business organizations may be held liable for criminal misconduct of their agents, e.g. staff, subcontractors or joint-venture partners. In order to avoid this liability the businesses need to prove diligence in selection, supervision over agents and controls held withing the organization, i.e. the controls landscape and their robustness. There is no one fits all… Continue reading VII Pillar DOJ & SEC Program for safe navigation towards diligent prevention of fraud, corruption and other damages to business organizations deriving from misconduct
Category: UK Bribery Act
The „Six Principles Guidance” by the UK Ministry of Justice
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open UK Government Licence v3.0. Version OGW 1, Published January 2020 © Crown Copyright, 2020. In 2011, the UK Ministry of Justice published its first statutory guidance under the UK Bribery Act 2010 to help organisations understand the sorts of procedure they can put in place to prevent… Continue reading The „Six Principles Guidance” by the UK Ministry of Justice
Risk-based approach in client/vendor risk scoring at on-boarding
Client/vendor risk scoring is generally a dynamic process that gets initiated at customer on-boarding and continues over the lifecycle of customer relationship. However, I assumed that for the sake of simplification the example given in this article focus on the on-boarding risk scoring, which after initiation of the business relationship that often fluctuates while the… Continue reading Risk-based approach in client/vendor risk scoring at on-boarding
Risk assessment factors in customer due diligence
Many may wonder where to start when engaging with a robust customer’s risk assessment and measuring one’s own risk exposure. The below example may help to understand the engineering of the process. Its is good to start from the scratch and draw a mind map. The mind map to be aimed at visualising the risk… Continue reading Risk assessment factors in customer due diligence
Know Your Customer and Know Your Vendor
Engagement with a new business partner brings hope for successful cooperation, increased revenue or reduced costs. However, one cannot forget that each new business relationship is also associated with a risk that may damage the business or the relationship if not properly managed. This article is aimed at providing a few practical tips on risk… Continue reading Know Your Customer and Know Your Vendor