How can Organisations be Anti-Money Laundering Compliant?
Organisations need to implement effective anti-money laundering policies in order to remain compliant with legislation and maintain credibility. If they fail to do so, the results could be detrimental to their future. Money laundering can damage reputations, customer/business relationships, and your organisation’s financial stability – not to mention funding criminal activity and even terrorism. Organisations […]
Asbestos Legislation
Asbestos is a naturally occurring fibre with numerous useful properties, including fire resistance, chemical resistance and waterproofing abilities. Considering these properties, it is easy to see why asbestos was used so widely throughout the construction industry prior to the turn of the millennium. However, with time came the alarming realisation that asbestos was a highly […]
Are Offshore Accounts Illegal?
Offshore accounts are accounts that exist outside of your home country, allowing you to save money and make transactions in different currencies. Offshore accounts operate in another jurisdiction, meaning that they are outside the legal power/judgement of your residential country. Usually, having an offshore account means that individuals enjoy tax benefits since the money avoids […]
5 Basic Money Laundering Offences
Our Anti Money Laundering Courses The Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) published in 2002 changed the way we understand money laundering offences. Money laundering or conspiracy/attempt to money launder is an offence under sections 327-329 of the POCA. To put it simply, the POCA discusses and defines offences in money laundering as the following: A person commits […]
What Level Of Hospitality, Gifts Or Travel Is Acceptable?
Related Courses The Bribery Act 2010 references the controversy surrounding the practice of hospitality within business, as hospitality can be used to conceal bribery. Therefore, the Bribery Act and the Ministry of Justice have drawn a distinction between hospitality and bribery to allow the practice of hospitality to continue, but in an honest, transparent and […]
What Is The Bribery Act 2010?
The Bribery Act 2010 is the UK based law which strengthens bribery and corruption legislation, in response to the increasing rate of bribery offences. The act effectively updates the bribery offences which an individual or an organisation can be found guilty of. Subsequently, the act states the penalties which will be administered against an individual […]
What Is Section 7 Of The Bribery Act 2010? | DeltaNet
Related Courses The UK Bribery Act 2010 incorporates Section 7 entitled “Failure To Prevent Bribery.” This section has been established with the purpose to set out company liability for corrupt activity committed by their employees or associated persons, which demonstrates the intention to create an advantage in the conduct of business for their organisation. If […]
What Is Bribery And Corruption?
Bribery is the action of offering another individual something of value, notably money, in exchange for something which will be beneficial to the briber. Corruption can apply to a large range of actions, which are essentially conducted with illegitimate and dis-honest intentions. Bribery and corruption can offer an individual within the business sector the opportunity to speed […]
What Is A Facilitation Payment?
A facilitation payment is a contentious type of payment, as it can sometimes constitute a bribe. The UK Bribery Act 2010 considers a facilitation payment to be a form of bribery, this is because it is a payment to a foreign public or government official with the intention to persuade them to expedite an administrative […]