The transition to IFRS is a hot-button issue once again, as the SEC has floated the idea of "condorsement" as a possible path to adoption in the United States.
Showing posts with label companies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label companies. Show all posts
October 24, 2011
March 25, 2011
Serious Fraud Office vows to pursue corrupt foreign companies
The head of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is at loggerheads with ministers who are seeking to exempt overseas companies from Britain's new Bribery Act.
Speaking at an anti-corruption conference in Russia last week, Richard Alderman said he wanted the act to have a "wide jurisdiction", allowing the SFO to pursue overseas companies listed in the UK – even if they had little business activity here – whenever it was in Britain's public interest.
Speaking at an anti-corruption conference in Russia last week, Richard Alderman said he wanted the act to have a "wide jurisdiction", allowing the SFO to pursue overseas companies listed in the UK – even if they had little business activity here – whenever it was in Britain's public interest.
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