Weekly Industry News – Anti-Corruption/ FCPA & International Trade

Anti-Corruption/ FCPA & International Trade – the latest on ITA, Quebec’s anti-corruption measures and more.

ITA – International Trade Administration : Commerce Preliminarily Finds Dumping of Imports of Diffusion-Annealed, Nickel-Plated Flat-Rolled Steel from Japan by ITA Published on 4-Traders.com

On November 12, 2013, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced its affirmative preliminary determination in the antidumping duty (AD) investigation of imports of diffusion- annealed, nickel-plated flat-roled steel from Japan… [ Read More ]

Private Equity FCPA Risks: Growing Rapidly by Michael Volkov Published on jdsupra.com

Several years ago, the SEC sent shockwaves through the private equity and hedge fund industries.  The SEC launched an industry investigation focused on the legal principle that foreign sovereign wealth funds were a part of foreign governments and led by foreign officials under the FCPA.  The implications of such an interpretation meant that private equity companies and hedge funds had to exercise caution in their interactions with sovereign wealth fund officials… [ Read More ]

Anti-corruption measures saved Quebec $240-million on road work, minister says by RHÉAL SÉGUIN Published on theglobeandmail.com

The fight against corruption is paying big dividends, the Quebec government said in announcing a $240-million savings on road contracts alone for the first 10 months of the year.Minister of Transportation Sylvain Gaudreault said the building and maintenance of roads and bridges in the province has dropped 16 per cent below the estimated costs projected for 2013, as the battle against corruption and collusion has forced builders and engineering firms to play by a tougher set of rules… [ Read More ]

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