Corporate Resolutions In The News

• Lessons Learned from the Frauds of 2011 December 07, 2011
  
  By Kenneth Springer, Corporate Resolutions Inc.
  Several cases that were brought up or resolved in the past year should serve as warnings for companies as they continually improve their compliance programs.
  
  cfo.com
• Ken Springer: Seven Steps To Prevent Fraud September 19, 2011
  
  pehub.com
  Whether it is securities fraud, corruption or tax evasion, C-suite executives are often the ones who have the access to take advantage of investors and directors. It is a constant challenge to identify executives who are trustworthy.
  
  pehub.com
• Corporate Resolutions: Part of Growing Due Diligence Services for PE Firms in LatAm September 15, 2011
  
  Venture Equity Latin America
  Ken Springer, president of Corporate Resolutions and a former FBI agent, recently spoke to VELA about what kind of work the firm does for five or six U.S. private equity firms with investments in Latin America. So far it has looked at 15-20 deals.
• Education, Enforcement, Prevention: Life After the Galleon Trial June 27, 2011
  
  By Kenneth Springer, Corporate Resolutions Inc.
  As we have witnessed the tentacles of the Galleon trial ravage every corner of the financial industry, firms are beginning to address their necessary levels of corporate compliance. Companies need to understand that complacency is no longer accepted lest they desire negative financial, reputational and legal exposure.
  
  corporatecomplianceinsights.com
• Enforcement by Hotline June 01, 2011
  
  Risk Professionals
  Springer, a former Federal Bureau of Investigations agent and president of New York-based Corporate Resolutions, believes that a well managed employee hotline program can deter bad behavior like that alleged of Rajaratnam's Galleon Group, Springer's company has provided an Ethics Hotline service to private equity firms and other corporations for six years, and in March it announced one targeted for hedge funds.
• Forecasting international private equity and venture capital deals June 01, 2011
  
  terrapinn.com
  Check out this interesting article by Kenneth Springer from Corporate Resolutions!
  
  terrapinn.com
• Cloudy With a Strong Chance of FCPA: How to Forecast International Deals May 31, 2011
  
  By Kenneth Springer, Corporate Resolutions Inc.
  Chinese, Indian and Latin American companies are increasingly on PE and VC firms’ radar and can offer intriguing opportunities to expand investment horizons and achieve strong ROIs. Experienced cross-border investors know there are issues that can arise, from situations as simple as language barriers and differing social customs to the more complex problems, like bribery, fraud and compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
  
  pehub.com
• Are your controls working? Two fraud studies cast doubt May 19, 2011
  
  Corporate Secretary
  According to a report released by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), that doesn’t mean controls aren’t working but rather companies must keep up controls despite a down economy. 'Firms need to regularly test their controls to see if they work. In a bad economy, the tendency is to ease up on procedures,' says Ken Springer, author of Digging for Disclosure.
  
  businessinsider.com
• Opinion: Ring around the White Collar – The Aftermath of Raj May 12, 2011
  
  By Kenneth Springer, Corporate Resolutions Inc.
  As Raj Rajaratnam departs from society in handcuffs and the trial has come to a conclusive and dramatic end, what impact will the jurors' decision have on the investment community? Is Raj the symbol of the end of insider trading or merely the unfortunate soul who got caught? And, if this is the demise of securities fraud, is it also the beginning of an awareness that the government may forever be peeking over your trading shoulder? In my opinion, the answer is really a spumoni of the three.
  
  HedgeWorld.com
• What Bernie Madoff, Allen Stanford had in common May 09, 2011
  
  The Deal Magazine
  "If you look at Bernie Madoff or Allen Stanford, one of the things that they have in common is that, until recently, they didn't have criminal records," says Kenneth Springer, a former Federal Bureau of Investigation special agent who is the founder of Corporate Resolutions Inc. "You can't just look for criminal records. You have to look at the problematic patterns, the disconnects. It's not what they tell you, it's what they don't tell you."
  
  thedeal.com

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