Monday, February 04, 2013by Leigh Beijer
In January, privately owned Griffiths Energy pled guilty to bribery charges and offered to pay a substantial fine. On Friday, January 25, 2013 Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Scott Booker agreed with the terms of the charges and penalty. View the full blog post >>
Tuesday, January 29, 2013by Leigh Beijer
Earlier this month, privately owned Griffiths Energy pled guilty to bribery charges and offered to pay a substantial fine. On Friday, January 25, 2013 Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Scott Booker agreed with the terms of the charges and penalty. View the full blog post >>
Monday, January 28, 2013by Bailey Rivard
Following an order by an Ontario court judge last month, Maple Leaf Foods CEO Michael McCain must pay $175,000 per month in interim spousal support to his former wife, including a retroactive payment dating back to the couple’s separation in July 2011. View the full blog post >>
Wednesday, December 19, 2012by Matthew McGuire
At a recent Senate committee hearing looking into the effectiveness of Canada’s AML efforts, the new Director of Canada’s Anti-Money Laundering (AML) intelligence and compliance enforcement agency, FINTRAC, called for a reduction in the administrative compliance burden placed on financial institutions. View the full blog post >>
Tuesday, September 18, 2012by Matthew McGuire
As mobile payment transactions through smart phone applications become commonplace in the consumer sphere, the Canadian government is making moves to enact consumer and merchant protection legislation and provide industry guidance promoting fair practice. View the full blog post >>
Wednesday, May 30, 2012by Matthew McGuire
Suspicious transaction reporting thresholds, liability for transaction delays, and OSFI New Draft Guideline B-20. View the full blog post >>
Sunday, April 15, 2012by Matthew McGuire
Matthew McGuire, MNP's National Anti-Money Laundering Practice Leader, offers insights to the Senate on anti-money laundering. View the full blog post >>
Friday, March 09, 2012by Greg Draper
SNC-Lavalin has maintained it was not involved with the plot and that it had done nothing wrong with respect to its Libyan operations. Just last week, it announced an independent investigation into $35-million worth of improperly documented payments related to construction projects "and certain other contracts" in the last quarter of 2011. View the full blog post >>
Tuesday, February 21, 2012by Greg Draper
In today’s fast-paced, heavy workload environment, it’s more important than ever to be efficient when performing investigations. Too often I’ve heard of investigators spending hours interviewing a subject, only to walk away with limited facts and information. View the full blog post >>
Thursday, January 19, 2012by Matthew McGuire
Recently the Deposit Insurance Corporation of Ontario released an advisory which outlines the procedures they expect credit unions to follow when providing banking services to Money Services Businesses. We'll summarize the risks and rewards of serving MSBs, the procedures DICO’s suggests, and outline the MSB screening and monitoring services. View the full blog post >>
Friday, December 02, 2011by Greg Draper
Transparency International releases the results of its 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index: How did Canada do and why should you care? View the full blog post >>
Sunday, April 24, 2011by Greg Draper
On January 31, 2011, Transparency International Canada issued a press release highlighting the fact that the RCMP’s Sensitive Investigations and International Anti-Corruption Unit currently has 23 active investigations into suspected breaches of the Canadian Foreign Public Officials Acts (CFPOA). View the full blog post >>