DPAs are agreements between prosecutors and companies that essentially say authorities won’t prosecute fraudulent activity if a company agrees to pay a fine and get its regulatory house in order. Corporate leaders should know that the US and UK have different DPA systems in place.
This month, UK authorities announced that they've launched an investigation into KPMG’s conduct related to an audit of Roll Royce’s financial statements. The investigation appears to be part of a trend of holding auditing firms accountable for policing their clients’ financial behavior.
If you’ve expanded into a foreign country, you’ve experienced the transition to a whole new set of laws and business regulations. Foreign laws governing business practices are frequently difficult to adjust to and sometimes quite frustrating. But once in a while, foreign business laws can also be downright surreal. Here are four favorites we’ve come across. We think you might learn something even from these head-scratchers.