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OECD’s paper Developing a Data-Driven Corruption Risk Model to Strengthen Integrity outlines Belgium’s initiative to use a Corruption Risk Index and analytics to proactively identify corruption risks
The report introduces a Corruption Risk Index using indicators such as procurement and corporate data, discusses practical challenges like data quality and stakeholder engagement, and highlights key enablers including reliable data sources, institutional buy-in, and iterative analytics. Overall, the initiative aims to shift from reactive, intuition-based auditing to a proactive, evidence-based…
TI’s paper Digital Disclosure of Political Finance finds 75% of countries lack online reporting systems and urges searchable, linked databases to enhance transparency, oversight, and public trust
The study reveals that only a minority of countries publish donor information online — 14 out of 33 in Latin America and the Caribbean, seven out of 33 in Asia and the Pacific, and just one out of 51 in Africa. It emphasises that establishing searchable, machine-readable disclosure platforms and linking political-finance data with other public registers would significantly improve transparency and accountability in political…
OECD’s Integrity Review of Brazil 2025 commends progress on anti-corruption reforms but urges stronger governance, transparency, and control systems across the public sector
The review notes that Brazil has established solid institutional and legal foundations for integrity but still faces challenges in implementing coherent, risk-based internal controls and consistent ethical standards. It calls for reinforced leadership accountability, improved procurement oversight, and greater citizen participation to embed a sustainable culture of integrity in public administration.
US Treasury launches investigation into nearly US$9 B in contracts for potential fraud and abuse of the Small Business Administration’s Development Program, aiming to boost oversight and accountability
The action initiates a department-wide review of roughly $9 billion in contracts awarded under preference-based programs amid concerns that large firms may have improperly received set-asides while passing most work to subcontractors. It seeks to identify misuse, strengthen oversight, and ensure that small-business programs operate as intended to support genuinely eligible enterprises…
TI’s Fuelling Delay report shows fossil-fuel actors exploiting weak oversight in UN climate talks to advance private interests, demonstrating regulatory capture and corrupt influence
The report documents how fossil-fuel interests gain access to key – but opaque – negotiation spaces within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) process and deploy financial and relational influence to delay strong outcomes and weaken reporting demands. Drawing on interviews with negotiators and observations from COP-29 and the Bonn mid-year session, it identifies structural risks of capture, weak transparency provisions and the need for higher integrity standards in international climate governance…
TI’s report on Chasing Grand Corruption exposes how poor data access, limited resources, and weak cross-border cooperation hinder EU efforts to detect and prosecute major corruption cases
It highlights limited access to beneficial ownership and financial data, underuse of detection tools, outdated technology, resource constraints, restrictive legal frameworks, and sluggish international cooperation. Despite stronger AML rules, enforcement still lags behind the complexity of transnational corruption networks. The report calls for enhanced investigative capacity, better data access, and improved cross-border coordination to close enforcement gaps and end impunity for grand corruption…
Basel’s Quick Guide 42: Non-Conviction-Based Confiscation explains how authorities can recover illicit assets without a conviction while protecting due process and property rights
This guide explains the concept of non-conviction-based confiscation (also called civil forfeiture or non-conviction forfeiture), outlining how it allows states to seize or recover assets linked to crime without securing a criminal conviction. It also explores the benefits of this approach (preventing criminals from keeping illicit gains) alongside the challenges and risks (such as human rights concerns and political misuse) and provides guidance on designing laws that ensure fairness, transparency and effectiveness…
Basel’s policy brief Rethinking How Switzerland Uses Illicit Profits from Foreign Bribery Settlements urges channeling such proceeds into justice and anti-corruption efforts in affected countries
The Brief examines how Switzerland one of the few countries actively enforcing foreign-bribery laws, currently handles fines and confiscated assets from companies settling foreign-bribery cases. It argues that Switzerland can enhance its leadership by redirecting those funds more strategically for example into support for victim countries, capacity-building overseas and strengthening global anti-corruption frameworks…
TI-UK’s report Safeguarding Football from Illicit Finance warns that opaque ownership and weak due diligence leave UK football exposed to ML, urging stronger transparency and source-of-funds checks
The report responds to the Independent Football Regulator consultation and emphasises the need to integrate football governance into the UK’s broader economic-crime architecture, noting the sport’s vulnerability given the UK’s role as a destination for £100 billion in laundered funds annually. It outlines key criteria for the gatekeeper role — identifying all persons who may influence or control clubs, applying enhanced integrity….
TI-UK’s Guide on Investing with Integrity III urges investors to make integrity risk management a core part of portfolio oversight to protect assets and uphold ethical investment standards
The guide addresses gaps in how impact investors manage corruption and other integrity risks in emerging and frontier markets. It introduces a structured monitoring framework covering 10 key components of integrity risk management and emphasises ongoing collaboration between investors and investees to build capacity and track both quantitative and qualitative data…
FCA releases a review on romance fraud, urging banks and payment firms to boost detection systems, train staff to spot vulnerable customers early, and provide better support to victims
Firms often struggle to detect such scams, as fraudsters exploit trust, ask for low-value payments first, and victims frequently misrepresent payment purposes (42% of cases). Good practices were identified—such as using data-points (dating-site spend, previous fraud victims), temporary payment blocks, and tailored after-care—but many firms still miss red flags (e.g., multiple payments to one beneficiary, crypto transfers, new accounts) and lack consistent support for vulnerable customers…
EC unveils its 2026 Work Programme, reinforcing financial integrity by tightening supply chain oversight, addressing regulatory gaps, and enhancing economic security to curb corruption and FC
It focuses on securing critical supply chains, closing regulatory loopholes, and boosting economic and energy security. The programme also prioritises digital transformation, green transition, and stronger enforcement of financial and trade rules to safeguard the EU’s economic interests and uphold integrity against corruption, money laundering, and other financial crimes…