Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the implications of The UK Bribery Act 2010 for businesses and in particular those with cross‐border activities. Design/methodology/approach – This study relies on documentary research and using both primary and secondary data drawn from the...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to trace how and why the market-designed Libor benchmark turned bad, thereby necessitating a regulatory response. Design/methodology/approach The study relies on primary and secondary data in the public domain and complemented by a single-case study. Findings...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide enhanced insights on corporate governance failures which contributed to various financial crimes in major banking institutions and whether those involved have been held sufficiently accountable in the USA and the UK. Design/methodology/approach...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the continued viability of the European Union emissions trading scheme (EU ETS) as a tool for climate control in the face of continued criticisms. Design/methodology/approach – This evaluative study makes use of connected existing studies...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the quality of narrative reporting of listed UK companies particularly in terms of transparency under guidance from the operating and financial review (OFR). Design/methodology/approach – The approach taken is to rely on secondary data...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss and evaluate the sovereign default restructuring options in the European Monetary Union (EMU). Design/methodology/approach – The paper examines financial policy options from a politico‐economic‐legal perspective. It relies primarily on...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the practicality and implications of capital controls in emerging economies in the international financial landscape subsequent to the 1997 Asian financial crisis (AFC) and the 2008 global financial crisis (GFC). Design/methodology/approach –...

Purpose This paper aims to examine tax leakages in secrecy financial centres. Design/methodology/approach This qualitative study relies on primary data from relevant statutes and secondary data from the public domain and in particular academic sources. The study makes concurrent use of the case...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper was to investigate the motivation behind whistleblowing, the tussle between internal and external whistleblowing and the extent whistleblowing laws in the UK and the USA are able to provide protection to whistleblowers. While employees need to be protected...