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27 October 2015 Today's top story Iraq: Exclusive: Murdered Iraq Trade Ministry official was about to expose corruption - officials Reuters An Iraqi Trade Ministry media adviser killed last month by a bomb attached to his car had been about to hand over files accusing the ministry of corruption to the country's Integrity Commission, officials in the ministry's legal department told Reuters. More news Global: EU, World Bank urge Romania to step up efforts to recover graft money Reut...

Wall Street Journal - Corruption Currents: Rabobank Faces Border-Money Laundering Probe (26 Oct 2015). By Samuel Rubenfeld. http://blogs.wsj.com/riskandcompliance/2015/10/26/corruption-currents-rabobank-faces-border-money-laundering-probe/

Governments and international organizations are failing to ensure adequate protections to whistleblowers and sources of information, according to a new report by the UN special rapporteur on freedom of expression. More in UN News Centre. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=52339#.Vi7p-KRh0bE

Wall Street Journal - Corruption Currents: Myanmar’s Jade Trade ‘Heist’ (23 Oct 2015). By Samuel Rubenfeld. http://blogs.wsj.com/riskandcompliance/2015/10/23/corruption-currents-myanmars-jade-trade-heist/

26 October 2015 Today's top story Guatemala: Corruption-weary Guatemalans elect comedian as president Agence France-Presse (TI mention) Comedian Jimmy Morales won a landslide victory in Guatemala's presidential race Sunday despite having no political experience, after a campaign upended by a corruption scandal that felled the outgoing president. More news Global: High public wages linked to high corruption: research Times LIVE Global: US investigation into Deutsche Bank's Russian ...

United States: Drug Giant Valeant Tries To Rebut Allegations Of Fraud Published on Oct 26, 2015 11:30 pm     Japan: Toshiba to sue three former presidents for their involvement in accounting scandal Published on Oct 26, 2015 11:00 pm     United States: US escalates Deutsche Bank probe into Russian trades Published on Oct 26, 2015 10:30 pm     United Kingdom: Money-laundering suspicions after 60 Indian millionaires move to UK Published on Oct 26, 2015 10:00 pm     Italy: Top officials at Rome’s Israelite Hospital arrested in fraud probe Published on Oct 26, 2015 09:30 pm     United States: TierOne ex-CEO was ‘driving force’ behind fraud, former president says Published on Oct 26, 2015 09:00 pm     China: China’s banks, insurance companies and stock exchange operators to face Communist Party corruption probe Published on Oct 26, 2015 08:30 pm     Australia: Former Rabobank...

Three Japanese companies disclosed internal wrongdoing in the space of 24 hours last week, including one that said one of its units tried to cover up the faulty construction of an apartment building that started to tilt and another that said one of its units falsified reports on the quality of rubber used in trains and ships. More from Chris Cooper, in The Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/world/scandal-wave-a-whackamole-challenge-for-japan-20151020-gkecch.html