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In “Media Agency Contracts May Not Be Worth the Paper They Are Written On” (19 August 2020), TrinityP3 discusses that years on from the K2 Intelligence ANA report, the concerns that the report addressed are still prevalent in the industry. According to TrinityP3, “With so much focus on media agencies and their contracts since the ANA/K2...

Corruption costs corporations billions of dollars each year in lost revenues and penalties. But the true costs and damages to a corporation of corruption or of scandal go well beyond any monetary penalty. The damage to a company’s reputation and image can be immeasurable. And under a multitude of acts—including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices...

K2 Integrity Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement 2025 Introduction This statement is published by K2 Integrity Holdings Inc (K2 Integrity) in response to Section 54(1), Part 6 of the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 and encompasses the fiscal year 2024-2025. Background At K2 Integrity, we are more than risk managers and compliance experts—we are...

Major Sanctions Developments EU Launches Fifth Sanctions Package Against Russia. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen revealed the fifth round of sanctions against Russia following atrocities committed by President Vladimir Putin's forces in the formerly Russian-occupied town of Bucha. She said the latest sanctions package “has six pillars”: A ban on the import of...

Juan Zarate joined The Economist’s Money Talks podcast (29 February 2024) for a conversation with hosts Mike Bird, Alice Fulwood, and Tom Lee-Devlin concerning the effects of the sanctions against Russia brought by America, Britain, and the European Union in response to Russia’s war with Ukraine. In the episode “Is the West Losing Its Sanctions...

In “Home Front” (21 October 2020), Money Laundering Bulletin features K2 Integrity on some of the top concerns for AML compliance during the COVID-19 crisis. According to the article, work-from-home challenges have been “transcended by the need to develop a strategic plan to return to normalcy.” Among these plans, banks and compliance teams should consider how...

Payment scams exploiting the lure of cryptocurrency are a growing concern for individuals and businesses—losses from crypto scams increased from $907 million in 2021 to $2.57 billion in 2022. These scams typically involve criminals posing as an expert or a legitimate company to try to trick people into transferring funds or providing sensitive information. By...

Cybersecurity Awareness Month was established more than 20 years ago to provide resources to enable organizations and their employees to stay safer and more secure online. It is an opportunity to focus on four key behaviors that will help everyone stay secure throughout the year: Creating strong passwords and using a password manager Enabling multi-factor...

Steven Sharpe oversees the internal legal functions at the firm and serves as special advisor to K2 Integrity’s CEO. Steven is managing director of The EmBeSa Corporation, a private consultancy dealing primarily with corporate restructuring, business strategy, and crisis management. Recently, he was chairman of Corporate Risk Holdings, the then parent company of Kroll, Kroll...