A high-level conference in Bogota, Colombia, on 2 April saw the launch by the President of the Republic of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, of the world's first 'High Level Reporting Mechanism' (HLRM).
Professor Mark Pieth, Chairman of the Independent Governance Committee of FIFA, gave this address at the 62nd FIFA Congress 2012.
Download the presentation (PDF).
Mr President, Ladies and Gentlemen,
On behalf of the Independent Governance Committee (IGC) and its members I would like to thank you for this opportunity to present our findings. Allow me first, though, to congratulate you to the decision to engage in this major reform process.
The Chairman of the Independent Governance Committee (IGC) welcomes the Recommendations by the European Parliamentary Assembly on the reform of Sports Governing Bodies. The IGC considers the Recommendations a helpful support of the ongoing governance reform of FIFA.
The Bank Council of the Swiss National Bank (SNB) approved new regulations on private financial investments and financial transactions by members of SNB management, which will come into effect on 1 May 2012. The draft regulations were drawn up by a working group headed by a Zurich commercial lawyer, Professor Peter Forstmoser.
The working group based its work mainly on a comparative law report by the Basel Institute on Governance. The report assesses the regulations for bank transactions by the Governing Board and compared it with other major central banks.
Today, Friday March 30, 2012, the Independent Governance Committee (IGC) presented its first report to the Executive Committee of FIFA.
In memory of Jan Cristoph Richter, 13.9.1975 - 31.1.2012
We mourn the death of
Dr. Jan Christoph Richter, 13.9.1975 - 31.1.2012
whose sudden passing has shocked us deeply. His active and dedicated engagement for a more just and fair world was inspiring. We will remember him as a committed, enthusiastic and inspirational colleague and friend. We will duly honor his memory. Basel Institute on Governance, Members of the Board and Team
Wir trauern um
In the context of the ICC Assembly of State Parties held in New York in December, the ICC and ICAR jointly organised a side event on financial investigation in the context of investigations into serious international crimes.
At the recent celebration of the 10th anniversary of the UN Global Compact's 10th principle on anti-corruption in New York, the Basel Institute and UNGC have formally launched their partnership to develop and maintain the B20 Collective Action Hub.
In conjunction with the International Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Sciences (ISISC), ICAR conducted a 5-day training workshop on mutual legal assistance and misuse of offshore structures for countries of the MENA region in Syracuse, Sicily during the period 3-7 November 2014.
From 24 to 28 November 2014, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the Asset Recovery Inter-Agency Network of South Africa (ARINSA), the Government of Kenya and the International Centre for Asset Recovery (ICAR) conducted a joint Workshop for prosecutors, investigators and other relevant stakeholders on Recovering the Proceeds of Crime from Wildlife and Forest Offences and Money Laundering in Naivasha, Kenya.