Journal of Financial Crime: Volume 26 Issue 3

Editorial

Antecedents and consequences of staff-related fraud in the Ghanaian banking industry

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the antecedents and consequences of employee fraud, focusing on the banking industry in Ghana.

Learning from failure: cross-border confiscation in the EU

The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the strengths and weaknesses of a new European Union (EU) initiative attempting an interesting paradigm shift in the field of…

The relationship between foreign aid and corruption: a case of selected Asian countries

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of foreign aid (FA) on corruption in selected Asian countries (Pakistan, India, Srilanka and Bangladesh) using the panel data…

Seeds of systemic corruption in the post-Brexit UK

This study aims to assess the risks of systematisation of corruption in the UK following the Brexit referendum.

Conceptualizing corruption prevention: a systematic literature review

Existing reviews about corruption and anti-corruption have yet to treat the subject of prevention as the main focus of inquiry. The purpose of this paper is to address this need…

Bribery – an obstacle to international development

Bribery continues to significantly inhibit international development. Despite massive efforts to fight corruption, public officials in many developing countries continue to demand…

The effect of corruption on bank profitability

This paper aims to investigate the effect of corruption on bank profitability.

Effects of corruption on military expenditures: Empirical evidence from different income level countries

This study aims to investigate the effect of corruption on military expenditures in three income level countries. An annual data series of 97 countries covering high-income…

Insider trading – unsolved issues

This paper aims to show that, despite the development of prevention mechanisms for banks, undetected insider trading remains highly feasible. It, thereby, highlights that the…

Impact of terrorism on stock markets across the world and stock returns: An event study of Taj attack in India

The purpose of this paper is to study the following: short-run and long-run associations between the terror-affected country’s stock market index and other global countries’…

A comparative study of retail banking practices in compliance with regulatory standard

The Indian banking industry has undergone many changes with the advent of changing economic environment in the country. Many changes have taken place in terms of customer…

A Gadamerian perspective on financial crimes: An issue of historically-rooted prejudices and narrative strategies

The purpose of this paper is to see to what extent Hans-Georg Gadamer’s hermeneutic philosophy could be used to unveil how corporate discourse about financial crimes (in codes of…

Anti-corruption reporting in emerging country multinationals

Based on a lens of analysis combining legitimacy and stakeholder theories, this paper aims to explore some factors which influence anti-corruption (AC) reporting in large…

Using the lie detector test to curb corruption in the Nigerian Police Force

This paper aims to critically examine the lie detector test policy of the Nigeria Police Force to determine if the policy is capable of curbing corruption in the Nigerian Police…

Climbing the corporate ladder: desired leadership skills and successful psychopaths

Many of the characteristics embodied by successful psychopaths, such as superficial charm, cool decisiveness and a grandiose self-worth, are often treated synonymously with…

The effect of SOX on audit quality

This paper aims to investigate two issues. First, the authors test the effect of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act (SOX) on audit quality after 10 years. Second, the authors test whether it…

Impact of economic and financial crimes on economic growth in emerging and developing countries: A systematic review

The purpose of the study is to investigate the impact of economic and financial crimes on the economies of emerging and developing countries.