WEBINAR – PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS RETROSPECTIVE – MONEY LAUNDERING AND FOREIGN CORRUPTION USING THE CASE HISTORY OF RIGGS BANK
9th February 2017
WEBINAR – PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS RETROSPECTIVE – MONEY LAUNDERING AND FOREIGN CORRUPTION USING THE CASE HISTORY OF RIGGS BANK
In the final part of an exclusive series of four webinars Elise Bean, former Staff Director and Chief Counsel of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, will explore the case of Riggs Bank. Riggs, a D.C. based commercial bank with branches around the world, was effectively shut down by… Read More
UK: Financial crime – how to ensure a robust risk assessment
9th February 2017
UK: Financial crime – how to ensure a robust risk assessment
Jacqueline Planner, director of financial crime risk at Huntswood, examines how financial crime risk assessments can protect your firm and safeguard its reputation. Read More
China central bank says warned bitcoin exchanges of closure risk on rule violations
9th February 2017
China central bank says warned bitcoin exchanges of closure risk on rule violations
China's central bank said on Thursday it met with nine smaller local bitcoin exchanges to discuss risks and problems in the bitcoin market, and warned them that they risk closure should they seriously violate the country's regulations. Read More
State Bank of Pakistan rejects allegations of its involvement in money laundering
9th February 2017
State Bank of Pakistan rejects allegations of its involvement in money laundering
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Tuesday categorically rejected allegations of its involvement in money laundering. Read More
UK: Bank launches customer review after HBOS corruption case
8th February 2017
UK: Bank launches customer review after HBOS corruption case
Lloyds Banking Group is to review all customer cases that may have been affected by a corruption scam involving managers at its HBOS subsidiary. Read More
Financial crime solutions in demand as Nepal moves to grow economy
3rd February 2017
Financial crime solutions in demand as Nepal moves to grow economy
FICO will join the Nepal banking community today at a symposium in Kathmandu to address the urgent problem of financial crime. Read More
Dutch activists accuse Rabobank of laundering drug-money
3rd February 2017
Dutch activists accuse Rabobank of laundering drug-money
Dutch lawyers and rights activists Thursday filed a criminal complaint against Rabobank accusing the lender of complicity in money-laundering by Mexican drug cartels and urging prosecutors to investigate. Read More
UK: Queen’s bank Coutts fined by Swiss financial regulators over money laundering
3rd February 2017
UK: Queen’s bank Coutts fined by Swiss financial regulators over money laundering
Coutts, owned by Royal Bank of Scotland, allowed a total of $2.4bn worth of assets related to the Malaysian development fund to flow through accounts in Switzerland. Read More
UK: Former HBOS manager and associates jailed for fraud and corruption
3rd February 2017
UK: Former HBOS manager and associates jailed for fraud and corruption
A senior banker, financial consultant and their associates who conspired to enrich themselves, driving businesses into the ground in the process, have been jailed for almost 50 years after being convicted of corruption, fraudulent trading and money laundering. Read More
Former British spy’s investigation ‘revealed South African bank corruption
3rd February 2017
Former British spy’s investigation ‘revealed South African bank corruption
Along-hidden, secret report by a former senior MI6 officer has triggered a financial scandal after allegedly uncovering evidence South African banks “looted the state” during the apartheid regime. Read More
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