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China says new financial information rules aimed at providers for institutions

China’s internet regulator said on Friday the recently published rules governing financial information providers are aimed at firms supplying information to an institutional audience and to specific investors, rather than the general public. Financial information services are different from internet news and information services, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC)… Read More

White House mulls new year executive order to bar Huawei, ZTE purchases

President Donald Trump is considering an executive order in the new year to declare a national emergency that would bar U.S. companies from using telecommunications equipment made by China’s Huawei and ZTE, three sources familiar with the situation told Reuters. It would be the latest step by the Trump administration… Read More

London: Sharp jump in Christmas shopping fraud, victims lose £11 million

Police in London are urging the public to stay safe online when doing their Christmas shopping with figures showing a 24% rise in online shopping fraud during the Christmas period between 2015 and 2018. Individuals are being defrauded on popular social media websites and online auction sites, according to Auction… Read More

7th December 2018

Arrest of Huawei “heiress” throws rare spotlight on family

Like many top Chinese executives, Meng Wanzhou is a mysterious figure even in her home country, but the 46-year-old chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies had been widely tipped to one day take the helm of the tech giant her father founded. That was until her shock arrest in Canada… Read More

7th December 2018

Collapse of Tesco re-trial casts cloud over British fraud agency

The UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) defended itself on Thursday against criticisms of “serious failings” after the collapse of a high-profile re-trial of former Tesco (TSCO.L) executives, insisting the prosecution had been in the public interest. New SFO director Lisa Osofsky has pledged to take on the “big guys” since… Read More

4th December 2018

EU Parliament calls for inquiry into €55 billion cum-ex tax fraud

Members of the European Parliament have called for an inquiry to examine various aspects of the cum-ex multi-billion euro tax fraud scheme, which has hit Germany and possibly several other European countries. The lawmakers want the probe to establish the ‘real actors’ behind the scam, whether there were breaches of… Read More

30th November 2018

Self-styled “trader” jailed over British investment scam

A self-styled British trader, who conned financial experts and some of his closest friends out of millions of pounds in a nine-year investment scam, was sentenced by a London court to five years in jail on Thursday. Mark Starling, 57, pleaded guilty to fraud and operating a collective investment scheme… Read More

30th November 2018

NYC politician proposes bill to ban cashless businesses

AP — A New York City councilman is proposing legislation that would ban cash-free businesses. Democratic City Councilman Ritchie Torres, who represents parts of the Bronx, formally introduced the legislation Wednesday, which would force eateries and other retailers to accept cash alongside credit and electronic payments. Read More

21st November 2018

Tanzanian exchange bureaus raided on suspicion of money laundering

Tanzania’s central bank conducted a surprise inspection of foreign exchange bureaus in a crackdown on black market currency trading and money laundering, it said on Tuesday. Soldiers and other security forces took part in Monday’s operation in the northern town of Arusha, a tourism and gemstone trading hub, so different… Read More

20th November 2018

Nissan chairman arrested in probe of financial misconduct

AP – Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn, who became one of the auto industry’s most powerful executives by engineering a turnaround at the Japanese manufacturer, was arrested Monday and will be fired for allegedly underreporting his income and misusing company funds, the automaker said. The scandal reverberated… Read More

9th November 2018

Tesla names director Denholm to replace Musk as board chair

Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) has named director Robyn Denholm as board chair, fulfilling a demand by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to strip the job from Elon Musk, the electric car maker’s wayward chief executive who has dragged the company through months of turbulence. The appointment was required as part… Read More

8th November 2018

China grants 18 trademarks in 2 months to Trump, daughter

AP — The Chinese government granted 18 trademarks to companies linked to President Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka Trump over the last two months, Chinese public records show, raising concerns about conflicts of interest in the White House. In October, China’s Trademark Office granted provisional approval for 16… Read More

8th November 2018

German offices of BlackRock searched in tax probe

AP — German prosecutors say they have searched the Munich offices of investment firm BlackRock, which said it was cooperating in a probe of a tax scheme known as “cum-ex” transactions that has drawn the attention of law enforcers. Prosecutors in Cologne said Wednesday they… Read More

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