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Sanctions Are Ineffective Against Iran and Russia - How Putin Destroyed Western Arrogance
Sanctions play a significant role in international diplomacy, whether they are applied to forward geopolitical objectives or to sway the...
Oct 20, 20225 min read
KPMG affiliates were fined $275K for working with unregistered firms
Three KPMG affiliates agreed to pay a combined $275,000 in fines for failing to disclose unregistered firm participation in public...
Oct 20, 20222 min read
Ex-Compliance Officer for the Malta Gaming Authority convicted by a German court
Iosif Galea was found to have committed tax evasion A German court has convicted Iosif Galea, a former compliance officer at the Malta...
Oct 20, 20221 min read
British lawmakers demand "economic crime tribunals" to deal with the backlog of fraud cases.
Members of the United Kingdom's parliament (MPs) have urged the British government to test specialised economic crime tribunals in order...
Oct 19, 20222 min read
The FBI has joined a FIFA task force to investigate potential match-fixing at the Qatar World Cup
The FBI will provide 'knowledge and expertise' to the panel. The FBI will collaborate with FIFA to defend the forthcoming World Cup in...
Oct 19, 20221 min read
A unit of ING is being probed for allegations of money laundering.
A division of the Dutch banking conglomerate ING is under investigation for possible money laundering. The Fiscal Information and...
Oct 18, 20222 min read
Third countries have agreed to the EU's eighth round of Russia sanctions.
Yesterday, the EU High Representative stated that third countries agreed with EU Council measures that are part of the EU's 8th package...
Oct 18, 20221 min read
SEC ruling targeting recidivist Oracle avoids the issue
In settlement agreements involving violations of regulatory compliance, the most significant and important information is frequently left...
Oct 16, 20223 min read
Attempting to determine the fair price for an NFT, CoinShares has released an experimental AI bot
An experimental artificial intelligence (AI) bot was made available by the European-based digital asset management platform CoinShares on...
Oct 14, 20223 min read
Brazil's rising interest rates expose foreign-facing companies
Transfer pricing specialists warn that Brazil's interest rates, which have increased for 12 consecutive months, may limit local firms'...
Oct 14, 20225 min read
Levels of global anti-bribery enforcement have fallen to all-time lows.
According to Transparency International's most recent report, countries are not doing enough to try to combat foreign bribery, with...
Oct 14, 20222 min read
Bittrex is fined $29 million for failing to comply with AML and SAR reporting requirements
Virtual currency exchange Bittrex was given a $29M (€29.8M) fine for failing to comply with "multiple" sanctions responsibilities as...
Oct 13, 20222 min read
HM Revenue & Customs fined dozens of estate brokers for AML violations.
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) fined dozens of estate agents in the UK for breaking anti-money laundering regulations. HMRC released the...
Oct 12, 20222 min read
Bitcoin investors return to the future despite hack concerns
Being a crypto investor is challenging. They have witnessed the value of their investments plummet this year, and many are now worried...
Oct 12, 20223 min read
UN tax power play endangers OECD supremacy
According to sources, the UN has gained attention for its backing of a treaty to combat tax dodging that draws on prior multilateral...
Oct 11, 20224 min read
Moody's improves Cyprus banks and points to the country's robust economy
Moody's reported on Wednesday that it has raised the Bank of Cyprus and Hellenic Bank's long-term ratings, including their Baseline...
Oct 11, 20223 min read
ExxonMobil will pay $800K to reinstated employees following an OSHA whistleblower decision.
ExxonMobil, the world's largest oil and gas company, was ordered by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to pay back...
Oct 11, 20222 min read
A man is arrested in the Netherlands as part of a Russian sanctions investigation.
A man has been detained in the Netherlands on suspicion of evading Russian trade restrictions imposed by the EU. The 55-year-old was...
Oct 10, 20221 min read
The effects of the Optus data breach highlight how widespread cybercrime is
Following a hack that exposed the data of 9.8 million current and past customers at Optus, the second-largest mobile phone network...
Oct 10, 20223 min read
Ex-Uber security head convicted guilty of impeding FTC investigation into data leak
The former chief security officer of Uber Technologies was convicted guilty of two crimes in connection with claims that he covered up a...
Oct 7, 20222 min read
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