This article in large part appeared in The Banker magazine, May 2019. The Banker is part of the FT Group. It was subsequently removed from the magazine’s website, on account of a complaint by the Bulgarian National Bank concerning a quote attributed to the governor of the bank, Mr Dimitar …
A whistleblower has contacted Hermitage Capital Management, the company of investor Bill Browder, disclosing the details of a full-service money laundering package provided by the Estonian branch of Danske Bank. This whistleblower, whose name is not yet known, provided Hermitage with the details of the full-service package available to Russian …
London judge rules auction-rigging case can go to full trial CommentEmailSavePrint Mar 06 2018 Nick Kochan A London commercial court judge has given a provisional ruling that a case alleging VTB Capital, a Financial Conduct Authority-regulated institution, rigged an auction to sell Bulgaria’s largest telecommunications company, should go to full trial. …
The issue for the referendum is no long the outcome but the flawed process, by Russian manipulation. could this effect high level rethink on the decision? My first thought, and hope!
The creation of a hard border between the northern and southern parts of Ireland raises the possibility of an upsurgence of terrorism. The the shared umbrella of the EU was the support for the invisible border This eased travel and traffic between the two sides. It was not a united …
Corruption puts South Africa in peril When corruption becomes endemic, it is not just isolated individuals or parts of the economy that are undermined, but the rules of the game are changed possibly irreversibly. This can have far-reaching consequences The body politic ails grievously as a result. Corruption …
Paul Manafort, former chairman of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, is now alleged to have handled many hundreds of millions of the corrupt dirty money of the former President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych. For this he has been accused in the United States of money laundering, a charge he has denied. …
A former finance minister of Romania spoke in hushed tones yesterday of his regret at the UK’s impending departure from the EU. His reason was the loss to the EU of the UK’s security apparatus and facilities. He acknowledged that the British people had spoken, but he could not disguise …
Airbus in talks to settle fraud claims for £1 billion NICK KOCHAN Friday 15 September 2017 12:02 0 comments The Serious Fraud Office and French prosecutors are in close discussion over the terms of a £1 billion-plus settlement for Airbus over corruption allegations. The deal, called a Deferred Prosecution Agreement …
In our age of insecurity, and threat, it is easy to make the assumption that security interests trump all. But is it so simple? The status of the UK’s relationship to Europol and to other European police and intelligence agencies remains uncertain as the date for departure from the European …
