Financial crimes

Fighting financial crime: the power of industry collaboration

With the fourth EU Directive on Money Laundering coming into force in June this year and instances of financial crime becoming increasingly frequent, it is more crucial than ever for teams within […]

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Financial crimes

Head of Financial Crime Unit to Resign

After just six months in office, Peter Hazlewood will resign his post as chief of the Deutsche Bank unit tasked with fighting money laundering, Handelsblatt has confirmed. Deutsche Bank has decided to […]

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UK authorities explore ‘Laundromat’ money-laundering claims

The role of British banks in processing hundreds of millions of pounds for a Russian money laundering scheme dubbed “the Laundromat” is attracting growing scrutiny from UK authorities, which are weighing whether […]

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Fending off fraudsters: six steps to tackling financial crime in banking today

In the financial services industry, disruptive technology is generally seen as an enabler of business growth, as well as an enhanced consumer experience. For example, blockchain ledgers have the potential to significantly […]

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Trump hands over business empire to sons

US President-elect Donald Trump says he is handing over his business empire to his sons, Donald Jr and Eric. He told a news conference he had formally given “complete and total” control to them […]

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Germany expert commission releases report recommending legalization of early-stage abortion and amended laws for later-term pregnancies – JURIST

The Commission on Reproductive Self-Determination and Reproductive Medicine in Germany on Monday submitted a final report recommending the legalization of abortion within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy in the country.The German […]

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Australia judge rules in defamation trial that former government adviser raped a colleague in parliament – JURIST

Australia Federal Court Justice Michael Lee found that former government adviser Bruce Lehrmann raped a colleague in a Parliament House office on Monday. The judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit Lehrmann brought against […]

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Poland classifies attack on humanitarian aid workers as murder, demands Israeli cooperation in investigation – JURIST

The Polish government on Friday labeled the death of Polish aid worker Damian Soból as murder, following the deaths of seven humanitarian aid workers from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) serving in […]

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Amnesty International urges immediate investigation into war crimes in Merawi, Ethiopia – JURIST

Amnesty International asserted Friday that African and global human rights bodies must urgently investigate alleged war crimes committed by the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) in the town of Merawi, Amhara region, […]

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