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Salomé Lemasson of financial crime specialists Rahman Ravelli explains that the action is part of a bigger strategy by the Danes.

The European Union (EU) has added Russia to its list of countries that pose a high risk of money laundering and financing of terrorism - an action commonly referred to as blacklisting.

Fraud and financial irregularities in European Union (EU) revenue and expenditure fell by a fifth last year.

Counterfeit goods now account for up to 2.5% of world trade and 5% of imports in the EU and are a significant problem for many industries in a rapidly evolving digital world.

The EU Council is empowered by Article 83(1) of the Treaty for the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) to establish de minimis threshold rules with respect to certain serious cross-border...

Niall Hearty of financial crime specialists Rahman Ravelli believes the outcome will be a big relief to the agency.

On 20 June, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the European Community and its member states cannot claim damages from RJR Nabisco for alleged violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.

Mr Joydeep Sengupta joins leading financial crime experts from the US, France and UK to discuss recent trends in anti-money laundering, from his perspective as a lawyer for global financial institutions.

Angelika Hellweger of Rahman Ravelli assesses the German action and the wider issue of sanctions circumvention.

An increase in the vulnerability to fraud, but not necessarily an increase in the use of analytics and fraud risk assessments.

After a 6 year long battle to avoid extradition, Ian Norris, a former chief executive who headed the engineering group at Morgan Crucible, was finally flown to the US on 23 March 2010 after the European Court of Human Rights declined to hear his appeal

That is the view of Syedur Rahman of business crime solicitors Rahman Ravelli.

HMRC's new estimate for error and fraud for 2020/21 is £1.13bn, representing 16.7% of the total amount paid out in R&D claims for the year. This figure is significantly higher than the previously...

The Crown Office announced a self reporting initiative in July 2011, whereby businesses could provide full disclosure of any breaches of the Bribery Act 2010 within their organisation.

The article emphasizes the critical role of the company register in corporate governance, serving as a legal record of share ownership and promoting transparency. It discusses risks of fraud, such as identity theft and falsification, and suggests safeguards like strict verification, regular audits, and legal remedies to protect shareholder rights.

The FCA published issue no. 51 of its regular Market Watch newsletter, in which it addressed a number of MAR-related issues, including: market abuse risk as managed by information barriers...

Recent figures from the Office for National Statistics show that fraud increased by 31% last year. Therefore, the UK government has a key focus on tackling fraud and is planning an updated fraud strategy.

The House of Lords, in its final week of sitting before the Supreme Court starts work in October, handed down a welcome judgment for auditors by dismissing an appeal brought by the liquidators of a company (Stone & Rolls Ltd) against the company's former auditors (Moore Stephens) for contractual and tortious negligence.