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What Do You Know About Your UBO?
08 March 2010
On Friday last week the US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued Guidance on Obtaining and Retaining Beneficial Ownership Information. Naomi Cohen, KYC360's Product Manager looks at some of the issues around UBO identification.
Corruption Damaging Greek Economy
04 Mar 2010
Jana Mittermaier, Transparency International. Jana Mittermaier, senior program coordinator at Transparency International, talks about the economic cost of corruption in Greece. She speaks with Bloomberg's Andrea Catherwood from Brussels.
Topics: Corruption Transparency International
UNODC Global Smart Update
04 Mar 2010
Globally there are significantly more users of synthetic drugs, such as amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS), than heroin and cocaine, combined. Since 1990 ATS-related manufacture has occurred in more than 60 countries, with more findings reported each year. Unlike heroin and cocaine, ATS are constantly evolving with new drugs appearing on the market each year. Understanding which countries have these kind of issues is important in building an effective country risk profile.
Topics: Drugs
Know your Client, Know your Business
04 March 2010
This week the Jersey Financial Services Commission published a report on its findings from their Trust Company Business on-site examination programme for 2009. The report although specific to the regulatory environment of Jersey does highlight trends t...
Topics: Geographic Risk INCSR Jersey
The Corruption Clampdown & the Impact of the Bribery Bill
04 Mar 2010
Neil Blundell, Eversheds Discusses the Issues. Neill Blundell discusses the issues around the forthcoming UK Bribery Bill. 60% of companies are not aware of the corporate offence and don't yet have systems in place to prevent bribery. He suggests cmpanies should have an integrated anti-corruption policy, training across the organisation, regular internal audits and that companies should always perform due diligence on intermediaries and agents. You can find out more at http://www.eversheds.com/bribery
Topics: Corruption UK
