The name-calling and buck passing and denials are building. "It's not my fault" can be heard in high pitched voices as everyone tries to claim that they are victims of the causes of the sub-prime crisis, not part of the problem. Inevit...
India: RBI grants licence to UBS after all
After an initial rebuff, and a three-year wait, Swiss bank UBS can at last commence operations in India having been authorised to open a branch.
Nations: Internal politics informs Kosovo recognition decision
As Kosovo declares independence from Serbia, the last breakaway of the former Yugoslavia, debate at the United Nations and in the media demonstrate that internal politics are driving the decision as to whether countries recognise Kosovo.
UK: Branson "disappointed" not to get "the Rock"
Richard Branson issued a press release just one and a three quarter hours after the Treasury was due to meet journalists to tell them it intends to nationalise Northern Rock. But his apparently emotional attachment to "The Rock" omits...
UK: Northern Rock shareholders left out in the cold
It's beginning to look as if the only shareholders in Northern Rock who will see their money back are those who followed senior management and sold their shares before the bad news started piling up.
Israel suffered a bizarre strike yesterday as chefs in oriental restaurants refused to make spring rolls and other delicacies as the government a...
Online Fraud: this phishing is spectacularly stupid
It takes a lot to surprise those that see a lot of emails trying to get you to hand over your personal details to fraudsters. But this one, claim...
Khong hey fat choi
That's it for the year of the pig. The offices of World Money Laundering Report - and all Anti Money Laundering Network offices are now closed un...
FBI warns of dangerous telephone fraud
There's a new sort of madman loose in the USA. They intercept telephone lines, and make calls pretending to be from a different phone to the one...
Financial Crime Forum - unauthorised event
The Financial Crime Forum Limited, part of The Anti Money Laundering Network are warning that an event being promoted by a company in Dubai as &q...
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