German prosecutors raided the finance and justice ministries on Thursday as part of an investigation into the government’s anti-money laundering agency, putting the spotlight on Germany’s failings in tackling financial crime.
Reuters report that the probe into the Financial Intelligence Unit, an agency of the finance ministry under Social Democrat ...
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A former investment adviser has been sentenced to five years and ten months in prison for money laundering as part of an organised crime group.
FT Adviser reports that Richard Faithfull was convicted of laundering £2.5m as part of a trans-national crime group over a period of at least 12 months.
He ...
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Nigeria's Central Bank says it's investigating the foreign-exchange transactions of lenders operating in the country. This after the naira on Friday plunged to record lows in the unauthorised market, defying efforts by the central bank to stabilise the currency. Flagging ‘recent occurrences’, it warned banks ‘to desist from ...
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By Lee Rossini
Working from home is currently the norm, especially in the knowledge sectors such as financial planning. As the pandemic forced companies to adopt this practice, many of them welcomed the cost saving and short-term boosts in productivity that came with it. Despite these benefits, the long-term effects of employees working remotely are still largely unknown, and some believe that it could negatively impact business performance.
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