Changes to Listings on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius Malcom Moller 30th Aug 2012 The Stock Exchange of Mauritius Ltd has sought to create unique products and services for its niche offshore market in Africa by introducing a new Chapter 18 (namely Chapter 18 in its Listing Rules), to cater for the listing of specialised […]

E-CRIME COSTS RETAILERS £205.4 MILLION IN A YEARAugust 22, 2012 E-crime is the biggest emerging threat to the retail sector as the rapid growth in e-commerce in the UK sees new ways of shopping being accompanied by new types of crime. The British Retail Consortium’s (BRC) first e-crime study, published today (Wednesday), is the first […]

Amid Big Sanctions Cases, AML Actions Fell by a Third in First Half of 2012 29th Aug 2012 By Brian Monroe and Colby AdamsThe number of federal anti-money laundering enforcement actions issued in the first half of 2012 fell by 35 percent in comparison to the total levied during the same period last year, data […]

Global Witness calls for action to end hidden company ownership in light of Money Laundering accusations Global Witness has revealing evidence that numerous UK companies appear to have helped facilitate a major money laundering scandal centred on a bank in Central Asia. Grave Secrecy, launched today, shows how urgent action is needed to address the […]

HMRC secures plumber conviction – A plumber from Hampshire has been sentenced to four months in jail , suspended for 12 months, for tax evasion as a result of HMRC’s targeted crackdown on various trades. This follows a number of HMRC investigations targeting plumbers, gas fitters and heating engineers who failed to take advantage of […]