Paul Hodgson

Buyer beware: A pattern is emerging with buyer-funded developments—investors tempted by high-yield returns, only to see the projects collapse and their investments disappear.

As one of the U.K.’s top banks struggles with numerous scandals, its audit committee shows there is still a way forward.

A look at the scandal at Beaufort Securities, which switched from real estate investments to Picassos to launder money, because of the limited risk in the unregulated art market.

Strict new anti-money laundering regulations will make compliance matters much more complicated for U.K. solicitors whose business makes them a target for money laundering operations.

Although it is uncharacteristically behind schedule, Luxembourg’s legislature is working on implementing transparency measures in line with AMLD 4. But will it be fast enough to avoid penalties from the European Commission?

As U.K. charity organization Oxfam deals with its own sexual misconduct scandal, it illustrates the need for organizational transparency.

Law firm Leigh Day is taking legal action against Tesco in “what is potentially the largest ever equal pay challenge in U.K. history,” according to the firm.

The Carillion collapse illustrates once again that compliance with the U.K. corporate governance code does nothing to prevent bad actors from making bad decisions.

In the wake of Brexit, the United Kingdom is putting together its own sanctions regulations, but there is a lot of work yet to be done and many questions yet to be answered.