All Europe articles – Page 64
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European Commission fines Qualcomm €997M for Apple deal
What was supposed to be a sweetheart deal with Apple for supplying smartphone microchips has turned into a major enforcement action for Qualcomm.
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European Parliament to send fact-finding mission to Amsterdam
The European Parliament’s president and political group leaders have decided to send a fact-finding mission to Amsterdam, where the European Medicines Agency is to be relocated after Brexit.
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SFO: More charges in Barclays Qatar capital raising case
The U.K. Serious Fraud Office has charged Barclays Bank with unlawful financial assistance contrary to the Companies Act in connection with an investigation it began in 2012.
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Carillion: compliance without complying
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.
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Petrofac board: An update on SFO investigation
The board of directors of oilfield services provider Petrofac this week provided an update on the U.K. Serious Fraud Office's investigation into the company.
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Lactalis baby milk recall a nightmare of its own making
French dairy giant Lactalis is facing a massive baby milk recall both due to salmonella and its failure to disclose the contamination in a timely manner.
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EU sanctions three South Sudan officials
The European Council has added three persons involved in serious human rights violations to the list of those submitted to a travel ban and an asset freeze in view of the situation in South Sudan.
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EU-Norway sign agreement, strengthening VAT fraud prevention
The European Union and Norway this week signed an agreement that will provide EU member states and Norway with a legal framework for administrative cooperation in preventing VAT fraud and assisting each other in the recovery of VAT claims.
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EU auditors to examine food safety policy
The European Court of Auditors is conducting an audit of EU food safety policy, the focus of which will be on the control system for chemical hazards, poisonous substances that occur naturally or are added during food production or handling.
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How suppliers facilitate fraud and corruption
Compliance officers should always remember there is a bribe receiver in a corruption case. That is why it is important to know not only your third party, but also with whom you are doing business.
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Swiss regulator sanctions Gazprombank in wake of Panama Papers
Following revelations from the Panama Papers, Swiss regulators identified serious shortcomings in anti-money laundering processes regarding private clients at Gazprombank Switzerland and, thus, has banned it from accepting new private clients until further notice.
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FTI Consulting launches GDPR services
FTI Consulting has launched readiness services to help companies prepare for the EU General Data Protection Regulation, taking effect in May 2018.
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World Bank Group debars three companies in Argentina
The World Bank has debarred three companies in Argentina in connection with the companies’ fraudulent practice of knowingly misrepresenting work progress during a contract under the Second Provincial Agricultural Development Project in Argentina.
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Equal pay fast becoming a U.K. compliance issue
Disputes over discrepancies in compensation are rapidly involving both boardrooms and human resources in ways that compliance will ultimately oversee.
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EU legislators reach agreement on revised Anti-Money Laundering Directive
The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union have reached an agreement on amendments to a fifth revision of the Anti-Money Laundering Directive, proposed by the European Commission last year. The revised Directive covers virtual currencies and anonymous pre-paid instruments and introduces enhanced safeguards for financial flows from ...
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SWIFT and CSDs join forces to advance blockchain for post-trade
SWIFT and seven central securities depositories have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together to demonstrate how distributed ledger technology could be implemented in post-trade scenarios.
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VW: The comeback begins
VW is currently demonstrating it can use a corporate scandal to wipe the corporate slate clean by refocusing on the emerging technologies for a greater business share.
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Chemring faces bribery probe by Serious Fraud Office
The U.K. Serious Fraud Office confirmed today that it has opened an investigation into Chemring Group and its subsidiary, Chemring Technology Solutions Limited (CTSL) following a self-report made by CTSL.
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Post-Brexit, new U.K. sanctions laws and regulations needed
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.
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Financial services seeks stronger cyber-safeguards
A rising tide of sophisticated cyber-thievery has the financial services industry scrambling to improve its electronic defenses. But can they find a solution before the next big heist?