Panama Papers still a ‘gift’ that keeps on giving for compliance officers
What’s next for the infamous Panama Papers scandal? As governments around the world craft opportunity from crisis with various new rules and regulations, CCOs at financial institutions may find themselves at an inflection point. The challenge: how to leverage all that once-hidden data on shell companies? Joe Mont reports.
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