American head of the SFO pulls the plug on hopeless cases
Should we praise Lisa Osofsky’s decision to pull no-hoper cases from the Serious Fraud Office’s case files … or not?
Can the SFO really use ‘participating informants’ to prosecute bribery?
Can the Serious Fraud Office really use ‘participating informants’ to prosecute bribery? 💰💰💰
Transparency battles: It’s the UK and EU’s turn for a bloody nose
The UK may see itself as one of the self-appointed global anti-corruption, anti-money laundering aficionados, but to many, especially its own Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, it is nothing more than the playground bully and a champion of hypocrisy.
UK approach to policing fraud is appalling
When one police force in the UK filed away 96% of fraud complaints without looking at them, you know there’s a problem.
Ukraine dashes hopes by abandoning corruption law
Ukraine needs to revisit its decision to abolish a law designed to prevent government officials from benefiting from corrupt practices.
Is the UAE a safe haven for international fraudsters?
Martin Kenney asks: Is the UAE a safe haven for international fraudsters?
Are auditors abdicating responsibility, or simply following the rules?
If auditors aren’t looking for fraud, then who is? Martin Kenney on the collapse of a popular café chain in the UK.
Golden Visas are ripe for abuse in fraud cases
The EU is tightening controls on Golden Visas: “Due diligence becomes key. All of us need to up our game here.”
The EU’s blacklisting threat against smaller territories is undemocratic and brutal
The EU’s blacklisting threat against smaller countries or territories for not adhering to its unclear standards in the area of tax avoidance is undemocratic and brutal.
Hear me out, please. Public UBO registers won’t work in 2019
Looking forward to 2019, Martin Kenney says campaigners hold a very firm assumption that public UBO registers are fundamental for transparency. “I will continue to tell them that they are incorrect,” he says.