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.
The 1MDB scandal: What now?
Only a swift, dynamic response from lawyers, forensic accountants and investigators will see assets frozen and ultimately recovered to those who lost them.
UK disbands police fraud squads. Guess what happens next?
UK police forces continue to suffer under the severely adverse consequences of the British government’s fiscal “austerity” measures.
Do the Aussies (and everyone else) need a national anti-corruption body?
Former judges are seeking what they describe as a “National Integrity Commission” to restore public trust in Australian democracy – Martin Kenney says every country needs such a public body to tackle corruption.