Tag Archives: fraud

Podcast: Avoid Becoming the Victim of Fraud

by Nathan Hambrook-Skinner, May 22, 2013 | Posted in Directors & Officers

WillisWire Podcasts

In the third and final podcast in WillisWire’s series on fraud risk, a panel of leading experts discuss what companies can do to protect themselves from fraud. Podcast: Play in new window | Download (3.4MB) Continue reading →

5 Financial News Stories You May Have Missed: Certifiable

by Richard Magrann-Wells, March 1, 2013 | Posted in Financial Services

5 Financial News Stories

This week: The Supreme Court, SEC, fraud statute of limitations, class actions, vanishing small banks, and Henry V. Continue reading →

Horsemeat Contamination in the Supply Chain

by Tom Teixeira, February 11, 2013 | Posted in Agriculture, Supply-Chain Risk

Lasagne.

The horsemeat food scandal in the UK underscores the need for supply chain insurance products which provide adequate protection for quality issues. Continue reading →

JOBS Act Update: Penny Stock, Pound Foolish

by Ann Longmore, January 3, 2013 | Posted in Financial Services

Penny Wise

Last month, the SEC brought its first charges of securities fraud and an order to halt sales of the stock of a JOBS Act-traded company, Caribbean Pacific Marketing. Continue reading →

SFO to “Vigorously Pursue” Investors Who Benefit From Illegal Company Dividends

by Francis Kean, January 13, 2012 | Posted in Directors & Officers, Europe

A warning issued by the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) yesterday has left investors quaking in their boots. As reported in the Financial Times today, the SFO has for the first time won a Civil Recovery Order under The Proceeds … Continue reading →

5 Financial Services Stories You May Have Missed – Run-on Sentences

by Richard Magrann-Wells, September 23, 2011 | Posted in Financial Services

Below are news stories from the week that were easy to miss, but may have some lasting impact -- featuring Galleon, Lloyd's, Madoff, Goldman, and LaSalle Bank. Continue reading →

5 Financial Services Stories You May Have Missed — And a Rogues Gallery

by Richard Magrann-Wells, September 21, 2011 | Posted in Financial Services

We've rounded up the top five recent news stories on the world of banking that were easy to miss, but may have some lasting impact. Continue reading →