For many years, the elite private members’ club has sustained the outgoing US president. But is it all about to…
The European Commission today presented a new strategy to stimulate the openness, strength and resilience of the EU’s economic and financial system…
The landmark legislation contains several loopholes, exemptions and shortcomings that may become key vulnerabilities in the fight against corruption and…
Joe Biden might be the perfect president to restore America’s standing as a champion against foreign corruption. This article is…
ANALYTICS
Executive Summary In addition to more widely studied tools like cyberattacks and disinformation, authoritarian regimes such as Russia and China…
Scrutiny of the gatekeepers of offshore entities is key to the National Crime Agency’s strategy A financial services adviser recently…
The dusty border town of Taftan in western Pakistan is a frequent stopover for religious pilgrims. Many members of the…
Three decades after gaining independence, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan face a growing struggle convincing investors and markets of the potential for…
Introduction: Quantifying Beijing’s public diplomacy overtures and influence in South and Central Asia Beijing’s fixation on projecting an attractive vision…
HUMAN RIGHTS
Under the cover of a global pandemic, China has passed a national security law which delivered a decisive blow to…
For too long, the United States and Europe have acted as a safe haven for the wealth acquired by families…
Amid a global assault on human rights stretching from Belarus to Hong Kong to Yemen, the European Union signaled yesterday…
UWO Unexplained Wealth Orders
Zamira Hajiyeva was the first big spender to be slapped with an Unexplained Wealth Order. Now the Supreme Court has…
COMMENT As the US election approaches, I don’t want to depress anyone further, but it is worth remembering that Trump…
Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWO) have existed for just over two years. Brought in by the Criminal Finances Act 2017, they…
Billionaire banker Mukhtar Ablyazov was Kazakhstan’s minister of energy and trade from 1998 to 1999. In 2009, Ablyazov fled Kazakhstan…
Each Confidential Client profile amounts to only a few hundred words, but the huge data lift involved was emblematic of…
Police searched the headquarters of Germany’s state-owned export bank last month as part of a criminal probe sparked by the…
Daniyar Abulgazin, a ‘perfect lieutenant’, according to the Public Eye, of Timur Kulibayev, began his career as a Felix Derzhinsky…