On Thursday 19 November, Fulcrum hosted a webinar with the Spanish Chamber of Commerce (SCC), exploring the compliance challenges faced by businesses in light of both the COVID-19 pandemic and…
Originally published by LexisNexis and Fulcrum, who discuss the key findings of Transparency International’s Exporting Corruption report.
What are the key findings of the report?
The…
On Thursday 12 November 2020, Fulcrum and communications consultancy Camarco hosted a virtual ESG roundtable which examined the increased focus on environmental, social and governance considerations…
On 12 November 2020, we hosted a roundtable event in conjunction with Camarco exploring how corporates and financial institutions are responding to the increased focus on ESG and…
With today marking Global Ethics Day, an opportunity is offered to organisations around the globe to reflect upon how they are responding to recent challenges, economic pressures, regulatory…
An update on the investigation was published on 9 December 2020 and can be found here.
Following a decision by Anne Whyte QC to extend the call for evidence period by two weeks, a revised…
On 1 July 2020 Wigan Athletic Football Club (“Wigan”) went into administration. It is a sorry fall from grace for a Club that was not long ago punching well above its weight in the Premier League and…
Fulcrum’s 60 Second Brief on the Latest Financial Crime Scandal to be Broken by the ICIJ
What are the FinCEN files?
The FinCEN files comprise more than 2,500 documents, representing some of…
Introduction
On 30 July 2020, the Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”) announced charges against Riyadh-based subsidiary of Airbus SE (“Airbus”), GPT Special Project Management Limited…
Boohoo stocks plummeted 14.5% earlier this month after it emerged that the fast fashion retailer allegedly continued to operate in contravention to localized coronavirus lockdowns, and apparently…
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it a number of challenges throughout the world, including a new type of criminal activity in the UK, Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Fraud known more…
FCA Fines Commerzbank over AML failures – what is the lesson?
Introduction
On 17 June 2020, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published a final notice (“Notice”) imposing a fine…