The European Union will seek to increase police cooperation, target human trafficking and establish new rules to counter money laundering, according to plans detailed by the European Commission on Wednesday. The EU executive set out
The Scottish estate market has entered a new era, where newly perceived attributes are attracting buyers looking to fulfil their environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) objectives, according to Savills. Analysis of the firm’s sales
An investment group is again pushing Google’s parent Alphabet Inc. to assess its internal whistleblowing program’s effectiveness, saying recent incidents suggest the company may have potential internal cultural or ethics problems. For the second year in a
Liberty Gutierrez pleaded guilty today to conspiring to launder the proceeds of a bribery scheme involving a former employee of the Naval Information Warfare Center in San Diego, California, and various defense contractors. According to
Italian magistrates have issued an arrest warrant for Gianluigi Torzi, a financial broker caught up in a scandal involving the Vatican’s purchase of a building in an upscale London area, police said on Monday. Financial
Companies in Asia are catching up with their Western peers in adopting sustainability and ethical practices, said Loh Boon Chye, chief executive of the Singapore Exchange. Environment, social and governance — or ESG for short —
A group of 56 big investors with £7tn in assets is calling on UK-listed companies in the construction and materials industry to check for modern slavery in their supply chains, following a year-long campaign at
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has found that successful sustainable investment decisions require a human touch that algorithms have so far been unable to match. In Copenhagen, where Goldman is expanding to grab more of the
Goh Leong Yeong – better known as Alvin Goh – who made headlines when he fled from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters last year will face money laundering charges amounting to RM2.14mil on Monday
Two former directors from the National Parks Board (NParks) were hauled to court on Tuesday (April 6) and charged with accepting bribes in the form of hotel stays and transport services. Teva Raj Palaniasamy, 69,
Investment giant BlackRock Inc. will need to hit its staff diversity targets and other sustainable business goals to keep its corporate borrowing costs down. The firm struck a financing deal with a group of banks
China’s central bank has revealed that it is co-operating with the European Union to converge green investment taxonomies across the two markets, aiming to implement a jointly recognised classification system for the environmental credentials for
