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ClearView director dismissed of charges

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
... National Superannuation Fund (NASFUND). On 30 July 2018, Brown was arrested and charged by the National Fraud & Anti-Corruption Directorate of the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary. The police laid charges for one count of conspiracy to defraud under ...

ClearView defends arrested director

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
... stated it will defend Brown in his "vigorous" defence of the charge brought against him. The national fraud and anti-corruption directorate of the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary arrested Brown on Monday, charging the NASFUND chief investment officer ...

More victims of financial crime in APAC: Reuters

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
... and 53% respectively. Additionally the research found 56% of APAC respondents believed the consequence of bribery and corruption - which according to Thomson Reuters is responsible for an average turnover loss of 3% for APAC companies - would lead to ...

Chief economist update: Italy and Spain an emerging ECB problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
... prospect of early elections - on calls for votes of no-confidence in Prime Minister Rajoy's government amidst graft on corruption - have taken Spain's IBEX index down 7.4% from the 2018 high recorded in January and the yield on its 10-year bonds ...

Enter the dragon

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
... Market". For sure there are and there would be challenges - high debt levels, overcapacity, pollution, shadow market, corruption, etc. - but unlike "the west", the Politburo's diktats must be followed...or heads will roll literally. The Politburo says ...

Finance Sector Union appoints former NSW Premier

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017
... reputation of the majority of finance workers who do the right thing." "Nathan Rees has a reputation for stamping out corruption and putting the interests of honest working people first," Angrisano said. "Nathan brings to the FSU vast experience in delivering ...

ESG risk tool launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
... The tool can map geographic exposure to fragile ecosystems; chemical safety regulations; climate vulnerable regions; corruption and instability; poor workplace safety standards; frequent work stoppages and privacy regulations. In phase one of its rollout ...

A world of distrust: Edelman

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017
... "because they hurt our country's workers." Of the 28 countries surveyed, half had lost faith in the system, citing corruption, globalization, immigration, the pace of innovation, and eroding of social values are lead fears. "Business is the last retaining ...

Whistleblower protections under microscope

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
... the Open Government National Action Plan, aims to ensure appropriate protections are in place for people who report corruption, fraud, tax evasion or avoidance, and misconduct within the corporate sector. "Whistleblowing plays a critical role in uncovering ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2016
... governor Diwa Guinigundo, improvements in the peace and order situation, effective government policies, less government corruption, improvement in government services and the government's war on drugs were behind the rising optimism among Filipino co ...