News In Brief - October 21, 2021
Authorities in the UK, US and Switzerland fine Credit Suisse after financial crime blunder.
NatWest Makes History In Landmark Money Laundering Prosecution
National Westminster Bank (NatWest) has become the first bank to be prosecuted by the UK’s …
SEC Levies Fine For Corruption On UK Firm
London-based WPP has agreed to pay US$19m to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) …
U.S. Charges Four Over $150m Payment-Processing Scam
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged four people in Massachusetts with conspiring to deceive …
The Scope Of The Whistleblower Directive
The EU’s new whistleblowing directive will protect whistleblowers at the EU level, but it is …
Mastercard To Face £14bn Case
The UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has ruled that Walter Merricks CBE, the former head …
Mastercard Class Action Sets Precedent, But Is It Fair?
The Merricks case may be groundbreaking for the UK legal system, but experts are split …
Mastercard To Face £14bn Case
The UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has ruled that Walter Merricks CBE, the former head …
Obfuscation About Data Loss Costs Pearson $1m
UK educational publisher Pearson failed to maintain disclosure controls and misled investors about a data …