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Deutsche Bank zahlt Strafe in Millionenhöhe

Betroffen ist auch die Deutsche Bank: Nach Angaben der zuständigen US-Behörde CFTC zahlte das Unternehmen im Rahmen eines Vergleichs eine Geldbuße von umgerechnet 24 Millionen Euro. Grund war eine angebliche Manipulation von Edelmetallpreisen. Ein Sp...

Welcome to the club: Xi takes anti-corruption hunt to all Chinese

In mid-January, a Chinese Communist Party committee decided to revise the nation's constitution. This is to take place in March, when China's parliament meets. It will be the first time in 14 years for the constitution to be revised. Much has been ma...

Tech giants get into data compliance mode

Over the past two months, Google has started letting people around the world choose what data they want to share with its various products, including Gmail and Google Docs. Amazon recently began improving the data encryption on its cloud storage serv...

Ukraine promises to deal with offshore watchlist issue

The Ukrainian minister of finance, Oleksandr Danylyuk, promised Prime Minister Jüri Ratas (Center) in Davos on Thursday that the issue of Estonia having been added to a Ukrainian tax haven watchlist will be resolved quickly. According to Estonian amb...

Afrikas Korruption, Deutschlands Blindheit

Die Afrikanische Union (AU) hat 2018 zum „Jahr gegen Korruption“ erklärt. Beim 30. Gipfel vom 22.1. bis 1.2.2018 in Addis Abeba hat Ruandas Präsident Paul Kagame den Vorsitz übernommen. Er ist für seinen glaubhaften Kampf gegen Korruption bekannt. An...

Buchvorstellung und Podiumsdiskussion

Wir waren für Sie am 06. Februar in der Kanzlei Noerr in München vor Ort und filmten dieses Mal eine spannende Podiumsdiskussion, unter Anderem mit Andrea Titz (Richterin und Direktorin Amtsgericht Wolfratshausen), Prof. Dr. Thomas Klindt (Fachanwal...

A guide to cloud data

If this is the age of information, which it is, then surely we can reasonably suggest that all businesses need to get more closely acquainted with the data streams traversing their operational models. Getting better acquainted with information in rea...

Data Privacy Day: Where Has Privacy Gone, and Will We Ever Get it Back?

The end of privacy as we know it is closer than you may think. Privacy definitions are very different between nations and cultures, but one commonality is that privacy is becoming less of an option for most citizens. In the coming years, we will see...

AU launches 2018 as the African Anti-corruption year

Corruption continues to hamper efforts aimed at promoting democratic governance, socio-economic transformation, peace and security and the enjoyment of human rights in the AU member states, a statement said. This will be during its 30th Assembly of H...

Major cyber-attack on UK a matter of ‘when, not if’ – security chief

The head of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre has warned that a major cyber-attack on the UK is a matter of “when, not if”, raising the prospect of devastating disruption to British elections and critical infrastructure. In remarks underlining ...