Apr 12, 2022 | Compliance, Due Diligence, Thought Leadership
Last week Europe and the US imposed a fresh round of sanctions on Russia. These latest moves reflect international outrage about atrocities in Ukraine, while reviving longstanding expert debates about whether sanctions are an effective deterrent to international...
Feb 5, 2022 | Compliance, Due Diligence, Global Proficiency, Impact Investing | ImpactCheck, Thought Leadership
As we move into this new year, there are numerous risk management hot spots pulsing on the radar screens of risk and compliance professionals. Some are familiar, while others are just emerging. With uncertainty due to the pandemic persisting into a third year, key...
Feb 3, 2022 | Beneficial Ownership | OwnerCheck, Due Diligence, Social Media Diligence | SocialCheck, Thought Leadership, Wealth Intelligence | WealthCheck
Imagine a high net worth individual whose asset portfolio includes four mansions in the English countryside, a British golf course, a villa in Sardinia, and a $42.5 million Gulfstream jet. Now imagine that all of this was achievable on a yearly salary of just $70,650....
Dec 22, 2021 | Compliance, Due Diligence, Thought Leadership
Regulatory compliance throughout the globe is shifting dramatically and quickly, and it’s essential for organizations to stay on top of compliance changes that apply to them. In the wake of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) passing in 2018 in Europe and...
Oct 25, 2021 | Compliance, Due Diligence, Thought Leadership, Wealth Intelligence | WealthCheck
Recently, anti-money laundering compliance has become an even greater priority for regulatory governing bodies. This is evidenced in the many recent AML violations and failures experienced by major financial corporations. In fact, financial regulators delivered $2.2...
Oct 13, 2021 | Cryptocurrency Diligence | CryptoCheck, Due Diligence, Thought Leadership
Most people probably know as much about non-fungible tokens (NFTs) today as they did when the technology first appeared in 2014 — which is to say, not a lot. That’s changing, though, as NFTs become an increasingly popular way to buy and sell digital artwork. Around...