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15/12/09 Due diligence is rising up the compliance officer's agenda. Whether your firm is a boutique investment house or a large bank, it has become increasingly important to know your customers and to understand the source of their wealth and the regulatory risk they pose.
27/05/09 Nick Day saw the opportunity to put his experience in the intelligence services to use by advising companies on how to deal with emerging markets, writes Helen Dunne
03/02/09 Diligence LLC, the business intelligence consulting firm, announced today that it will be opening a new office in Geneva, Switzerland
18/12/08 Court puts Madoff under electronic surveillance: US financial regulator admits 'multiple failures': Eliot Spitzer emerges as fund manager's victim
17/12/08 One of the key investigators working on the Bernard Madoff suspected fraud scheme said yesterday that it would take six months to unravel his “utterly unreliable” financial records.
19/11/08 Russia's deepening strategic partnership with Venezuela took a dramatic step forward yesterday when it emerged that Moscow has agreed to build Venezuela's first ever nuclear reactor.
19/11/08 The hijacked Saudi supertanker, Sirius Star, carrying 100 million dollars of oil, has anchored off a notorious Somali pirate port, officials said as the international community reeled from the growing threat from sea gangs.
18/11/08 LONDON (Dow Jones)-- Marine transport costs could rocket as piracy escalates in the Gulf of Aden, either because of hefty ransom payments or because shippers divert vessels onto longer routes, industry participants said Tuesday.
18/11/08 A Saudi Arabian supertanker filled with 2 million barrels of crude oil was hijacked off east Africa and is now anchored close to the Somalian coast, the U.S. Navy and its owner said.
02/11/08 CHARRED BODIES littered the building, the victims of a suicide bomber who had penetrated security at one of the most heavily-guarded sites in Kabul.
13/10/08 DAKAR, Oct 13 (Reuters) - African countries are trying to convert their reserves of iron ore into big mining projects in the hope of cashing in on high world prices.
12/10/08 President Hamid Karzai has offered Taliban leaders the possibility of positions in his government if they agree to a peace deal which could bring fighting to an end.
22/09/08 The Russians are coming, the Russians are coming. A Russian navy squadron, a nuclear-powered cruiser and three escorts today set off for naval manoeuvres with Venezuela.
28/08/08 When British General Sir Michael Rose commanded United Nations forces protecting Bosnia in the mid-1990s, he gained first-hand knowledge of Russia's army, which participated in the mission.
22/08/08 Sir, Assuming that Nato has no intention of invading Russia, its policy of eastwards expansion makes little strategic sense. The inclusion of Georgia and Ukraine in Nato will not enhance its operations in Afghanistan but clearly has provoked, or at least given an excuse to, Russia to ensure that it has a buffer zone on its southern flank.
17/08/08 Pipes from the Azerbaijani oil and gas fields travel through volatile Georgia before they reach Europe
27/07/08 BP's dispute with its Russian partners has erupted into open hostilities with the stage set for a long battle in the international courts. Report by Danny Fortson
07/07/08 Russia is using companies like OAO Gazprom, the world's largest gas producer, to buy energy assets in Africa as the start of a bid to dominate global energy markets and to thwart U.S. efforts to limit its role.
11/05/08 In the wake of contract killings among Russia's financial elite, the new president must make good on his pledges for reforms that will attract foreign and private investors, reports Adrian Blomfield from Moscow
09/05/08 A day after relinquishing the presidency, Vladimir Putin became Russia's prime minister Thursday, completing a carefully managed transition that keeps him at the center of Kremlin power.
07/12/07 : Bank TuranAlem moves into western China; and more information is available for due diligence. Brian Caplan reports
13/09/07 Sept. 13 (Bloomberg) -- The World Bank should overhaul its anti-corruption team to mend ``severe strains'' with staff, and ensure $20 billion in loans each year isn't abused, according to a review by former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker.
19/02/07 : The London Stock Exchange is expected to publish strict guide-lines this week for advisers bringing companies to AIM, the junior London market...
11/12/06 : Steven Fox, Managing Director – Americas, discusses Diligence expertise in pre-transaction due diligence for investments in Russia and Central Asia. Read the full article as published in the December issue of Private Equity Manager.
21/11/06 : Diligence completes forensic investigation on behalf of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP).
26/07/06 : Richard Burt publishes an article in the Wall Street Journal analyzing the possibilities of economic growth in Germany
12/02/06 : Long relegated to chasing down art thieves and forgers, Interpol has found new relevance - and enjoyed surprising success - leading the global police effort to track down terrorists
02/02/06 : Diligence, the business intelligence and risk management services firm, has opened an office in Berlin, headed by its new managing director for Germany, Torsten Hinkelmann.
01/02/06 : Diligence, the business intelligence and risk management firm, has launched a new initiative focused on helping clients succeed in complex African operating environments.
23/01/06 : A roundtable discussion with the European Commission’s Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) in Brussels.
03/01/06 : Diligence LLC, the corporate intelligence and risk management consulting firm, announced today that Russ Corn has been named to lead the firm’s office in London. It also said that the firm would soon move to expanded premises in London’s growing financial services center on Canary Wharf.
16/12/05 : Diligence, the corporate intelligence and risk management consulting firm, announced today a partnership with the U.S Commercial Service (the division of the Department of Commerce responsible for all international trade activities).
10/11/05 : Former World Bank Anti-Bribery Cop: I’d Like To See Some Big Multinationals Taken Down.
07/04/05 : Diligence Inc., the corporate intelligence company headed by former U.S. Ambassador Richard Burt, has raised $15 million by selling a majority stake to the Argentine buyout firm Exxel Partners. Diligence plans to use the funds to grow aggressively, making strategic acquisitions and key hires to add to its existing operations.