Jailed Ex-Wirecard CEO Files Lawsuit Against Chubb to Get D&O Coverage May 10, 2021 By Karin Matussek Markus Braun, the former chief executive officer of scandal-ridden Wirecard AG who has been in jail for almost a year,...
Ex-Deloitte Auditor Faces Disciplinary Action for Improper Audit of S. Africa’s Steinhoff April 23, 2021 By Janice Kew An ex-Deloitte LLP partner is facing disciplinary action in the Netherlands for an improper audit of Steinhoff International Holdings NV...
China Launches 1st Class-Action Lawsuit as Regulators Vow to Fight Accounting Fraud April 19, 2021 SHANGHAI – China launched the country’s first class-action lawsuit against a listed company on Friday, targeting Kangmei Pharmaceutical Co, as...
Steinhoff International’s Insurers Agree to Pay $93 Million for Directors’ Liability Claims March 23, 2021 By Janice Kew Most of the insurers that provided Steinhoff International Holdings NV with director-liability policies have agreed to pay as much as...
S. Africa’s Steinhoff in Talks with D&O Insurers to Help Settle Accounting Crisis Claims March 1, 2021 By Janice Kew Steinhoff International Holdings NV is in talks with the providers of director liability insurance policies about help settling legal claims...
Former Wirecard Executive Marsalek Placed on Interpol’s Most Wanted List August 13, 2020 By Karin Matussek Former Wirecard AG executive Jan Marsalek was added to Interpol’s red notice list, sparking a worldwide manhunt for one of...
Germany to Reform Regulation of Insurers, Banks, Payment Firms on Wirecard Scandal July 27, 2020 By Patrick Donahue German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz intends to unveil a reform of the government’s financial oversight, as the widening scandal over...
South Africa Retailer Steinhoff Offers $1B to Settle Global Accounting Fraud Lawsuits July 27, 2020 South Africa’s Steinhoff has proposed to pay around $1 billion to settle outstanding legal claims following a massive accounting fraud,...
German Prosecutors Arrest Ex-Wirecard Execs on Suspicion of Running Criminal Racket July 24, 2020 By Jörn Poltz German prosecutors arrested three former top executives of Wirecard on Wednesday, saying it suspected them of masterminding a criminal racket...
Wirecard Hires Forensic Investigator, Say Sources. Findings Could Aid in D&O Litigation. July 21, 2020 By Arno Schuetze and Alexander Hübner German payments company Wirecard has hired Alix Partners for a forensic investigation of the accounting scandal that led to its...