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...
Directors & Officers’ Insurance Rates Surge on Fears of Coronavirus Litigation August 11, 2020 By Carolyn Cohn Premiums for directors’ and officers’ liability insurance surged in the second quarter, broker Marsh said on Monday, as insurance underwriters...
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...
Investors Sue Deutsche Bank, Executives Over Compliance Fine Linked to Epstein July 17, 2020 FRANKFURT/NEW YORK— Investors are suing Deutsche Bank and its CEO Christian Sewing, alleging the bank made false and misleading statements...
UK Watchdog Urges Big 4 Accounting Firms to Challenge Clients as Audit Quality Slides July 15, 2020 By Hugo Miller and Michael Kapoor The dominant accounting firms must do a better job of challenging their clients in order to reach a satisfactory level...
Insurance Costs Rising for Cannabis Firms as Unhappy Investors File Slew of Lawsuits July 8, 2020 By Shariq Khan and Nichola Saminather Canadian and U.S. cannabis companies are facing a spike in already high costs of insurance to protect top executives from...
Wirecard Probe Expands with Arrest of Head of Dubai-Based Subsidiary July 7, 2020 By Douglas Busvine and Arno Schuetze BERLIN/FRANKFURT – German prosecutors said on Monday they had arrested the head of a Dubai-based subsidiary of Wirecard, widening the...