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A better insight into what has been happening in the global fight against money laundering can often be gleaned by looking at what professional advisors are saying and doing than by studying statistics. Concerns about future anti-money laundering (AML) risks can also be better understood in this fashion.…

Ultra-thin diaper technology has continued to evolve, and with new mass-market innovations challenging the market position of traditionally-manufactured disposable nappies, these newer products could become dominant in the future, experts believe.

Pricie Hanna, founding partner of US-based Price Hanna Consultants, a management consulting firm which specialises in nonwoven and hygiene absorbent products, is one expert predicting ultra-thin will eventually replace traditional diapers.…

THE ONGOING legalisation of marijuana in the United States and Canada offers the tobacco industry some significant opportunities. This includes both increased consumption and also investment in tobacco sector suppliers such as vaporiser manufacturers.

As of this March, the US states of Colombia, Washington and Alaska had also legalised recreational use of marijuana and Oregon is well on its way to full legalisation.…

The Islamic Republic of Iran has had to deal with financial sanctions imposed by the United States following the revolution in 1979, and then ramped up during the Bill Clinton and George W Bush administrations. But it was the multilateral financial sanctions imposed by United Nations Security Council resolutions (UNSCRs) and the European Union (EU) from 2007 onwards, and particularly in 2011, that hit Iran even harder, further narrowing an already limited window to operate financially in international terms.…

SPECIAL trade access to developed countries is always a boon to emerging market suppliers, and the European Union’s (EU) GSP+ system is especially sought after, and – noted a recent European Commission report – widely utilised.

GSP+ suspends EU duties on 66% of EU tariff lines, while for standard GSP, these same duties are merely reduced.…

ON January 29 this year, the IT systems of Lincolnshire County Council – one of the UK’s larger local authorities – were shut down by a ‘ransomware’ attack, as a precaution while the attack was investigated. Staff went back to using pens and paper after around 300 computers were seized up, spewing messages that money needed to be handed over to hackers or these computers would remain unusable.…

WITH advances in technology making it increasingly possible for malware kits to be bought and used by people with relatively little IT knowledge,

‘cybercrime-as-a-service’ systems are causing anti-fraud professionals sharper and sharper headaches. This is regardless of whether they work for banks, police forces or in company IT departments.…

THE BRITISH government is launching a new regulatory, business and law enforcement taskforce to crack down on the more than 5 million frauds that are undertaken annually in the UK. This Joint Fraud Taskforce will bring together the City of London Police, the National Crime Agency, Financial Fraud Action UK, the Bank of England, fraud prevention body Cifas, plus bank and credit card companies.…

Chinese tourism is changing the locations where cosmetics are sold internationally – and also changing how corporations are marketing to a savvier and better travelled breed of Chinese consumers, according to a detailed research report by a Hong Kong investment bank.…

2015 was a significant year for Singapore and for its paints and coatings sector. The Asian city-state marked its 50th anniversary of independence, began work on a vast new shipping port and progressed with a new business district – all should keep the country’s paint manufacturers busy for years to come.…