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As anti-money laundering (AML) regulations become more complex and demanding, compliance technology and software providers are updating their solutions to screen more data, more efficiently, and present the results in a comprehensible way. Companies have been honing products to help clients switch to their software, dealing with problems such as incorporating old data from a legacy system; moving such data efficiently and accurately; and minimising errors by staff unused to the system.…

Colombia has become something of a specialist in dismantling criminal cartels throughout the years, with the cocaine kings of the Medellín Cartel, the Cali Cartel and the Norte del Valle Cartel all consigned to history. Now, the country’s authorities have a new cartel in their sights – a price-fixing nappy cartel headed by the biggest names in the domestic market.…

THE UNITED States is trying to come up with a tailor-made international marketing strategy to tap a bigger share of pork sales, now growing at an estimated 12% between 2013- 2018 globally, the country’s National Pork Board (NPB) vice president for strategic communication Kevin Waetke said.…

THE PLANNED Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the European Union (EU) and United States is raising concerns about democracy in the EU, but should ease sales of plastic medical devices across the Atlantic, a Philips executive told a Brussels conference on Friday.…

South Korea is a society that values image and status. It is said that looking good is a sign of your respect towards others. Men and women of all ages in the country typically place great emphasis upon looks; personal grooming and beauty routines are of utmost importance. …

AS TECHNOLOGICAL security features in cosmetics and personal care products packaging become increasingly sophisticated and harder to beat, they will offer more intelligent and multi-functional security. From authentication, to tracking and tracing products during distribution, and preventing and detecting tampering, these systems help brands access their global distribution network, ensuring products move smoothly from production to consumer.…

FOR all sceptics who say that the benefits of participating in international book fairs is hard to quantify, the New Zealand publishing sector says it can be very valuable. “Being ‘Guest of Honour’ at the Frankfurt Book Fair two years ago [in 2012] was a big success for us”, Paul Bateman, Managing Director at David Bateman Ltd told The Bookseller.…

QINGHAI University of north-western China is setting up a new laboratory with the University of Utah, in the United States, for collaborative research into altitude sickness and potential treatments.

Dr Josef Prchal, a professor of medicine at the University of Utah, told Manufacturing Chemist that a dedicated facility is to be established in Xining City, capital of Qinghai province.…

Sourcing trends in fast fashion in Europe and north America are in flux, being affected by the economic downturn, changes in consumer behaviour and growing awareness of industry practices, especially in the wake of the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh last year.…

THE ASSOCIATION of Southeast Asian Nations – ASEAN Capital Markets Forum (ACMF) has announced that the ASEAN framework for cross-border offerings of collective investment schemes (CIS) is now operational in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. The regulatory system allows fund managers working from these member jurisdictions to offer locally constituted schemes, such as unit trust funds, to retail investors in other member jurisdictions, using a streamlined authorisation process.…