Archive for ‘Asset Location and Due Diligence’
May 1st, 2013
The Last Remake of Due Diligence
The Last Remake of Due Diligence • 2008 – HOT TOPIC, TRENDING NOW SERIES. BEING PROACTIVE. As the new regulatory regime takes hold with increasing requirements for due diligence. (Thompson [...]
April 1st, 2013
Due Diligence, Standards and The Law
Due Diligence, Standards and The Law If the duty to exercise due diligence is fulfilled, you will have a better hand in court proceedings. But who sets the standards for [...]
March 1st, 2013
Brazilian LTN Bonds
Brazilian LTN Bonds Here, for both your edification and reading enjoyment, is a story of yet another scheme of “bogus bonds” flying around the world of fringe finance. The Brazilian [...]
February 1st, 2013
A Question Of Due Diligence
A Question Of Due Diligence The crime of money laundering continues to be a growing area of concern in the United States. Law enforcement agencies and the financial sector devote [...]
January 1st, 2013
USA 1934 Series Bonds
USA 1934 Series Bonds Going back 27 years ago I saw my first 1934 Series Bonds – Federal Reserve Note Coupon Bond. I was told the story of how these [...]
December 16th, 2012
Chinese CPAs, Audit Failures
(Press Release from Securities and Exchange Commission) “Washington, D.C., Dec. 3, 2012 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today began administrative proceedings against the China affiliates of each of the [...]
November 1st, 2012
Conflict of Interest
Sometimes I want to scream at professionals who are just not thinking, or accuse them of complicity because what they have done is so egregious. In a recent matter a [...]
October 1st, 2012
Beneficial Ownership
The US government and its regulators are working very hard on the clarification of what “beneficial ownership” is going to mean and the standards of care that institutions will be [...]
September 1st, 2012
A Second Passport Could Save Your Life
Having a second passport and dual citizenship has numerous benefits. It can: • Expand your travel and investment possibilities. • Avoid “controversial” entry stamps on your primary passport. • Give [...]
August 1st, 2012
Preventing Mailing Frauds, Learn to Read a USPS 3602
Phony USPS form 3602 In a recent series of cases I have found publishers using dummied up or phony US Postal Service Form 3602 to defraud advertisers. So what is [...]
