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Ernst & Young Under Scrutiny Over Wirecard Accounting Practices

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Ernst & Young ( EY ), the global accounting firm hired to verify Wirecard’s financials, failed to request crucial information from a Singapore bank where the German payment processor claimed it had up to 1 billion euros ($1.1 The big question for me is what on earth did EY do when they signed off the accounts?”

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Lyft Revenue Sees Big Lift In First Half Of 2018

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In addition, the company’s net loss increased at a slower rate than a year earlier, going up by 46 percent to $373 million. Just this week, it was reported that JPMorgan Chase is in discussions with Lyft about being the lead banker on its pending initial public offering (IPO).

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Commerzbank Says It Was 'Deceived' By Wirecard Fraud

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Commerzbank Chief Risk Officer Marcus Chromik told a parliamentary committee that the bank agreed to extend credit to Wirecard in 2018, based on assurances about the company's prospects. Despite carrying out their own analyses, “[t]here were no signs of accounting discrepancies,” said Chromik, Reuters reports.

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Companies Opting For Term Loans To Slash Debt Loads

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In fact, there were 19 fallen angels in 2018 — an increase from 12 during the previous year. This has led firms such as Fiserv and Keurig Dr Pepper to turn to term loans, which have reached $18 billion so far this year, after a record $140 billion in 2018. companies are opting for term loans. billion loan taken out last March.

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Prevention is the Key to Stopping Elder Financial Exploitation & Fraud

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With no signs of dissipating, it is just a matter of time before an incident happens in your customer base, if it has not happened already. NCOA estimates the cost of elder financial abuse to older Americans up to $36.5 NCOA estimates the cost of elder financial abuse to older Americans up to $36.5 billion annually.

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Prevention is the Key to Stopping Elder Financial Exploitation & Fraud

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The NCOA estimates the cost of elder financial abuse to older Americans to be up to $36.5 billion annually. A recent American Bankers Association Foundation (ABA) research study found that older Americans hold 65% of the deposited wealth in the United States. Would you like other articles on BSA/AML training in your inbox?

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Isabel dos Santos Facing Embezzlement; Implicated Banker Found Dead

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Africa’s richest woman, Isabel dos Santos, is facing money laundering and mismanagement charges, while a banker implicated in the case – Nuno Ribeiro da Cunha, 45 – was found dead in his Lisbon apartment, according to multiple media reports on Thursday (Jan. The investigation was launched in 2018. billion fortune.

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