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Europe’s COVID-19 Spending Spree Unmasked
As countries across Europe went into lockdown earlier this year to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, there was one early and obvious casualty: transparency. In the rush to obtain critical supplies, many countries suspended their usual [...]
ESG metrics no longer a “fad” to mining industry: LME Week
New York — Environmental, social and governance metrics have become an increasingly hot topic for the mining industry and were not just a gimmick, panelists said at this year's London Metal Exchange Week. The need [...]
Most of Europe’s Largest Banks Declare Profits in Tax Havens
A majority of Europe’s largest banks are relying on tax havens to stash their profits, despite the fact that in some cases, these firms don’t have a single employee working where these earnings are booked, [...]
Spain makes significant advances in the fight against foreign bribery
Transparency International presents the latest edition of Exporting Corruption Report 2020: Assessing Enforcement of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention, which evaluates the progress of states in combating bribery of foreign public officials in international commercial transactions [...]
FP advises FSN Capital Partners on ESG in connection to the acquisition of MHP Solution Group
Frank Partners advises FSN Capital Partners on ESG in connection to the acquisition of MHP Solution Group Munich, 9 September 2020 Frank Partners (FP) has advised FSN Capital Partners on the acquisition of a majority [...]
Rio cuts executive bonuses over destruction of Aboriginal site
Rio Tinto will cut the bonuses of its chief executive and other leaders following an internal review of the miner’s destruction this year of a 46,000-year-old Aboriginal site. The Anglo-Australian group said on Monday that [...]
US imposes sanctions on senior Chinese officials over Uighur abuses
The United States has imposed sanctions on three senior officials of the Chinese Communist party, including a member of the ruling politburo, for alleged human rights abuses targeting ethnic and religious minorities in the western [...]
Deutsche Bank to pay $150m fine to settle charges linked to Epstein dealings
Deutsche Bank has admitted it made a “critical mistake” taking on the registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as a client, and agreed to pay a $150m fine to settle New York charges over its dealings [...]