L. Burke Files was quoted in an article by Berlingske Business: Internal letter indicates Danske Bank hid suspicious clients from authorities in money-laundering scandal. … Read More
Starting a Business, What is Most Important?
Starting a Business, What is Most Important? My dear friend Ethan Fialkow and I had a wide-ranging long-lasting discussion about what is most important in starting a business. Our discussions focused on the errors … Read More
When Did Danske Bank Discover Money Laundering?
When Did Danske Bank Discover Money Laundering? I was quoted in a fascinating story surrounding actions at Danske Bank in 2014 and how the bank was dealing with flows of wealth from Russia. Link to Berlingske Link … Read More
From Azerbaijan with love and money
From Azerbaijan with love and money. I was privileged to assist, as a fiscal interpreter, the reporters who broke the story on money flowing from Azerbaijan to EU politicians by and through Scottish LPs. The size … Read More
Azerbaijan Scottish Limited Partnerships
Azerbaijan Scottish Limited Partnerships A discussion with Business Insider on the Azerbaijan LAundromat with a few quotes from L. Burke Files Link To … Read More
Scottish Firms that let money from from Azerbaijan to the UK
Scottish Firms that let money from Azerbaijan to the UK https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/04/the-scottish-firms-that-let-money-flow-from-azerbaijan-to-the-uk A fascinating tale on how money was moved and … Read More
UK at the centre of secret 3 billion money laundering ring.
UK at the centre of secret 3 billion money laundering ring. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/04/uk-at-centre-of-secret-3bn-azerbaijani-money-laundering-and-lobbying-scheme A great story in the Guardian … Read More
New money laundering case: Billions from dictatorship flowed through Danske Bank
New money laundering case: Billions from dictatorship flowed through Danske Bank Ny hvidvask-sag: Milliarder fra diktatur strømmede gennem Danske Bank A quote in the Danish Newspaper Berlingske … Read More
A Bet Gone Bad: How the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act Harms Consumers, States and Sports
A Bet Gone Bad: How the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act Harms Consumers, States and Sports, a paper published by the Reason Foundation, Policy Brief No.145 by Julian Morris and Guy Bently. Mr. Files … Read More
Checklist Are Great – Or are they?
Checklist Are Great - Or are they? Checklists can be helpful or lead us into system compounding cascading errors. So environments are they effect and what environments are they dangerous? An article by L. Burke … Read More
Accounting Firms and Non-Core Services
Accounting Firms and Non-Core Services I am seeing more and more overreach by accounting firms try to be everything to all firms while they failing even in their supposed core of competency. An Article by L. Burke … Read More
Big data contre le blanchiment d’argent : machine learning, applications et réglementations financières
Big data contre le blanchiment d'argent : machine learning, applications et réglementations financières … Read More
A Guru in Zimbabwe
A Guru In Zimbabwe It seems I made the Press in Zimbabwe here are links to the two stories. http://www.herald.co.zw/category/articles/business/ http://zimbabwe-today.com/financial-guru-headed-zim/ You know you are … Read More
Sale Side Due Diligence
Sale Side Due Diligence I was asked to contribute to an article on Sale Side Due Diligence. It is an overlooked fact that businesses who take the time to prepare for the eventual sale and prepare themselves through … Read More
International Bodyguard Association – moving forward
International Bodyguard Association - moving forward http://www.ibabodyguards.com/news/2017/4/12/interview-with-the-director-general L. Burke Files … Read More
How the British banks laundered billions of Russian money
How the British banks laundered billions of Russian money http://osvita.mediasapiens.ua/print/1411980895/yak_britanski_banki_vidmivali_milyardi_rosiyskikh_groshey_rozsliduvannya_the_guardian/ L. Burke Files … Read More
Big Data versus money laundering: Machine learning, applications and regulation in finance
Big Data versus money laundering: Machine learning, applications and regulation in finance http://www.zdnet.com/article/big-data-versus-money-laundering-machine-learning-applications-and-regulation-in-finance/ … Read More
Big Data versus money laundering: Machine learning, applications and regulation in finance
Big Data versus money laundering: Machine learning, applications and regulation in finance. A nice quote in ZDNet. … Read More
Szakmányban folyhatott a pénzmosás a Cityben – Putyinig érnek a nyomok
Szakmányban folyhatott a pénzmosás a Cityben - Putyinig érnek a nyomok http://www.napi.hu/nemzetkozi_gazdasag/szakmanyban_folyhatott_a_penzmosas_a_cityben_putyinig_ernek_a_nyomok.631916.html L. Burke … Read More
Giant Russian Money Laundering Scheme
Giant Russian Money Laundering Scheme http://www.pymnts.com/news/security-and-risk/2017/giant-russian-money-laundering-scheme-sweeps-up-big-banks-worldwide/ L. Burke Files … Read More
Lavandería Global’: así se blanqueaba dinero ruso en los bancos europeos
Lavandería Global': así se blanqueaba dinero ruso en los bancos europeos http://www.eldiario.es/theguardian/Rusia-blanqueo-Londres_0_624688158.html L. Burke Files referenced … Read More
Coutts and Barclays embroiled in $740m Russian laundering claim
Coutts and Barclays embroiled in $740m Russian laundering claim http://citywire.co.uk/wealth-manager/news/coutts-and-barclays-embroiled-in-740m-russian-laundering-claim/a1002335 L. Burke Files … Read More
Russians launder billions through British banks
Russians launder billions through British banks https://bravenewcoin.com/news/russians-launder-billions-through-british-banks/ L. Burke Files … Read More
Russians launder billions through British banks (who cares?)
Russians launder billions through British banks (who cares?) https://thefinanser.com/2017/03/russians-launder-billions-british-banks-cares.html/ L. Burke Files … Read More
Coutts, Barclays face $740m Russian laundering claim
Coutts, Barclays face $740m Russian laundering claim L. Burke FIles was one of the quoted sources in the City Wire story. Link to Story PDF of Story … Read More
SMEs Expanding Internationally
SMEs Expanding Internationally face many know challenges, we call those Elephants Risks, because everyone can see them. The SMEs also face devastating unknown risk I call the Persistent Termite Risks. Here is a … Read More
British banks handled vast sums of laundered Russian money
British banks handled vast sums of laundered Russian money http://www.derechos.org/nizkor/corru/doc/laundering3.html L. Burke Files referenced … Read More
British banks handled vast sums of laundered Russian money
British banks handled vast sums of laundered Russian money, in the Guardian Newspaper is an article on issues related to the Russian Laundromat Cases. They were kind enough to quote L. Burke Files on a number of … Read More
Manners Matter
Manners Matter When looking to grow one's social or professional circles, manners matter. Article by L. Burke Files Small Business … Read More
The War On Cash: Yet Another Example of Gov’t Trading Liberty for Security
The War On Cash: Yet Another Example of Gov’t Trading Liberty for Security http://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/daniel-mitchell/war-cash-yet-another-example-govt-trading-liberty-security L. Burke Files … Read More
The War Against Cash, Part III
The War Against Cash, Part III https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielmitchell/2016/03/01/the-war-against-cash-part-iii/#2395c4807c56 L. Burke Files … Read More
The Sins of Ann Twomey
The Sins of Ann Twomey Unions were started to represent the worker without a voice. While it is my opinion the usefulness of Unions is now debatable based upon Federal and State labor laws, they still exist. The … Read More
Swiss Bank Linked to Malaysia Scandal
Swiss Bank Linked to Malaysia Scandal I have a nice small quote in a big story. … Read More
Playing With Ebola – The Italian Mob Moves to Africa
Playing With Ebola - The Italian Mob Moves to Africa I had a nice quote in an amazing story of how the Mob continues to operate and bring mischief everywhere is goes - this time with the help of the UN and a $200 … Read More
FinCEN’s update Customer Due Diligence Requirements
FinCEN's update Customer Due Diligence Requirements Customer Due Diligence Requirements for Financial Institutions It can be said to be no big thing, unless you are now subject to the rules. The new inclusion of … Read More
Due Diligence Is Never Done
This is a very nice quote in Sarawak Report. I was commenting on the lack of due diligence exhibited by Goldman Sachs in the hiring and or retention of Timothy Leissner the lead broker for over 3 Billion dollars … Read More
Rats In Lab Coats
This is serious look at science fraud and how once published the frauds continue even after a study is retracted. … Read More
Quote in Free Malaysia Today
Quote in Free Malaysia Today on the 1MBD mess … Read More
NY Post Quote
John Byrne of the New York Post is an excellent investigative journalist and is pursuing this case with a great deal of success it should be interesting to see the ultimate fallout from this disaster. He was … Read More