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Highlights from OffshoreAlert's 2009 Conference

Our 2009 conference was profiled on Page 8 of The Wall Street Journal - Now that's a conference worth attending!

 

 

FIFA warns OffshoreAlert ahead of next week's fraud conference

By OffshoreAlert, April 29, 2010

 

The governing body of world soccer – FIFA – has attempted to intimidate OffshoreAlert ahead of our conference in Florida next week at which allegations of fraud and corruption within FIFA will be made.


In a letter to OffshoreAlert on April 23, FIFA's attorney, Lawrence Cartier, of London-based law firm Cartier & Co., issued a thinly-veiled threat of a possible libel action should a session by journalist and film-maker Andrew Jennings contain any "defamatory statements".

 

 

Goldman Sachs: Fraud alleged by SEC is not an isolated incident

By OffshoreAlert, April 20, 2010

 

News that Goldman Sachs has been accused of defrauding its own clients by the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission came as no surprise to OffshoreAlert.


In the late 1990s, OffshoreAlert found out first-hand what little regard Goldman Sachs had for its smaller customers – and the investing public at large – when we exposed a Bermuda-based insurance broker that went on to commit frauds of approximately $1 billion on the global reinsurance market and at least $50 million on investors.

 

 

One office address stands out in criminal investigations – and you'll never guess where it is

By OffshoreAlert, April 15, 2010

 

When it comes to offering shell companies for foreign nationals who use them to commit an array of serious financial crimes, one office address stands out by a country mile. It may come as a surprise to some to learn that it's not in the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands, the Turks and Caicos Islands or any of the other offshore financial centers that have been much-maligned by politicians in the world's major countries.

 

 

OFCs turn towards the world's emerging markets due to US clampdown

By OffshoreAlert, April 13, 2010

 

As a result of aggressive actions against Offshore Financial Centers by the United States Government, more offshore providers are deciding that U. S. taxpayers as clients are more trouble than they're worth. The key question, however, is: How do you make up for the revenue shortfall?

 

 

OffshoreAlert Conference attracts world's top fraud and asset recovery experts

By OffshoreAlert, April 07, 2010

 

Leading fraud-busters and asset recovery experts at the forefront of the world's biggest investigations into serious financial crime, including those involving Bernard Madoff and Allen Stanford, will gather in Miami Beach to discuss the latest trends, techniques and issues affecting their industry.

 

 

Corruption in soccer on 'mafia-like scale', says reporter

By OffshoreAlert, March 30, 2010

 

In a few months, soccer's FIFA World Cup will take place in South Africa. The month-long tournament is the biggest sports event in the world. It is also the most corrupt, according to British investigative reporter and film-maker Andrew Jennings.

 

Yet, despite compelling evidence of illegal activity on a scale that you typically associate with organized crime, FIFA's bosses are feted by governments who claim to be against corruption, including the USA, and are allowed to launder their illegal proceeds by banks that are supposed to comply with anti-money laundering legislation, says Jennings.

 

 

Head of 'Cayman Fiscal Model' study to speak at OffshoreAlert Conference

By OffshoreAlert, March 23, 2010

 

The former U. S. Government official and economist who oversaw the recently-completed review of how to sustain the Cayman Islands as a viable economy will discuss his findings at the upcoming OffshoreAlert Conference on Offshore Financial Centers.

 

James Miller, who was a member of former US President Ronald Reagan's Cabinet and a former Chairman of the US Federal Trade Commission, will offer his thoughts on how Cayman – and, by extension, other OFCs – can keep their economies afloat in the modern era.

 

 

The Due Diligence Mess: Why Ponzi Schemes and Investor Fraud Will Continue without Radical Change

By OffshoreAlert, February 18, 2010

 

“Radical changes” in the way that most people conduct financial due diligence are required to stem the tide of financial crime, according to a leading criminal analyst.

 

The common practice of relying largely on “inadequate” databases or assuming others, particularly regulators, will do the work for you is a recipe for losses, says US-based risk management consultant Dale Yeager. Most databases contain large amounts of inaccurate or out-of-date data and, even when the information is accurate, its significance and relevance is often not recognized by the “untrained eye”, he says.

 

 

Whistleblowing can damage your career, says Wachovia Bank whistleblower Martin Woods

By OffshoreAlert, February 10, 2010

 

Are banks genuinely interested in clamping down on money laundering or do they consider compliance to be a nuisance that stands in the way of profits? The experience of former Wachovia Bank compliance officer Martin Woods suggests the latter might be the case.

 

Although a Non-Disclosure Agreement prevents him from speaking publicly about his experiences at Wachovia, Woods will offer advice to bank compliance officers about what to do when confronted with evidence of illegal activity when he speaks at the 8th Annual OffshoreAlert Financial Due Diligence Conference, in association with Grant Thornton, which will be held at The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach in Florida on May 2-4, 2010. He will also talk about the emotional turmoil that he has gone through as a result of his whistleblowing.

 

 

Stanford International Bank liquidator faces financial crisis of its own

By OffshoreAlert, February 3, 2010

 

The liquidator of Allen Stanford's Antigua-licensed Stanford International Bank is facing serious financial problems of its own as a result of its inability to collect liquidation fees.

 

The difficulties at British-based accounting, tax and business advisory firm Vantis Plc are so chronic that they "cast significant doubt on the group's ability to continue as a going concern", according to Vantis' auditor, Ernst & Young.

 

 

Julius Baer whistleblower to 'Tell-All' at OffshoreAlert Conference

By OffshoreAlert, January 27, 2010

 

Former offshore private banker Rudolf Elmer will 'tell-all' about his experiences as a Bank Julius Baer whistleblower in an appearance at this year's OffshoreAlert conference in May.

 

Elmer has agreed to talk openly and frankly about what he believes is the bank's complicity in global tax evasion by its clients and go into the reasons that made him offer client-records to the world's tax authorities.

 

 

OffshoreAlert Announces 2010 Conference Program

By OffshoreAlert, December 15, 2009

 

Offshore Financial Centers have undergone drastic changes over the last 12 months. They haven't had a choice. Global political initiatives and the recession have forced them to 'adapt or die'.

 

Despite the overhaul, OFCs continue to play a significant role in the global economy and offer sophisticated solutions to high-net-worth-individuals and large corporations seeking to maximize their financial efficiency.