The weapons of modern war include tanks, missiles, and jet fighters launched from aircraft carriers far out at sea. Governments can draw on national treasuries to fund the monumental costs of that kind of war in the 21st Century. But where did Hamas, a terrorist organization based in an impoverished refugee camp with few financial… Read More >>
AIB Grapples with AML Fine and Pending IPO
As talk swirls around its initial public offering (IPO), Allied Irish Banks (AIB) was fined more than €2.2 million ($2. 4 million) by the Irish central bank over compliance violations relating to anti-money laundering (AML) and terrorist financing laws. The fine is the second highest imposed by the central bank for AML after Ulster Bank’s… Read More >>
