International finance

International Money Laundering The UN defines money laundering as “any act or attempted act to disguise the source of funds derived from a criminal activity” . Money laundering is a global phenomenon. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime approximates that between 800 billion - 2 trillion US dollars are laundered each year globally, this represents approximately 2% - 5% of the global GDP . The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) was formed in 1989 to combat international money laundering…

For the purposes of this project, the international investment company in question is Zunis Investments. Zunis is an international investment company headquartered in New York, USA with operations in the North American, European and Asian continent, specifically in countries such as Mexico, USA, UK, Finland, Sweden, France, Japan, China and India. They are doing an IT security upgrade and as part of the interview process for this work, they have asked for a scenario in which the company may be…

Compared to other parts of the world, Latin American countries have developed much slower and lack the economic progression of first world countries. "A vague consensus suggests that some financial development took place, but it was not all that might have been hoped for" (Coatsworth 140). While every country faces obstacles to growth, Latin American countries seem incapable of overcoming their financial obstacles and some have even economically regressed. Because Argentina and Bolivia used…

with multinational corporations, governments, and high-net-worth individuals (JPMorgan vs. Morgan Stanley vs. Goldman Sachs | Comparison, 2016). Since JPMorgan now is under the Chase brand which focuses more on local banking services such as auto finance, retirement, educational loans and so on, unlike what Morgan Stanley is doing: offering banking services to larger entities, such as multinational corporations, governments, and high-net-worth individuals because not only does it have the…

for a few weeks, Foote realized the farmers were unable to adopt sustainable practices and unable to connect with international markets due to lack of funds. After arriving back to the US, Foote decided to decline his acceptance into Harvard’s business school so that he could focus on developing an organization that gives credit…

family. It is why both Pyramid and Ponzi schemes defraud clusters of people who knows each other for example all the people who are members of a country club may be victims of the same Ponzi scheme at the same time. In conclusion the trust in the finance industry, economic climate, failure of regulatory bodies and biological barriers like trusting of family and in-groups needs to be taken into account before solely blaming the investor which has been defrauded in a Ponzi scheme. Investopedia.…

ignored by investors and the whole financial markets. Under the circumstance, Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) supported by United Nations appear. The PRI shows the connection between environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues and finance. To merge ESG factors into the decision of investment could make a more stable financial system, decrease risks and increase financial returns. Lunar Capital is one of the signatories of the United Nations-backed PRI. The PRI and its six…

Profile of Al Rajhi Bank Al Rajhi Bank is a Saudi Arabian bank and the world largest Islamic bank by capital based on data in 2015. Al Rajhi established in 1957 and called as a major investor in Saudi Arabian business and is one of the largest that joint stock companies in the Kingdom. The first branches Al Rajhi Bank opened in Al Shmaisi in Riyadh in 1979. Now Al Rajhi Bank has over 600 branches and has 9600 number of employee. Its head office located in Riyadh with six regional offices.…

It has over 6000 single stock keeping units. With the advent of Online Sales channel such as Amazon.com, in combination with (previously national) retailers going international along with introduction of Euro as a single currency across European nations the topic of the optimum pricing strategy becomes more and more a returning discussion point in the organization. Although there are quite a no of pricing strategies which…

government. Total population of Lao is 6.77million which mean Maybank have the largest business opportunity in Laos. Maybank have the largest Islamic finance market such as Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei, China, the Philippines and the Middle East. Besides that, Maybank want to achieve become Regional Financial services leader in 2015, they search international banking opportunity in Myanmar, Cambodia and Thailand. Last but not least, growth in internet banking of Maybank also leads growth of…