The Wirecard Saga: Recent Episodes
Tom Fox and Mikhail Reider-Gordon
In this new podcast series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. Over this series will take a deep dive into the most prominent accounting scandal and business failure in Germany since World War II, the Wirecard scandal. In this podcast series, we look at the main characters, the fraud they engaged in and how they did it, the professional services firms which facilitated the rise and fall of Wirecard and the wholesale failure of the German regulatory regime to reign in Wirecard. As Bette Davis said, “Put on your seat belt.”
Welcome to Season 3 of Lies, Spies & Corporate Crimes: The Wirecard Saga. The Wirecard Saga has become the world’s leading source of all things Wirecard. In Lies, Spies & Corporate Crimes: The Wirecard Saga, Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors, looks at the biggest financial scandal in post-war Germany from a variety of angles. In this episode 34, Mikhail continues her exploration of those persons, entities, and governments who have been damaged, some beyond repair, by Wirecard and the nuclear fallout from its scandal. Some of the highlights include:
Lawsuits continue to disclose more dirt
A truly brave whistleblower
Crimes against children fund Wirecard
German technology fueled Internet porn
How to hide dirty profits
MindGeek was a good client
Banks in it together: Wirecard, FBME & Deutsche
Visa played its part
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Welcome to Season 3 of Lies, Spies & Corporate Crimes: The Wirecard Saga. The Wirecard Saga has become the world’s leading source of all things Wirecard. In Lies, Spies & Corporate Crimes: The Wirecard Saga, Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors, looks at the biggest financial scandal in post-war Germany from a variety of angles. In this Episode 33 of Season 3, Mikhail continues her exploration of those persons, entities, and governments who have been damaged, some beyond repair, by Wirecard and the nuclear fallout from its scandal. Some of the highlights include:
Braun’s Small Victories and Large Defeats
So Many Potential Witnesses
Rolling Back the Balance Sheet Years
The Dutch Advantage
EY is Unable to Focus
Lint in the Deep Pockets
Moon Shot for Vucak
Cutting Deals
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Welcome to Season 2 of Lies, Spies & Corporate Crimes: The Wirecard Saga. The Wirecard Saga, has become of the world’s leading sources on all things Wirecard. In Lies, Spies & Corporate Crimes: The Wirecard Saga; Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors looks at the biggest financial scandal in post-war Germany from a variety of angles. In this Episode 2 of Season 3, Shell Games, she continues her exploration of those persons, entities and governments who have been damaged, some beyond repair, by Wirecard and the nuclear fallout from its scandal. Some of the highlights include:
Marsalek in love
O’Sullivan’s detention
Crook on crook crime
Citizen of Vanuatu
Vanrenen: The Pink bits are ours
Electronic Fundraising Company
A history of TPAs
Pay2 play
WorldPlay and the Commission
The name game
IoM the place to be
Bespoke services
Harding hangs a shingle
Matroyshka dolls
Enabling Transnational Crime
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Welcome to Season 2 of Lies, Spies & Corporate Crimes: The Wirecard Saga. The Wirecard Saga, has become of the world’s leading sources on all things Wirecard. In Lies, Spies & Corporate Crimes: The Wirecard Saga; Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors looks at the biggest financial scandal in post-war Germany from a variety of angles. In this Episode 2 of Season 2, The Vagabond Rapping At Your Door, she continues her exploration of those persons, entities and governments who have been damaged, some beyond repair, by Wirecard and the nuclear fallout from its scandal. Some of the highlights include:
Braun’s Christmas in the clink
Braun admits to fraud
TPAs were always a mirage
Shopping at Toys R Us
Jaffe blames everyone
40,000 peeved and aggrieved
Austrian court says fire away
Achleitner manages expectations
Early Wirecard investor also owns Braun
Damning report uneasy read for EY
German higher court says try again
EY Law counsels audit client
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Welcome to Season 2 of Lies, Spies & Corporate Crimes: The Wirecard Saga. The Wirecard Saga, has become of the world’s leading sources on all things Wirecard. In Lies, Spies & Corporate Crimes: The Wirecard Saga; Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors looks at the biggest financial scandal in post-war Germany from a variety of angles. In this Episode 1 of Season 2, Knotweed in the Edelweiss, she continues her exploration of those persons, entities and governments who have been damaged, some beyond repair, by Wirecard and the nuclear fallout from its scandal. Some of the highlights include:
Still room for the share price to fall
Die Skandalrepublik
Ambassadorial treason
Saved to the phone
Ott, the Peterliks, and Weiss
Brigadier’s sword droops
Swiss Army Knife of consulting
Texting donuts
Jenewein shares
The Schutz eXXPress
Maxima-l San Marino
AOL IPSP
Frederick Wilhelm’s offspring
Agency for the Modernization of Ukraine
Dark days
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Welcome to The Wirecard Saga, literally one of the leading sources on all things Wirecard. In this series, Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors takes a look at the biggest financial scandal in post-war Germany from a variety of angles. In this Perpetual Motion Machine, Part 2 episode, Mikhail continues her exploration of those persons, entities and governments who have been damaged, some beyond repair, by Wirecard and the nuclear fallout from its scandal. Some of the highlights include: · Austrian Parliamentary Inquiries · Kickl says Wirecard has interesting connection to OVP · Kurz’s Horror · Donations Under the ACA’s nose · ORFG Links Them All · Firty paying protection money? · Russians assumed involved · PRM offers more than just hacks · A well-oiled cash cow · No personal enrichment, just political interference · Post-IC · Member size · Unaccounted for damages · A cornucopia for the FIU · Tipsy Boy Blunder Provides Advice to European Leader · Merkel offers dismissive wave · Cartu’s offer round two from Russia · Political repercussions roll across borders · Only little fish · Much more to be revealed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome to The Wirecard Saga, literally one of the leading sources on all things Wirecard. In this series, Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors takes a look at the biggest financial scandal in post-war Germany from a variety of angles. In this ‘Perpetual Motion Machine, Part 1 episode, Mikhail continues her exploration of those persons, entities and governments who have been damaged, some beyond repair, by Wirecard and the nuclear fallout from its scandal. Some of the highlights include:
Wulf Matthias has friends ‘round
Loetscher wants his personality forgotten
Braun plays hide and seek
Nikki Air just isn’t good enough
Creditors first round win in Austrian courts
Prosecuting is so much work
20 defendants to go
Not enough time for Schellenbacher
Schellenbacher, Ukrainian oligarchs, Meinl Bank and Marsalek
Meinl, Weinzierl and Russia
Julius Meinl, Cinq
Meinl and the Binary Options Gang
Schellenbacher, the Austrian node
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Welcome to The Wirecard Saga, literally one of the leading sources on all things Wirecard. In this series, Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors takes a look at the biggest financial scandal in post-war Germany from a variety of angles. In this ‘Know When To Hold ‘Em, Part 2’ Episode, she continues her exploration of those persons, entities and governments who have been damaged, some beyond repair, by Wirecard and the nuclear fallout from its scandal. Some of the highlights include: · Lithuania – Gateway to Fintech · Kalixia and PXP get passed around · Banking Bwin · Americans love PartyGaming · Golden Tickets to Wonkaland · Senjo Again?! · Paradise Papers Name & Shame in 2017 · Big Money · Online Goes Dark · WC execs fly the nest but don’t leave the flock · Going Full Tilt · Banker & Processor to the Top Three · Shalon Competes and Colludes · Action Day · Its Not Such a Rich Field...
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Welcome to The Wirecard Saga, literally one of the leading sources on all things Wirecard. In this series, Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors takes a look at the biggest financial scandal in post-war Germany from a variety of angles. In this episode, ‘Know When To Hold ‘Em, Part 1’, she continues her exploration of those persons, entities and governments who have been damaged, some beyond repair, by Wirecard and the nuclear fallout from its scandal. Some of the highlights include:
Braun demands Chubb pick up the tab
Traina the PEP & Cheap Champers
PR Guru reps St Markus the Innocent
Jaffé tells shareholders ‘gimme’
EY lawsuits pile up
Rodl Report: EY orders Bitcoins & breathalyzers
EY Schtums up
Your PA doesn’t want to hear about your weekend
Lawyer: Who knew clients could lie?
BND: We know nothing
Whistling in the Dark
Bribery Charges Filed
Go to Part II of this Episode...
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Welcome to The Wirecard Saga, one of the leading sources on all things Wirecard. In this series, Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors takes a look at the biggest financial scandal in post-war Germany from a variety of angles. In this ‘Gambler’s Paradise’ Episode, she continues her exploration of those persons, entities and governments who have been damaged, some beyond repair, by Wirecard and the nuclear fallout from its scandal. Some of the highlights include:
BaFin Criminal Conduct?
Blackened Pages
Useful Idiot
Marsalek Was Used
Those That Do, Don’t Talk
Putin is a Favorite
Meeting with US DOJ
Virtual Solutions
Dodgy Digid Deals
Trusted Advisor to Timchenko
Superpower of Crime
Opportunity Knocks
Chernaya Kassa
Firtash & Mogilevich
Influencers in the Near East
Rostec, Skytec, we all love tech
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Welcome to The Wirecard Saga. In this series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. In this Conjunction Junction Episode, we continue our exploration of those persons, entities and governments who have been damaged, some beyond repair, by Wirecard and the nuclear fallout from its scandal. Some of the highlights include:
Russia Tweets About Marsalek
Weigand and Akhavan Convicted in U.S.
Tracking Pixels
Fuchs Says Akhavan and Marsalek Besties
Oliver Hargreaves Wired For Sound
OneCoin Connection
He Works Hard For the Money
Paolucci Key Contact
Top Dog Shares Run With Wirecard
Kurz Flies Air Firtash
IT Repair Guy Does Read Your Texts
O’Sullivan Becomes Frau Muller With EY Blessing
Data Overload at IC
Elizabeth Has A Bad Day In the Office
Chief Prosecutor Doesn’t Want High Penalties
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Welcome to The Wirecard Saga. In this series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. In this ‘No Laughing Matter’ Episode, we continue our exploration of those persons, entities and governments who have been damaged, some beyond repair, by Wirecard and the nuclear fallout from its scandal. Some of the highlights include:
Braun’s Innsbruck Villa Geographically Desirable
Deadbeat Friends
Robbing Peter to Pay Paul
Schutz Auf Wiedersehen
Lucrative Consulting Contracts
von Erffa: Nothing Out of the Ordinary
Mildly Mediocre
EY: We’re All Victims Here
2016 Documents Show What EY Really Knew
COVID Relief for Wirecard
Hessenthaler Shipped Back to Vienna
Schellenbacher Pleads Out
A Day in English Court
An Apology Wouldn’t Go Amiss
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Welcome to The Wirecard Saga. In this series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. In this episode which is Part 2 of Episode 20, we continue our exploration of those persons, entities and governments who have been damaged, some beyond repair, by Wirecard and the nuclear fallout from its scandal. Some of the highlights include:
Hessenthaler Makes Connections
Ibiza, Wirecard and Casino Scandals Come Together
Novomatic, FPO and OVP Scratch Backs
Text Messages Tell All
ORFG Senators Share Secrets
Former Stasi Officer Joins the Party
The Fight for CASAG
GRECO Gives Thumbs Down
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Welcome to the latest edition to the Compliance Podcast Network, The Wirecard Saga. In this series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. In this episode which is Part 1 of Episode 20, we explore those persons, entities and governments who have been damaged, some beyond repair, by Wirecard and the nuclear fallout from its scandal. Some of the highlights include:
EY Germany Hires Former Finance Minister
FREP’s Ernst Saunters Into the Sunset
Deutsche Bank BD to Wirecard in Asia
A Checkbox Approach
Economically Unsightly Loans From Wirecard Bank
PEPs R Us
Quadir Suffered Wirecard Blows
Mountains of Data Moved to Russia
Marsalek Adds Procurement Corruption to His Portfolio
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Welcome to the latest edition to the Compliance Podcast Network, The Wirecard Saga. In this series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. In this episode, we take a deep dive into the gaps in compliance in not simply Wirecard but in those entities which facilitated Wirecard or did business with Wirecard. Some of the highlights include:
IC Loses Confidence in Regulators
Stock Exchange Shrugs
FREP Head: Rules Don’t Apply To Me
HÜSt Shocked
BaFin Economical With the Truth
Feeble Efforts
von Knoop’s Social Life in Ruins
Weiss Sings Like Canary
Marsalek’s Confidence Trick
Austria Spies on German MPs
Schmidbauer Consults
Novomatic
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Welcome to the latest edition to the Compliance Podcast Network, The Wirecard Saga. In this series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. In this episode, we take a deep dive into the gaps in compliance in not simply Wirecard but in those entities which facilitated Wirecard or did business with Wirecard. Some of the highlights include: · Hufeld Heaved Aside · BaFin Day Traders · Fact Finding Scheutz · Top Officer Lobbies · Nobody Knows Us · Bavarian State Officials · Guttenberg Resurfaces · Augustus Intelligence · BKLA Holds AML Chat · Cash On the Move · Supervision Totally Inadequate · Banking Firtash · Corporatocracy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome to the latest edition to the Compliance Podcast Network, The Wirecard Saga. In this series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. In this episode, we take a deep dive into the government officials ensnared in the Wirecard scandal and how the German (and other countries) revolving door between the public and private sector lead to the corridors of corruption. Some of the highlights include:
Austria Arrests Government Officials
Ass Aground
Extorting Porn Barons
Self-Regulation Shortcomings
Who Approved These Loans?!
Follow the Money
Bauer’s Autopsy
Less Convincing Answers for Banks
Deutsche Bank’s Naughty Boy
Chancellery’s Revolving Door
Housefrau Brokers Deal in PRC
Fritsche Multitasks in DE & AT
Moscow Nights with Marsalek and Sobotka
Brigadier Builds Contracts
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Welcome to the latest edition to the Compliance Podcast Network, The Wirecard Saga. In this series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. In this episode, we take a deep dive into the government officials ensnared in the Wirecard scandal, Wirecard nexus to the MNC scandal and more dodgy deals. All this and much more in the Family Tree edition. Some of the highlights include:
Short Sellers Strike Again
Wirecard Nexus to MNC Scandal
BR Shetty’s Empire Falls
Finablr Enables Dirty Deals
Muddy Waters Alleges EY Too Cozy
India & UAE Wirecard Execs Like Unimoni
Knoechelmann and Partners Share Everything
DPO, Acona, Wirecard and Apis Co-Mingle
DPO Goes Shopping
Network International Buys Into the Action
More Dodgy Deals In India
All Roads Lead to Singapore
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Welcome to the latest edition to the Compliance Podcast Network, The Wirecard Saga. In this series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. In this episode, we take a deep dive into the former government officials who became Wirecard lobbyists, Wirecard goes big in China as Merkel whispers and then stumbles. All this and much more in the Go Big or Go Home edition. Some of the highlights include:
Current event wrap up;
Investigative Committee grills top government officials;
Former Minister Karl Theodor zu Guttenberg Don’t-call-me-a-lobbyist, who is BFF with Wirecard BD Georg von Waldenfels; holds private chit-chats with Merkel;
Wirecard seeks access to China and the Chancellor whispers in Xi’s ear;
All AllScore, All the Time;
Big Trouble in Little China;
Papageorgieu counsels no assistance but then the Ministry of Finance weighs in;
Merkel and her government stumble; and
Former minister Klaus-Dieter Fritsche is a consultant too.
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Welcome to the latest edition to the Compliance Podcast Network, The Wirecard Saga. In this series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. In this episode, we take a deep dive into the conflicts of interest by German regulators who were investing in Wirecard while (allegedly) regulating it, EY clams up, whistleblowers and investigating crimes or not; all in the Who Watches the Watchers edition. Some of the highlights include:
Current events;
Head of APAS invests in Wirecard and the Investigative Committee is Astonished;
What is a Conflict of Interest after all and does hindsight affords clear vision?
EY is certainly economical with the truth;
Germany’s two-tier system, drowning in risk pools and regulators don’t read;
Whistleblowers galore (but not enough for the 12 Days of Christmas);
BaFin-detecting crime is not our remit; and
What were all the missed opportunities.
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Welcome to the latest edition to the Compliance Podcast Network, The Wirecard Saga. In this series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. In this episode, we take a deep dive into the many and varied discrepancies in all aspects of the Wirecard fraud and investigation. Some of the highlights include:
Current events
Recriminations fly – APAS and EY at fisticuffs
UK jumps on the Audit Sector Reform Bandwagon
Marsalek tainted Wirecard Bank too
Six Is the Loneliest Number (at BaFin)
Wirecard UK Ireland (WUKI) fraud
The Sordid History of Wirecard New Zealand
FBME teaches dirty tricks to NZ
The Kremlin’s bank
The West’s hijacked financial system
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Welcome to the latest edition to the Compliance Podcast Network, The Wirecard Saga. In this series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. In this episode, we take a deep dive into the many and varied discrepancies in all aspects of the Wirecard fraud and investigation. Some of the highlights include:
Weekly news wrap-up on Wirecard;
Markus Braun Stonewalls and Disassociates; Is he really the victim here?
Why do Dork delusions abound?
Why is the Bundestag IC so peeved?
Bellenhaus to Sing Like a Canary?
Why is there such an Accumulation of Abnormalities?
Auditors Fined for Clenching in the Clutch;
Audit Reforms Proposed;
More on the German and EU-wide political fallout;
Bafin Backfooted; and
Ocap seeks an allowance because it believes it is owed money!
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In special podcast series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. Mikhail’s areas of expertise include technology, privacy, cybersecurity, IP and accountability in artificial intelligence; the global anti-corruption and anti-money laundering regimes; media & entertainment; biotech and the life sciences; the public sector and international law. She is accustomed to working on extremely sensitive and high-profile matters, both nationally and internationally. In this episode, we how Wirecard used binary options to facilitate its massive fraud.
Some of the highlights include: · Weekly news wrap-up on Wirecard · Austrian BBT and the largest intelligence scandal for Austria since WWII. · Was Jan Marsalek a BVT agent, asset or fellow traveler? · What is the IMS Capital connection? · Enter a Russia/Turkey connection. · BaFin’s right hand cannot find its left hand. · Never buy a binary option in a dark alley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In special podcast series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. Mikhail’s areas of expertise include technology, privacy, cybersecurity, IP and accountability in artificial intelligence; the global anti-corruption and anti-money laundering regimes; media & entertainment; biotech and the life sciences; the public sector and international law. She is accustomed to working on extremely sensitive and high-profile matters, both nationally and internationally. In this episode, we explore shell companies in our On the Beach episode .
Some of the highlights include: · Weekly news wrap-up on Wirecard · What is the Bundestag investigating? Are they doing anything? · Were 250 Wirecard employees assigned to the money-laundering team? · Is a Bundestag inquiry in the works by the EU? · KPMG enters the story. · Shell Companies Shell Companies Shell Companies · Why it might be time for a walk on the beach (and to read On The Beach) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this special series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. Mikhail’s areas of expertise include technology, privacy, cybersecurity, IP and accountability in artificial intelligence; the global anti-corruption and anti-money laundering regimes; media & entertainment; biotech and the life sciences; the public sector and international law. In this episode, we explore the money laundering Wirecard engaged in via the project dubbed ‘Hermes’.
Some of the highlights include: · Weekly news wrap-up on Wirecard. · What has this done to the German political scene? · Any talk about BaFin reforms? · How do losses reach €20bn? · How was the investigation “unrelated to the mandate”? · Money laundering through Hermes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this special podcast series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. Mikhail’s areas of expertise include technology, privacy, cybersecurity, IP and accountability in artificial intelligence; the global anti-corruption and anti-money laundering regimes; media & entertainment; biotech and the life sciences; the public sector and international law. In this episode, we explore those other professional service providers who enabled Wirecard in our Bring Lawyers Guns and Money episode.
Some of the highlights include: · Weekly news wrap-up on Wirecard · Is EY at its Arthur Anderson moment? · Who has potential lawsuits against EY? · Is a Bundestag inquiry in the works? · Will there be an EU-level inquiry into the German government response? · Who were the Enablers? · Why is now the time for lawyers to take a stand for the Rule of Law? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this special podcast series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. Mikhail’s areas of expertise include technology, privacy, cybersecurity, IP and accountability in artificial intelligence; the global anti-corruption and anti-money laundering regimes; media & entertainment; biotech and the life sciences; the public sector and international law. In this episode, we explore lies, spies and Wirecard.
Some of the highlights include: · Weekly news wrap-up on Wirecard · What did BDO find in the Philippines? · Why was the Wirecard Board of Directors afraid to meet in a conference room with windows? · Why is there no interest in the bankruptcy remains of Wirecard? · What did the initial Insolvency Report show? · Was Wirecard ever designed to be profitable? · The continued adventures of Jan Marsalek. · More dirty money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this special podcast series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. Mikhail’s areas of expertise include technology, privacy, cybersecurity, IP and accountability in artificial intelligence; the global anti-corruption and anti-money laundering regimes; media & entertainment; biotech and the life sciences; the public sector and international law. In this episode, we are back from a summer hiatus and wrap up what has been happening on the Wirecard front over the past few weeks.
Some of the highlights include: · BaFin Unapologetic · Reporters and Short Sellers – Free to Be, You & Me? · Political Fallout? · Another German DAX-listed Company Scandal? · Impact on EU – Rethinking Germany Frankfurt and Bonn for Financial Services Capitols post-Brexit? · What is happening within Wirecard now – is the company still going? · Deutsche is Not Buying · Has the fullness of the scandal been revealed, or is more coming to light? · What is, or what was, Project Panther? · Enron had significant impact on then Big-5; is Wirecard going to impact Big-4 in the same way? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this special podcast series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. Mikhail’s areas of expertise include technology, privacy, cybersecurity, IP and accountability in artificial intelligence; the global anti-corruption and anti-money laundering regimes; media & entertainment; biotech and the life sciences; the public sector and international law. She is accustomed to working on extremely sensitive and high-profile matters, both nationally and internationally. In this episode, we take up the issue of fraud in the Wirecard saga.
Some of the highlights include:
· Did Wirecard ever make money? · Was Wirecard even designed to make money? · Was it simply a Ponzi scheme?? · Why BCCI and not Enron was Wirecard’s role model? · How could BaFin employees oversee Wirecard while investing in it? (Ans: they couldn’t) · What is Round-Tripping fraud and how did Wirecard master it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this special podcast series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. Mikhail’s areas of expertise include technology, privacy, cybersecurity, IP and accountability in artificial intelligence; the global anti-corruption and anti-money laundering regimes; media & entertainment; biotech and the life sciences; the public sector and international law. She is accustomed to working on extremely sensitive and high-profile matters, both nationally and internationally. In this episode, we begin an exploration of the role of money-laundering in the Wirecard saga.
Some of the highlights include:
· How money laundering works? · What is threat finance? · Other examples of German corporate fraud? · Why 2006 was such an important year in anti-money laundering? · How Wirecard made money through money laundering. · The risk related business model used by Wirecard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this podcast series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. Mikhail’s areas of expertise include technology, privacy, cybersecurity, IP and accountability in artificial intelligence; the global anti-corruption and anti-money laundering regimes; media & entertainment; biotech and the life sciences; the public sector and international law. She is accustomed to working on extremely sensitive and high-profile matters, both nationally and internationally. In this episode, we consider the role of Germany Inc. in the Wirecard saga.
Some of the highlights include:
· Wrap up of the most current event in the Wirecard saga. · Where does Germany fit in the global economy? · Other examples of German corporate fraud? · Where is all this corporate malfeasance coming from? · What is the co-determination management structure and how does it play into all this? · Political fallout? · EU response? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this podcast series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. Mikhail’s areas of expertise include technology, privacy, cybersecurity, IP and accountability in artificial intelligence; the global anti-corruption and anti-money laundering regimes; media & entertainment; biotech and the life sciences; the public sector and international law. She is accustomed to working on extremely sensitive and high-profile matters, both nationally and internationally. In this episode, we consider the roll of short sellers in the Wirecard saga.
Some of the highlights include:
· Wrap up of the most current event in the Wirecard saga. · What is a short seller? · Is it wrong or prohibited? · Are short sellers activists? · History of short sellers and Wirecard. · What happened after so many short sellers warned of fraud by Wirecard. · Was that the end of it? · When were their suspicions vindicated? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this new podcast series, I am joined by Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors. Mikhail’s areas of expertise include technology, privacy, cybersecurity, IP and accountability in artificial intelligence; the global anti-corruption and anti-money laundering regimes; media & entertainment; biotech and the life sciences; the public sector and international law. She is accustomed to working on extremely sensitive and high-profile matters, both nationally and internationally. In this episode, we begin a multipart series on the Wirecard accounting fraud.
Some of the highlights include:
How long was Wirecard been under scrutiny?
What was the role of BaFin in this disaster?
What does this mean for Germany Inc?
Why didn’t the regulators step in?
What about EY?
Where are we headed in the Wirecard Fraud?
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