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Nominee Director Due Diligence: Who Really Controls the Company After Incorporation? Nominee director due diligence should answer a question that a corporate registry cannot always resolve: Who really controls the company after it has been incorporated? A Singapore money-laundering prosecution announced in October 2026 provides a useful example. On 8 October 2026, the Singapore Police […]

Cross-Border Due Diligence: What the Webull Inquiry Shows About Ownership and Data Risk Cross-border due diligence increasingly requires companies and investors to look beyond where a business is incorporated. A company may be incorporated in one jurisdiction, regulated in another, employ key technical personnel somewhere else, rely on infrastructure operated from another country and process […]

TSCM Thailand: What the OpenAI Recording Device Case Teaches Businesses TSCM Thailand services are becoming increasingly relevant for companies whose most sensitive information is discussed inside meeting rooms rather than stored only on servers. A recently unsealed US criminal complaint involving an OpenAI employee illustrates why. On 13 October 2026, the US Department of Justice […]

Hong Kong Mule Account Fraud: Why the First Account Is Only the Beginning Hong Kong mule account fraud investigations demonstrate why finding the bank account that received stolen funds is often only the first stage of tracing a fraud network. Between 14 and 24 September 2026, West Kowloon police conducted an anti-fraud and anti-money-laundering operation […]

Philippines Crypto Asset Tracing: What a Freeze Order Can and Cannot Prove Philippines crypto asset tracing has become increasingly relevant to corruption and financial investigations as money moves between conventional bank accounts, companies, intermediaries and virtual-asset platforms. A September 2026 Court of Appeals freeze order illustrates the challenge. According to the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC), […]

Workplace Investigation Thailand: Performance Failure or Misconduct Allegation? Workplace investigation Thailand cases become particularly difficult when performance concerns and allegations of misconduct emerge at the same time. The suspension of Thai Airways chief executive Chai Eamsiri from CEO duties on 2 October 2026 provides a useful example. Thai Airways’ official disclosure to the Stock Exchange […]

Hong Kong Mule Account Fraud: Why Tracing Cannot Stop at the First Account Hong Kong mule account fraud investigations highlight one of the most important problems in financial tracing: the bank account that first receives stolen money may identify a payment route without identifying the person who organised the fraud or ultimately benefited from it. […]

Indonesia Land Due Diligence: Who Really Sits Behind a Land Approval? Indonesia land due diligence should not stop with a land certificate. A September 2026 corruption investigation involving building-use rights in Bogor, West Java, illustrates why companies and investors may also need to understand who facilitated an approval, who communicated with officials, who received payments […]

iCon Money Laundering Case: What Financial Links Can and Cannot Prove The iCon money laundering case decided by Bangkok’s Criminal Court on 25 September 2026 provides a useful reminder that identifying a financial connection is not necessarily the same as proving money laundering. According to The Nation, the Criminal Court acquitted The iCon Group Co […]

Philippines Asset Recovery: Why Frozen Assets Are Not Yet Recovered Assets Philippines asset recovery efforts connected to the country’s flood-control investigations illustrate an important distinction that can easily disappear behind large headline numbers: Frozen assets are not the same as recovered assets. On 24 September 2026, The Philippine Star reported that the Anti-Money Laundering Council […]