Daily Corruption News: 31 October 2012
Today's top story
Global: Barclays hit by fresh U.S. investigations
Reuters
Barclays, already rocked by an interest rate rigging scandal, unveiled new U.S. regulatory investigations into the bank's financial probity on Wednesday and said its profit was hit by charges for mis-selling insurance.
More news
Global: Ex-UBS trader Kweku Adoboli lost control of trades but denies fraud
Reuters
Global: Next fifteen shares fall amid internal fraud investigation
The Guardian
Australia: Ex-HSU boss faces 28 more charges over $620k ‘fraud’
The Australian
Germany: Germany, a safe haven for money laundering
Deutsche Welle
Italy: Italy clamps down on corruption to lure investment
Deutsche Welle (TI mention)
Tanzania: Tanzania sacks head of state-run power firm over graft
Reuters
Blogs and opinion
Greece: Corruption takes centre stage in Greek-Euro crisis
The Huffington Post
Uganda: Another case of high-level corruption in Uganda
Foreign Policy
News from Transparency International
Web feature: Fighting corruption in Ukraine: a serious challenge
On the blog: The power of journalism as an anti-corruption tool
