reportonbusiness.com: Siemens trial should be a warning to others, says prosecutor In a case that may reveal the scale of a suspected bribery network already put at more than €1-billion, by Siemens, Reinhardt Siekaczek is accused of building a system of slush funds and front firms to hide illegal money transfers.

Balance regulation with discipline: Geithner Major economies, particularly the United States, must better balance market discipline and supervision to cushion future financial market crises, New York Federal Reserve President Timothy Geithner said on Monday.

Nova Scotia News - TheChronicleHerald.ca Move to protect Canadians’ Internet privacy irks police

reportonbusiness.com: Ottawa warns on gold-backed Web trades criminals may be exploiting Internet-based companies that convert cash into electronic gold, exposing a new front in the international effort to restrict terrorist financing and money laundering.

reportonbusiness.com: Foreign banks play ball on ABCP The $32-billion restructuring of Canada’s asset-backed commercial paper market could be back on track by the middle of this week after a group of key foreign banks backed down on a threat to scuttle the deal …