July 2009

Capital Sources – New fund tracks companies fueling Peru’s robust economy

by Shu July 24, 2009 News

July 22, 2009  By: Wayne Tompkins   It is the Latin American country with the decade’s lowest inflation rate, the fastest growing   economy and which, during that time has nearly halved its poverty rate. It’s banks are well   reserved and non-performing loans are at about 2 percent.   Some would guess that country to be [...]

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Sudan tense for oil border ruling

by Shu July 22, 2009 News

  Much of Abyei was left in ashes after clashes last year Tension is high in Sudan as judges in The Hague have begun their ruling on a disputed internal border which cuts through rich oil fields. The main parties in north and south Sudan have pledged to abide by the court ruling but some [...]

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追踪大宗资产的猎人- 资产没收专家从庞氏骗局和其他欺诈行为收回不义之财的繁荣时代

by Shu July 20, 2009 News

2009年7月1日 http://news.yahoo.com/s/bw/20090701/bs_bw/0927b4138038179277 多米尼加共和国, 普拉塔港 – 在普拉塔港,多米尼加共和国的北部海岸,世界一流的富人们和不幸的穷人们毗邻而居。赤脚的儿童在内陆山地之间的窝棚中成群结队的乱转,而海滩边,美国人却在茂密的度假胜地享受龙虾和蜜饯木瓜。这里离迈阿密只有90分钟的飞机,离纽约大约3个多小时。   ,这个有着517年历史的前西班牙殖民地国家与美国一衣带水,这让经常去那里的迈阿密律师, Michael Diaz及其领导的调查小组十分方便。Diaz是一批美国投资者的代理律师,这批投资者自称他们陷入了一个1.7亿美金的庞式骗局。 原告们声称,一对加拿大的房地产开发商, Frederick C. Elliott和他的儿子, Derek, 将原告们的钱用于对Puerto Plata度假村的早期投资者的还债, 并将这些钱大肆购物及挥霍。这些投资者希望通过诉讼的方式取得Elliott父子的资产。同时,据知悉内情的人指出, 虽然还没有提起刑事指控, 证券交易委员会也在审查Elliott父子的交易。Elliott父子拒绝就此发表评论。   该案是近期破灭的诸多金融骗局中的一例,从Bernard Madoff到Allen Stanford,也是“资产追缴”业的兴起. 早在对抗毒品的战争中–甚至在那之前,禁酒令时期抓捕走私犯的时候–财产追缴就已经定型为一个简单的过程:将赃物(现金、房屋、船只、及类似物品)从骗子手中收回并将这些掠夺品分配到受害者手中。 财产追缴属于民事行为:原告被害人针对财产提起诉讼,迫使业主解释他是如何取得这些财产的。如果被告拿不出令人满意的答复,法官可以下令扣押其资产。律师往往在检察官提出刑事指控前提起财产诉讼 — 令骗徒们惊讶的是律师往往能获得比检察官更好的成果. Wayne B. Black, 一名缉毒署(DEA)特别工作组的经验丰富的工作人员, 现在领导一家在迈阿密的商务调查和警卫公司, 称这一行业是”私人执法”. 现在是这些资产追缴人的好时光。关于庞式骗局和其他投资骗局的举报在过去一年中翻了三倍。虽然没有针对这个行业规模的可靠的统计数据,Black表示,今年内, 他的公司已经看到了双倍需求。 激增的活动吸引了前联邦调查局,缉毒署和海关的工作人员;辩护律师和私家侦探之间通力合作 –许多人都使用了多年前曾在对抗毒品的战争中使用过的技能。Diaz律师是一个典型的资产专家, 他与犯罪斗争的技巧是从80年代迈阿密的穷街陋巷中一步步获得的。”这两个世界并不是不同的,” Michael R. McDonald说, 他曾是国税局专员并在30年前指挥了Greenback行动(各部门之间共同努力捣毁毒贩的金融活动) 。 “与毒贩相同,财产追缴打击的是金融罪犯的最痛处 – 钱。” 然而,帮助犯罪受害者只是这项业务的一部分。大多数从业者也将服务提供给诉讼的另一方: 骗徒。金融骗子比一般的犯罪分子更富裕, 更老谋深算,他们往往为抵制其资产的流失而聘请顶级律师。曾任迈阿密联邦检察官Charles A. Intriago表示, 对主要犯罪分子来说, “有99.9%的机会赃款不会被没收”。他在担任检察官期间负责过贩毒和洗钱案, 现在领导Asset [...]

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Green Building Surge in the Middle East Poses Opportunities and Risks for Businesses

by Shu July 13, 2009 News

      11 July 2009     In recent years, the Middle East has emerged as a center for monumental buildings. Dubai is currently building the world’s tallest – the Burj Dubai – while Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar consider building rival towers over the coming decade.       Although attention-grabbing, these [...]

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Big Game Asset Hunters

by Shu July 13, 2009 News

  It’s boom times for the asset-forfeiture experts who reclaim ill-gotten gains from Ponzi schemes and other frauds   By Roben Farzad   Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic -Here in Puerto Plata, on the northern coast of the Dominican Republic, world-class opulence and wretched poverty are neighbors. Barefoot children mill among the shanties that dot the [...]

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Diaz Reus’s partner – Robert Lee will speak at WorldCity’s next Global Connections event, on July 29, focused on China

by Shu July 12, 2009 Diaz Reus News

    Miami law firm Diaz Reus & Targ is expanding its global reach, having opened an office in China’s business capital, Shanghai.   The firm, whose managing partner Michael Diaz Jr., was recently featured in BusinessWeek, also has offices in Frankfurt, Germany, Caracas, and Dubai, United Arab Emirates as well as affiliate offices in [...]

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Diaz Reus claims two locations in the Golden “BRIC” nations

by Shu July 12, 2009 Diaz Reus News

  By ALB | Thursday, 9 July 2009   The recent expansion of US boutique firm Diaz Reus & Targ is evidence that firms still perceive significant growth opportunities in emerging markets, particularly in the "BRIC" nations. The firm has opened an office in Shanghai, following the establishment of its Brazil office in June. Leading [...]

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Diaz Reus & Targ Partners With Brazil’s Guimaraes & Vieira de Mello

by Shu July 12, 2009 Diaz Reus News

Miami-based law firm Diaz Reus & Targ announced last month that it has partnered with Sao Paulo-based Guimaraes & Vieira de Mello Advogados. The association will allow Diaz Reus to expand its operations in Latin America. Currently, the firm operates an office in Caracas as well as a joint venture in Bogota. "We believe that [...]

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Are Governments Making Progress in Fighting Money Launderers?

by Shu July 12, 2009 Articles

In a meeting June 29 with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, US President Barack Obama  said both the Northern and Southern hemispheres have a shared responsibility to reduce illicit flows of money. Is progress being made on combating money laundering in the Americas and is the burden being shared appropriately? What are some of the strongest [...]

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United States and Europe Take on China’s Export Restraints

by Shu July 12, 2009 News

In a case with potentially major implications for the global trading system, the United States and Europe have decided to challenge a growing problem of China’s use of various export restraints on raw materials vital to core manufacturing industries like steel, aluminum and chemicals.   On June 23, 2009, both the US and the EC [...]

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