Suspect Money Transfers

Although not immediately obvious that it is the case, the news in the Saturday edition of last week's Plus 24, a supplement to Italy's Financial Times equivalent, Il Sole 24 Ore, was potentially startling.I was tipped off about the article by a contact of mine who thought I might have found it … [Read more...]

Sub-prime crisis Italian style?

By now, most of the world has heard of the crisis in the sub-prime mortgage market in the United States. Many will also know about what appeared to be the near collapse of a major British lending institution, the Northern Rock.But what about the possibility of a similar crisis occurring in other … [Read more...]