John Basquill

RT @EndCorruptionUK: BREAKING: #Glencore to pay £276 million penalty in the UK plus £4 million in costs – significantly larger than expecte…

Just published: Westford Trade Services is suing Dubai Insurance Co over losses involving collapsed commodities trader Phoenix The insurer argues there is no evidence the parties involved ever had title to the goods, which Westford denies Full story: https://t.co/zJz0sAB4vS

RT @ZorkaMilin: I commented on #NordStream leaks to @JohnBasquill last week “The question is how high the price will have to rise before Eu…

RT @C_Rich81: King & King’s reasoning for resigning as auditor for a number of Liberty Steel businesses. https://t.co/45KrUs1goc

RT @BondHack: Credit Suisse is now in the illustrious company of Lendy and Provident Financial… Story from @cynthiao, @OwenWalker0 and @La…

RT @gtreview: Citibank has been granted permission to pursue a winding-up order against three GFG Alliance companies, including trading arm…

Barclays AGM is descending into chaos over the bank's approach to climate change (see thread) For context, between 2019 and 2021, Barclays lent more than $16bn to coal companies: https://t.co/EQ5fMY1cHB ...and billions more to other fossil fuels: https://t.co/EkRmOXHUGO

Mia Watanabe @MiaHWatanabe

Today I’m at @Barclays AGM on behalf of @market_forces to ask them about their horrendous track record on tackling climate change. We’re 6 mins in and activists are already disrupting the chairman’s speech #DefundClimateChaos https://t.co/0MNYkOTnff

RT @janrosenow: BREAKING: @IEA just published its 10 point plan to reduce the EU's reliance on Russian gas. https://t.co/oySSXqYTTM http…

RT @GDP_Center: In March, the @IMFnews board will meet to revisit its views on capital flows and trade policy, providing a crucial opportun…

Another development - Triterras’ has again failed in its attempts to avoid being delisted by Nasdaq Its appeal against delisting was denied by Nasdaq’s hearings panel yesterday, though $TRIT says it’s now appealing the panel’s decision

John Basquill @JohnBasquill

A significant development in the Triterras saga According to a regulatory filing, Triterras' auditor raised concerns over the "validity of certain sales transactions and thereon the existence and valuation of trade receivables" Our story here: https://t.co/oj344jGG40

Another great scoop from the FT on the Greensill/CBILS scandal If Zahawi is telling the truth - that he simply referred Gupta to BEIS officials - why did both Gupta & David Cameron personally thank him for his help? And why was he communicating with Gupta on his personal phone?

Robert Smith @BondHack

🚨NADHIM ZAHAWI EMBROILED IN GREENSILL/GUPTA SCANDAL🚨 Steel baron wrote to senior Tory thanking him for his “personally instrumental” role in facilitating loans now subject to fraud investigation. 💣from @cynthiao (w/ help from @PickardJE and me): https://t.co/A4GlE24D82

A significant development in the Triterras saga According to a regulatory filing, Triterras' auditor raised concerns over the "validity of certain sales transactions and thereon the existence and valuation of trade receivables" Our story here: https://t.co/oj344jGG40

John Basquill @JohnBasquill

Triterras announced tonight that its auditor, Nexia TS, has resigned Decision taken after Triterras lawyers sent the firm letters of demand over missed deadlines (background here: https://t.co/EvLv7ALLjt) WWC PC appointed as new auditors ahead of appeal hearing on Jan 20

Speaking of Moorwand, and its previous chief executive Robert Courtneidge... Here is a 2019 investigation by @jatkinz into claims Moorwand processed payments linked to online trading scams: https://t.co/Ad0DC7V5mC

Bloomberg UK @BloombergUK

1/ THREAD: Fintechs are booming in the U.K., with more than 200 electronic money institutions licensed here. But there's a shady side to London's money hub, including executives and shareholders tied to alleged financial wrongdoing. Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/FqR1vOblwq