The Richest Man in Babylon

1 Steve Kroft’s last 60 Minutes piece

 

Gepubliceerd op 9 sep. 2019

 
Kroft’s coda on the broadcast was an investigation into bank fraud—and what could be the biggest money-laundering scheme in history. See the full report on Kroft’s retirement, here: https://cbsn.ws/2k9DsRF


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2 Financial advisors: Hidden camera investigation (CBC Marketplace)

Originally broadcast February 28, 2014 Marketplace is putting financial advisors — the people you trust with your cash — to the test. We talk to ordinary Canadians who’ve felt the bite of bad financial advice, and use hidden cameras to catch outrageous promises from some big institutions. We’ll show you the tactics to watch out for and give you tips on figuring out who to trust with your money.
 

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3 Dan Rather Reports – A National Disgrace

14 jan. 2012

This special two-hour report documents a pivotal year and a half in the Detroit Public Schools, set against a backdrop of history and the plight of one student desperate to succeed despite the odds. “A National Disgrace” is part historical documentary, part investigative report and part personal profile detailing the political strife, corruption, and systemic breakdown during the tumultuous 2009-2010 school year when the state of Michigan imposed new leadership on the school district. The result is a searing portrait of a local tragedy that asks the question, does the situation in Detroit demonstrate how we view public education? Is the real “national disgrace” the fact that something like this could happen at all? http://illuminati.me.pn
 

4 Fake Britain on ID fraud 1 of 3

Gepubliceerd op 25 jul. 2010

 
From the BBC FakeBritain series – which we regard as a public service that deserves the widest possible audience. Important insights into the ease with which identity can be compromised – even in Britain’s surveillance state. 1 of 3
 

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6 Insurance loopholes: What you need to know about car, home and travel insurance (CBC Marketplace)

11 sep. 2014

Originally broadcast December 6. 2013
 
You think you’re covered… but what if you’re not? Ordinary Canadians are in financial ruin after discovering they lacked the coverage they thought they were paying for. Marketplace gives you a a crash course in insurance as we check the fine print, reveal the loopholes and show you how – for travel, your home and your car – you may not be covered.
 

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7 Fake Britain 14May-2013 09.15

14 mei 2013

ATM and bank fraud edition. Another BBC show that deserves a much wider than a UK-only audience.
 

8 Leaked documents reveal UK banks helped fraudsters and money-laundering – BBC News

20 sep. 2020

Leaked documents have revealed how some UK banks have helped criminals, money launderers and Russians under sanctions – and have also failed to stop crime when they suspected it. 
 
The documents – known as the FinCEN files – were leaked to Buzzfeed News and shared with the BBC by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. 
 
They show that London is a hub for money laundering – with billions of pounds worth of suspected dirty money moving through the banking system. 
 
Mishal Husain presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Richard Bilton, for BBC Panorama.
 

9 SwissLeaks – the HSBC money laundering machine | Made in Germany

25 feb. 2015

In what has been dubbed the “SwissLeaks” case, serious allegations have been made against the Swiss division of British-based banking giant HSBC. The bank is accused of systematic involvement in tax evasion and money laundering to the tune of more than 100 billion euros. Jan Fritsche discusses how the tax evasion and money laundering practices worked.
 
More Made in Germany: http://www.dw.de/made-in-germany-the-…
 

10 HSBC files: how secret Swiss account data detailing misconduct came to light | Guardian Explainers

9 feb. 2015

A massive cache of secret HSBC Swiss private banking account files was hacked by computer engineer Hervé Falciani in 2006.
 
The files reveal more than $100bn in cash and assets held by HSBC clients that tax authorities in their home countries knew nothing about. The cache has been shared with tax authorities across the world, sparking investigations into tax avoidance, tax evasion and money laundering, and revealed six main tricks used by HSBC clients. 
 
More on the HSBC files ► http://www.theguardian.com/news/serie…
 

11 SwissLeaks – the HSBC money laundering machine | Made in Germany

25 feb. 2015

 
In what has been dubbed the “SwissLeaks” case, serious allegations have been made against the Swiss division of British-based banking giant HSBC. The bank is accused of systematic involvement in tax evasion and money laundering to the tune of more than 100 billion euros. Jan Fritsche discusses how the tax evasion and money laundering practices worked.
 

3 Financial advisors: Hidden camera investigation (CBC Marketplace)

3 sep. 2014

Originally broadcast February 28, 2014
 
Marketplace is putting financial advisors — the people you trust with your cash — to the test. We talk to ordinary Canadians who’ve felt the bite of bad financial advice, and use hidden cameras to catch outrageous promises from some big institutions. We’ll show you the tactics to watch out for and give you tips on figuring out who to trust with your money.
 

4 Real estate agents breaking the rules: Hidden camera investigation (CBC Marketplace)

4 nov. 2016

With bidding wars for houses cloaked in secrecy, how do you know your real estate deal wasn’t already rigged?
 

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5 Rental car ripoffs: Hidden camera investigation (Marketplace)

1 feb. 2020

Three cars, three teams wearing hidden cameras, and one car rental company location with a long history of complaints and overcharging. What happens when we send in our Marketplace team with some savvy consumers to fight back against those extra fees? To read more: http://cbc.ca/1.5442260
 
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For more than 75 years, CBC News has been the source Canadians turn to, to keep them informed about their communities, their country and their world. Through regional and national programming on multiple platforms, including CBC Television, CBC News Network, CBC Radio, CBCNews.ca, mobile and on-demand, CBC News and its internationally recognized team of award-winning journalists deliver the breaking stories, the issues, the analyses and the personalities that matter to Canadians.