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Nyrstar case at Antwerp Public Prosecutor's Office escalated to judicial investigation
Forgery and use of forged documents? Misuse of company assets? The net is closing in on Nyrstar and its main shareholder, Trafigura : an...
Jun 27, 20241 min read


US settlement costs Nyrstar owner Trafigura €51 million
A new day, a new scandal for Trafigura. In this article, Bert Broens of De Tijd states “Singaporean commodities trader Trafigura is...
Jun 18, 20242 min read


Settlement in the US costs Nyrstar owner Trafigura 51 million euros
Trafigura is currently embroiled in another scandal. In this article, De Tijd's Bert Broens states that 'The Singaporean commodities...
Jun 17, 20242 min read


Trafigura pays $55mn US fine in case alleging market abuse
illustration Summary : Trafigura agreed to pay a $55 million fine to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) over charges of...
Jun 17, 20241 min read


MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS NYRSTAR PLEAD FOR LEGISLATIVE CHANGES
The Court of Cassation has rejected our appeal against the decision of the Antwerp Court of Appeal of 17 November 2002. This ruling...
May 2, 20242 min read


In the shadows: Did Deloitte facilitate a Cuckoo Scheme?
In an era where financial impropriety often involves more sophistication than force, the words of Warren Buffet and Charlie Munger in...
Apr 30, 20242 min read


Trafigura Is Using Late Founder as Scapegoat on Bribes, Son Says
After Trafigura last week admitted that Trafigura's former CEO Claude Dauphin personally approved bribery schemes in Brasil, his family...
Apr 9, 20242 min read


Nyrstar owner Trafigura admits founder approved bribes
While Trafigura , the (former) directors of Nyrstar NV and their respective armies of advisors in Belgium remain deafeningly silent...
Apr 5, 20241 min read


NGOs Say US Should Stop Backing Trafigura After Bribery Charges
According to Bloomberg News , several NGOs ask that the Ex-Im bank “immediately terminate its support for Trafigura and in doing so send...
Apr 2, 20241 min read


Politicians, it is now your turn to act!
After more than five years of struggle by a group of minority shareholders against Trafigura's takeover of Nyrstar, and with the facts...
Mar 28, 20241 min read


Ladies and gentlemen, politicians, the floor is now yours.
Following more than five years of minority shareholders fighting against the alleged fraudulent takeover of Nyrstar by Trafigura, and...
Mar 28, 20241 min read


Trader Trafigura Pleads Guilty to a Decade of Oil Bribery in Brazil
illustration Summary : In March 2024, Trafigura pleaded guilty in a U.S. court to a decade-long bribery scheme in Brazil and agreed to...
Mar 28, 20241 min read


Trafigura to Pay $126 Million and Plead Guilty to Brazil Bribes
"Trafigura Group will pay $126 million and plead guilty to US charges related to bribery in Brazil, in the latest case involving...
Mar 27, 20241 min read


Luc Tack must regain the trust of Tessenderlo investor
'The market seems to have completely lost confidence in Tack,' says Naard Broeckaert, a renowned asset manager. Why is that? Tessenderlo...
Mar 25, 20242 min read


Sophisticated bribery schemes commodity traders have developed to rip off poor countries
The LinkedIn post from Jack Farchy, author of the highly insightful book hashtag#TheWorldForSale and renowed Energy and Commodities...
Mar 18, 20242 min read


The justice system's shameful stain
Isabel Albers writes in De Tijd: 'There are too many structural problems with Lady Justice. And I don't even want to mention the...
Feb 17, 20241 min read


Auditor Deloitte hedges its bets on conviction in Nyrstar case
Following a period of over four years during which we have been urging the former and current commissioners of Nyrstar to take...
Feb 13, 20242 min read


Justice Department looks the other way in Nyrstar case
Rik Van Cauwelaert's column is spot on. 'The Belgian judiciary has a regrettable shortcoming: it is no longer able to resolve financial...
Jan 5, 20242 min read


Claim against auditor Deloitte in Nyrstar case
The minority shareholders of Nyrstar NV submitted a claim against Deloitte for its role in enabling and covering up the allegedly...
Dec 11, 20232 min read


Bribery Case Snares Man Who Held Trafigura’s Secrets and Purse Strings
Summary : Mike Wainwright, former COO and one of Trafigura’s most powerful yet low-profile figures, has been charged by Swiss prosecutors...
Dec 7, 20231 min read
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