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The Nyrstar case: can justice still be done?
‘It seems that the justice system wants to send a strong message to politicians’, this week in Trends Tendances. Does the justice system...
Apr 71 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 271 min read


Nyrstar again under fire from FSMA for truncated communication
Here is the truth: the criminal investigation in Brussels into Nyrstar was closed solely due to a lack of resources, and the verdict...
Mar 211 min read


Nyrstar owner Trafigura convicted of corruption
It is hereby (once again) confirmed: Trafigura, the international commodities trader that hijacked the assets of Belgium's industrial...
Jan 312 min read


The stock market regulator FSMA recently reprimanded the listed company Nyrstar in a letter.
Pleadings were held yesterday before the Turnhout District Court for the appointment of a provisional administrator at Nyrstar NV. The...
Jan 102 min read


Court adjourns decision on appointment of administrator for Nyrstar
The court in Turnhout has postponed the appointment of a provisional administrator for Nyrstar pending the results of the investigations...
Jan 91 min read


Singapore-Based Trafigura Group Hit by Multiple Scandals
The post published by the well-known whistleblower Julie O'Connor confirms once again that Trafigura is under scrutiny by regulators in...
Jan 62 min read


When crimes are no longer under investigation
Isabel Albers writes in De Tijd: 'We should not accept that our police and judicial systems are so dysfunctional. The judicial system is...
Dec 21, 20242 min read


Unmasking Corporate Corruption at Trafigura: A Tale of Blurred Values and Deceptive Practices
The recent landmark bribery trial involving Trafigura 's former COO, Mike Wainwright, sheds a disturbing light on the inner workings of...
Dec 10, 20241 min read


Trafigura’s Bribery Case Puts Commodity Trading Culture on Trial in Switzerland
A landmark trial is set to shake the global commodity trading industry as Trafigura Group and its former chief operating officer face...
Dec 2, 20242 min read


Mithra, Biocartis, Nyrstar: are small shareholders being abandoned?
This is a great victory in our fight for better protection of minority shareholders in Belgium! Today marks an important milestone in our...
Nov 26, 20242 min read


Antwerp public prosecutor's office launches new investigation into zinc group Nyrstar
The Public Prosecution Service is now retracing its steps and has opened a new investigation. Antwerp Courthous e - © Fred Romero The...
Oct 8, 20242 min read


Keep (or not) quiet, little one
When the grown-ups talk, the little ones must be silent. This was a familiar scene at many family tables for a long time. In the business...
Jul 23, 20245 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 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


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


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


Shareholders can stop sale of crown jewels
The federal government is tightening rules on the sale of significant assets and corporate governance at listed companies. Very nice to...
Jul 20, 20231 min read
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