No, that's complete nonsense, says Matthew Barsing.

Trust your own instincts, if something doesn’t feel right, it probably isn’t.

 

Do you encourage your team to reflect critically on their routines and directions of inquiry? Do you encourage those in your team to think outside the current frames and be open to other team members who stand up and suggest alternative directions?

Learning from other disciplines is very valuable, says Desmond Hellicar-Bowman.

Boston is the most gentile of US cities. It's beautiful 18th Century architecture is, politically, post-Colonial. But the trade that built it is steeped in British history and, even, reflects an intertwined commercial relationship with the British Empire. But many of those buildings were paid for with the proceeds of trades that exploited differences in legal systems, in ways that today legislators and regulators mistakenly say are new-ish.

NBThis article leans heavily on research by Martha Bebinger with WBUR in Boston, Massachusetts. Her detailed paper is referenced below.

It's probably illegal but watch the film Crypto on YouTube. It's fussy about where it will let you watch (e.g. it's fine on my TV but for my desktop YouTube says it's not available in my country) but I want to use it to illustrate two things.

The European Union began its move towards the use of Regulations in preference to Directives when it decided to take control of the financial sector during the Global Financial Crisis that began in 2007.

Amongst the areas it has targeted to migrate from Directive to Regulation is counter money laundering.

The difference between a Directive and a Regulation is vitally important to anyone in, or dealing with, the EU.

From www.countermoneylaundering.com first published 1996

Pump and dump is a technique for the manipulation of markets.

It's a fraud on those who trade in stocks, shares and commodities. It also applies in currency, crypto and art markets.

A Ponzi scheme is a very specific type of financial scheme which relies on a series of frauds.

The spam scam set out below contains a number of indicators that, even if you've not seen the specific spam before, will put you on notice that this is a fraudulent message and that you are the target. By not replying, you avoid becoming a victim.