Speaking of Moorwand, and its previous chief executive Robert Courtneidge... Here is a 2019 investigation by Jacob Atkins into claims Moorwand processed payments linked to online trading scams: clippingsme-assets-1.s3.amazonaws.com/cuttingpdfs/13…

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: gtreview.com/news/fintech/t…

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?

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

In March, the @IMFnews board will meet to revisit its views on capital flows and trade policy, providing a crucial opportunity to shore up financial stability. @kevinpgallagher + Rachel Thrasher explain, in OMFIF: omfif.org/2022/02/imf-mu…

BREAKING: International Energy Agency just published its 10 point plan to reduce the EU's reliance on Russian gas. iea.org/reports/a-10-p…

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: gtreview.com/news/sustainab… ...and billions more to other fossil fuels: gtreview.com/news/sustainab…

Citibank has been granted permission to pursue a winding-up order against three GFG Alliance companies, including trading arm Liberty Commodities, after a UK judge ruled that pandemic-related insolvency protection measures do not apply. Story here: gtreview.com/news/europe/ci…

Credit Suisse is now in the illustrious company of Lendy and Provident Financial… Story from Cynthia O’Murchú, Owen Walker and @LauraNoonanFT ft.com/content/442f0e…

King & King’s reasoning for resigning as auditor for a number of Liberty Steel businesses.

I commented on #NordStream leaks to John Basquill last week “The question is how high the price will have to rise before Europe recognises that #gas is fundamentally unreliable, & needs to be phased out altogether rather than replaced with more imports.” gtreview.com/news/global/eu…

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: gtreview.com/news/mena/west…

BREAKING: #Glencore to pay £276 million penalty in the UK plus £4 million in costs – significantly larger than expected. This is a significant win for Serious Fraud Office (SFO)

Singapore’s High Court has this year scuppered the plans of both Standard Chartered and the Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation to quickly recoup trade finance losses arising from the Hin Leong fraud scandal. ow.ly/5kma50LsS1X

Haven’t given you guys any new Greensill yarns in a while, so here’s one: Remember the $140m loan Credit Suisse extended in the dying days? It was secured on a bunch of invoices from Sanjeev Gupta’s biz naming companies that deny ever trading with him ft.com/content/595c3c…

Exclusive, just published: QBE Malaysia faces winding-up order over US$9mn disputed claim Follows a default judgement against QBE after failing to attend court QBE says that was an administrative error and is seeking to set aside the order Story here: gtreview.com/news/asia/excl…