Mark Pieth Boeken

The book delves into the complexities of the gold trade, revealing its historical roots and current supply chains from mines to consumers. It highlights severe issues such as environmental degradation, forced labor, and human trafficking, often overlooked due to insufficient regulations. The author emphasizes Switzerland's pivotal role in global gold trading, contrasting its reliance on voluntary self-regulation with the EU's binding laws. By simplifying these intricate topics, the narrative makes the alarming realities of the gold industry both accessible and urgent for readers.

The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) - known in English as the International Federation of Association Football - is the international governing body of soccer. With its headquarters located in Zurich, FIFA's membership includes 209 national associations. FIFA is responsible for the organization of international tournaments, including the World Cup. FIFA, like other sports governing bodies, has been accused of corruption and a lack of transparency. It has, however, recently decided to initiate reforms. A group of experienced independent governance experts and stakeholders has been asked to oversee the reform process. This group - the Independent Governance Committee (IGC) - has managed above all to introduce independent supervisors, investigators, and judges. Yet, the reform process is not complete. In this book, the insiders to reform give a fascinating account of the workings of FIFA, the unknown giant of the football world.--

In declaring the war against terrorism President George W. Bush also declared war on the financing of terrorism. In this book, bankers, regulators and academics pose a variety of questions from their individual What can financial institutions realistically contribute to the suppression of terrorist financing? Can individual rights be protected in these circumstances? These questions are analyzed by experts who come up with some thought-provoking answers.

Die FIFA, wie andere Sportdachverbande auch, wurde der Intransparenz und Korruption beschuldigt. Sie hat sich jedoch jungst entschieden, Reformen einzuleiten. Eine Gruppe erfahrener unabhangiger Governance-Experten und Stakeholder wurde damit beauftragt, den Reformprozess zu beaufsichtigen. Dieser Gruppe, dem Independent Governance Committee (IGC), ist es vor allem gelungen, unabhangige Kommissionsvorsitzende, Ermittler und Richter einzusetzen. Der Reformprozess ist jedoch nicht abgeschlossen. Einige ehemalige IGC-Mitglieder vermitteln in diesem Buch faszinierende Einblicke in die Arbeitsweise der FIFA, des unbekannten Giganten der Fussballwelt.