Wrongdoing or corruption Flashcards

1
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regulate

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to control an activity, process, or industry officialy by using rules

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2
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market abuse

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a statutory offence which covers insiders trading and stoch market manipulation

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3
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wrongdoing

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behaviour that is illegal or not moral

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4
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wrongdoers

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people whose behaviour is illegal or not moral

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5
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insider dealing/trading

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when someone buys or sells securities using information tha tis nog publicly available

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chinese walls

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measures that financial institutions take in order to stop knowledge in one department begin used by another department to buy or sell shares

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7
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price fixing

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a group of companies in the same market secretly agree to set prices at a certain level so that they do not have to compete with each other

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8
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market rigging

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a group of investors working together to stop a financial market functioning as it should, to gain an advantage for themselves

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9
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financial crimes

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crimes against property, involving the unlawful conversion of the ownership of property (belonging to one person) to one’s own personal use and benefit

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10
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banned or barred

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prevent for continuing in theri jobs

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11
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fined

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made to pay a sum of money

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12
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prison

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an instituition where people are kept as punishment for commiting a crime

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13
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bribe

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an illegal payment to persuade someone to do something/ informal: kickback/sweetener/backhander

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14
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corruption

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make or except illegal payments

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15
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fraud squad

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a part of the british police force that deals with fraud

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16
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counterfeited

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to make an illegal copy of a bank note product, ticket etc

17
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conterfeiting or forgery

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the crime of making copies of valuable documents or works of art in order to make money by selling them

18
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fake

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not real

19
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fraud

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the crime of obtaining money from someone by tricking them

20
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identity theft

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where the criminal uses another person’s details

21
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embezzle

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to steal money that people trust you to look after as part of your work

22
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scam

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a dishonest plan, especially for getting money

23
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rackets

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illegal activities for making money

24
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laundering

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hiding the illegal origin of money