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Fridges are the new rocket science

by Gontran de Quillacq | Dec 16, 2020 | News, World | 0 Comments

Fridges are the new rocket science... IBM's target of a million-qubit requires the biggest and coolest fridge ever. The article is also a good overview of where quantum computers are, and where they will be. Quantum computers will be exponentially better at some...

Jiuzhang, China’s new quantum computer, has leaped forward Google’s and IBM’s quantum computers.

by Gontran de Quillacq | Dec 9, 2020 | News, World | 0 Comments

Jiuzhang, China's new quantum computer, has leaped forward Google's and IBM's quantum computers. It is also based on a different technology (photons, rather than superconductors), which is probably easier to increase the number of qubits. Although quantum computers...

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The role of the expert witness, practically speaking

by Gontran de Quillacq | January 15, 2021 | News, Regulation, enforcement & litigation | 0 Comments

This short video explains the role of the expert witness, practically speaking. A lawsuit is not as simple as a day in court. there are many steps beforehand. The expert witness brings his valuable experience all along the case, by explaining facts and language,...

SEC’s former whistleblowing chief sues the SEC for changes to the whistleblowing program

by Gontran de Quillacq | January 14, 2021 | Investments & markets, News, Regulation, enforcement & litigation | 1 Comment

There are several whistleblowing programs in the United States, which all encourage and protect insiders to report fraud, waste and crime. The SEC's whistleblower program is probably the most famous, as it has brought numerous and sometimes very large compensations to...

What is an expert witness?

by Gontran de Quillacq | January 12, 2021 | News, Regulation, enforcement & litigation | 0 Comments

This short video explains what is an expert witness, and why Navesink International, with 25 years of industry experience, has a unique proposition for the securities industry. Expert witnesses act as reference professionals in a court of law. They explain the facts...

You can run but you can’t hide – the end of anonymous US shell companies

by Gontran de Quillacq | January 11, 2021 | Investments & markets, News, Regulation, enforcement & litigation | 0 Comments

With the deluge of national events and political news in this beginning of 2021, this piece of legislation is going under the radar, but it deserves attention. Hidden in the defense bill initially vetoed by President Trump and overridden by Congress, is the Corporate...

Sanjay Shah is charged with stealing $1.6b from Danish tax authorities

by Gontran de Quillacq | January 7, 2021 | Derivatives, Investments & markets, Regulation, enforcement & litigation | 0 Comments

One of the main perpetrators for the Cum/Ex fraud, the biggest white collar crime in history, has been charged by the Danish tax authorities. He had defrauded Danish tax authorities by an estimated $1.6 bn and is currently living in self-exile in Dubai. The Cum/Ex...

My grateful thanks to Gary Cohen, financier and social media extraordinaire

by Gontran de Quillacq | January 5, 2021 | News | 0 Comments

My grateful appreciation to a new friend/my friend Gary Cohen for his time, his efforts, as well as his top digital media skills for helping me recreate the Navesink International website and optimizing it from an old-world static site into a new world optimized site....

We wish you an happy, healthy and prosperous 2021

by Gontran de Quillacq | January 1, 2021 | News | 0 Comments

Please accept, without any implied or explicit obligation from you, my wishes on the occasion of the winter solstice and the first of the year, in accordance with the tradition, religion or existential values of your choice, in the respect for the tradition, religion...

The many unsolved issues of the Christmas Brexit deal

by Gontran de Quillacq | December 29, 2020 | News, World | 1 Comment

"It ain't over till it's over", said the baseball legend Yogi Berra. And Brexit is surely not over with this Christmas deal. The 27 European governments have just validated the 11th hour Brexit agreement, and the British Parliament is expected to quickly ratify the...

The CFTC goes after foreign bribery actors

by Gontran de Quillacq | December 27, 2020 | Derivatives, News, Regulation, enforcement & litigation | 0 Comments

Corruption has a new enforcement agency. The CFTC announced in March 2019 that it would start enforcing the FCPA, and it effectively delivered with a $95m enforcement against Vitol, the Swiss energy firm, for bribes paid in Brazil, Ecuador and Mexico. "The misuse of...

The Brexit deal brings no special treat to the UK’s financial sector

by Gontran de Quillacq | December 25, 2020 | Derivatives, Investments & markets, News, World | 0 Comments

While economists and journalists pour into the 2,000+ pages of the Brexit treaty and its long-term impact, the financial services are already seen as the big missing part. The UK has one of the largest financial sectors in Europe, representing 2 million jobs, 12% of...

Fifty years of tax cuts for rich didn’t trickle down, LSE says

by Gontran de Quillacq | December 25, 2020 | Investments & markets, News, World | 3 Comments

That will not be to everybody's taste... A study from the London School of Economics of 18 OECD countries over the last 50 years confirms that reducing taxes only impacts those directly touched by the tax, and has no benefit to anyone else. Tax cuts increase...

Brexit - UK will have to agree to Europe's terms

Britain will do a Brexit deal on Europe’s terms

by Gontran de Quillacq | December 22, 2020 | Investments & markets, News | 0 Comments

In game theory, when both sides know that the hands and the payouts are not symnmetrical, one party is bound to lose. Both the EU and Britain's Prime Minsiter know that a "no Deal" Brexit would be disastrous for the country. The EU is determined not to undermined its...