English football implicated in match-fixing investigation

iGaming Business – Federbet, an organisation of leading gaming operators that monitors suspicious gambling patterns, has reported that more alleged match-fixing took place in England than any other European country during the 2013-14 season. In a report delivered at the European Parliament, Federbet alleged that 11 English games were targeted last season. A total of 10 of the fixtures took place in the Conference North and South, the sixth-tier of English football, in which several players have already been accused of corruption. A game between Notts County and Everton in the Women’s Super League was the 11th fixture named, the…

Merrill Lynch, Charles Schwab in Money-Laundering Investigation

NBC – Securities regulators are investigating Charles Schwab and Merrill Lynch over whether they are doing enough to police their clients’ identities, sources said, a sign a crackdown on money-laundering is expanding, two sources told Reuters on Wednesday. Specifically, the regulators are looking into whether the brokerages missed red flags that could indicate attempts to move money illicitly or to feed proceeds from illegal activities into the financial system, the sources said. The Securities and Exchange Commission is probing Charles Schwab and Merrill Lynch for violations of anti-money laundering rules that require the brokerages to know their customers, the sources…