| | April 2009 │Issue № 84 | This edition of Kroll Tendencias features articles on art theft, outsourcing and Ponzi schemes, as well as a special report on Latin American mining sector risk. Click on any of the story summaries below to go directly to the full story on our website, where you can also download a PDF version. | | OUTSOURCING | A Mexican industry Whose Time Has Come | While still small by Indian standards, outsourcing to Mexico is gaining momentum and the country is poised to become a major player in the $30 billion global BPO market. Guillaume Corpart Muller & Enrique Orellana, Mexico City GO TO FULL STORY |
| | | | FRAUD | Ponzi Schemes: How to Spot One and What to Do | The best defense against a Ponzi scheme is to steer clear, but it caught up in one, investors should seek out experienced investigators to trace, freeze and recover any remaining funds. Glen Harloff & David Holukoff, Grenada GO TO FULL STORY | 
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| | | | ART THEFT | Masterful Heists, Minimal Returns | Art theft is a multi-billion busines, growing by double-digits each year. Yet, despite the occasional spectacular bust, the work of art recovery experts is only one part glamour, mixed with one part luck, two parts dogged investigation and four parts disappointment. Marlinda Simon, Miami GO TO FULL STORY | 
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| | | | SPECIAL REPORT | Foreign Investment in the Latin American Mining Sector: A Risk Assessment | After centuries of mining activity, many of the best geological yields are found increasingly in nations and geographies that are subject to considerable risk. This 22-page report documents and quantifies four types of risk -- political, security, security, reputational -- facing mining companies in Latin America's nine most important mining investment destination countries. John Price, Miami GO TO FULL STORY |
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