im Jahr für externe Berater zum Schutz des Rufes aus
www.ft.com/content/745e34a1-0ca7-432c-b062-950c20e41f03
Meanwhile, international law firm Herbert Smith Freehills jousted with the FTs lawyers, and a daisy chain of investigations by Fieldfisher lawyers and consultants at Control Risks based on information carefully provided by Wirecard was used to reassure the audit team at EY about issues raised by the FT. By the time Wirecard collapsed, it was spending £120m a year on advice.
Observers of the Wirecard affair have tended to criticise the German establishment for the fact that this fraud ran for 20 years unchecked poor auditing, zero regulatory oversight. And yet almost all the external professionals hired by the company to protect its reputation were based in London.
Im Nachhinein tendieren Beobachter dazu, den 20 Jahre laufenden Betrug dem deutschen Establisment anzulasten, schlechte Überprüfung, keine Regulierungsaufsicht. Und doch sind die angeheuerten professionelen Rufschützer von WC alle in London ansässig