Kazakhstan, United States
Kazakh opposition turns to US courts to hasten asset recovery efforts

Kazakhstan
Rustam Jursunov, defending entrepreneurs from proposed asset hunt legislation

As well as working to protect the interests of entrepreneurs, Rustam Jursunov is serving as a go-between for proposed legislation on ill-gotten assets and local business leaders, starting with energy magnate Timur Kulibayev.

Central Asia, United Kingdom
Ventham Consulting delves into asset recovery probes into Central Asian heirs

British private investigation firm Ventham Consulting, which specialises in due diligence, focuses on probes into assets held abroad by members of Central Asia's financial and political elite.

Kazakhstan, United Kingdom
Kazakh government and opposition reorganise their London support to asset recovery efforts

Parallel to the legal proceedings in the United States, political opposition organisations and government representation from Kazakhstan are using London as a base to lead investigations into assets linked to the former ruling regime.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
BlueVoyant in unfair dismissal spat, two ex-Met chiefs team up, GEOS lands Dushanbe contract

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: each week, we report on events both big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community. This week, we go to Delaware, London and Brussels.

Dover, Delaware Cyberfirm BlueVoyant sued by former CCO

London Hogan-Howe teams up with ex-Met man at Intelligent Sanctuary

Brussels GEOS and Red Line land strategic EU contract in Tajikistan

Kazakhstan
Kazakh financial intelligence ups pace of asset recovery investigations

A year after the January 2022 protests, Kazakhstan's economic and financial intelligence services are under pressure to either conclude or communicate the preliminary findings of their investigations on ill-gotten assets.

Kazakhstan, United States
Kazakh opposition conducts Washington influence campaigns before elections

Ahead of Kazakhstan's early presidential election on 20 November, the country's exiled opposition is trying to trigger an investigation and sanctions against the government and several oligarchs through their contacts in Washington, including lobbyist Alex Beckles.

Kazakhstan, United Kingdom
London-based holding company linked to former Kazakh government appoints international board members

Against the backdrop of the hunt for assets linked to former president Nursultan Nazarbayev, the British Kazakh asset manager Jusan Technologies is restructuring, with new British, American and Austrian directors replacing its old Kazakh board members.