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Japan
Spymaster Kazuya Hara tasked with creating Tokyo's intelligence coordination agency

The new Japanese prime minister immediately tasked the director of the powerful CIRO with setting up a separate agency for merging intelligence. But time is short, and the new government's coalition fragile.

France
Newcomers carve out place in French security and defence headhunting

A handful of firms share the niche market of security director appointments in large French companies. Recently, two agencies with little experience in the field have appeared on the scene.

China, Europe
Germany's UNESCO ambassador irritates Beijing

UNESCO ambassadors were asked not to broach certain sensitive topics during an internal meeting on China. Berlin's representative did not follow this instruction.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Highgate, Secretariat Advisors, Stanton Wallace, SOG Defense

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on events big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community.

LondonRestructuring at Highgate

Europe/Southeast AsiaSecretariat Advisors scales back in Europe, boosts Asia branch

Neuilly-sur-SeineStanton Wallace reinvents itself

LondonFrench security operator in Southeast Asia sets up in UK capital

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Amarante's UAE Parisian security contract, Portman's promotions, Dubai's tower of corporate spooks

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on events big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community.

ParisAmarante wins Abu Dhabi security contract in Paris

New YorkPromotions galore at former Diligence entity Portman

DubaiCorporate spooks converging at DIFC's Index Tower

France
French anti-money laundering agency Tracfin gets broader information-sharing powers

A decree signed just before the fall of François Bayrou's government expanded the list of entities with which the finance ministry's anti-money laundering service may share information from 14 to 40.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
No pay from Al-Ula, Ankura's asset tracing reboot, Litigation Capital Management verdict

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on events big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community.

RiyadhThe Royal Commission for Al-Ula doesn't pay

Sydney/DubaiDispute funder Litigation Capital Management to discover its fate in Dubai money laundering trail

LondonAnkura restarts asset tracing practice

France
French court to audit SGDSN and Viginum

The Cour des Comptes is planning to carry out an audit of the SGDSN defence and national security secretariat by the end of the year.

The Agencies' Gazette
DGSE economic security changes, William Burns honoured, SVR reunion, Interference at French Assembly, Confucius contributes, SGDSN exit

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community.

FranceDGSE's economic security appoints new head

United StatesEx-CIA chief William Burns to pick up intelligence gong

RussiaVets of former USSR services celebrate with SVR

FranceForeign interference mobilises National Assembly

ChineConfucius joins the fight against corruption

FranceNew adviser on the horizon at SGDSN