Martin Coyle

Senior Correspondent

Martin Coyle is a senior correspondent, based in MLex's London office, reporting daily on bribery and corruption issues in the UK and Europe. Previously he was a senior editor at Thomson Reuters where he covered anti-money laundering, financial crime and regulatory enforcement issues. Prior to that he was editor of The Accountant, the world's oldest accounting publication, and International Accounting Bulletin, a bi-monthly business journal owned by Lafferty.

Selected Insights by Martin

Inquiry into Unaoil debacle puts UK fraud chief's future at stake

2021-11-13T12:47:00+00:00 Martin Coyle

Overturning of a former Unaoil executive’s bribery conviction, a setback for the UK's SFO in its case against the Monaco-based oil consultancy
Credit Suisse’s hefty ‘tuna bonds’ bill warns banks of regulators’ long reach

2021-10-20T13:25:00+01:00 Martin Coyle, Richard Vanderford

Credit Suisse’s $475 million hit for serious financial-crime failings warns banks of the risks in doing business in parts of the world dogged by corruption.
NatWest's criminal case warns other banks to take laundering controls seriously

2021-10-07T15:39:00+01:00 Martin Coyle

NatWest’s guilty pleas to criminal charges of money-laundering failures can be understood as an early result
- Financial Crime
- Europe
UK Bribery Act a qualified success in first decade, but fails to net big fish

2021-07-01T08:00:00+01:00 Martin Coyle

UK Bribery Act, which has helped the UK become one of the top enforcers of global bribery settlements.
- Financial Crime
- Europe
ENRC private eye leaked corruption story at lawyer's request, he tells London court

2021-06-14T00:00:00+01:00 Martin Coyle

A private investigator working for ENRC said that he leaked confidential information to the press.
- Financial Crime
- Europe