Tarantino's directorial debut told the story of a diamond heist committed by suit-wearing thieves; along with 1989's Sex, Lies, and Videotape and a slew of independent films distributed by Miramax, it disrupted Hollywood, as American independent films in its wake continued to break boundaries, gain praise, and win awards.
Diamond insists he remains committed to the low-risk investment banking strategy Barclays has pursued since the disasters of the 1990s.
At the same time regulators in America and Europe were calling for more competition and stories abounded about atrocities committed by diamond-financed rebels in Africa.In this section Changing facets Smokescreen Knock it off They cannot be Sirius WhyMax?
Last month, Diamond said the "consortium has committed long-term strategic investors.
"By accepting Liberian exports as legitimate, the international diamond industry colludes in crime committed or permitted by the Liberian government," the report says.
They still occupy about half the country including lucrative diamond fields, but they have committed fewer atrocities of late, have apparently agreed to disarm, and last week released 88 child soldiers from their ranks and promised to set free more.
Already it has begun to supply 16 international companies including familiar names such as Tiffany and Graaf that have committed to manufacturing diamonds in Botswana.
At least one maker of laboratory-grown diamonds has made public statements about being "committed to disclosure" of the nature of its diamonds, and laser-inscribes serial numbers on all of its gemstones.
A UN-backed war crimes tribunal has upheld the conviction of former Liberian leader Charles Taylor of aiding and abetting rebels who committed atrocities in neighbouring diamond-rich Sierra Leone and confirmed a 50-year jail sentence.
The diamond market has also been tarnished by accounts of stones mined in war-torn parts of Africa, though both the IndexIQ fund and the Harry Winston fund have committed to avoiding such so-called blood diamonds.
