Regulation

Matthew Ames, son of troubled overseas property company Harlequin's chairman David Ames, has been accused of running a £1.6m "Ponzi scheme" under the guise of saving the rainforest, a court has heard.

J.P. Morgan could be hit with another $2bn of fines over the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme, according to reports.

A fraud case brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) was dealt a lifeline by the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) after it 'declassified' the high cost case to attract barristers who initially refused to represent the defendants on recently reduced fees....

Retail savings and investment industry body TISA has endorsed the government's plans to allow holders of child trust funds (CTF) to transfer their funds to ISAs upon maturity, outside of the normal annual subscription limits.

Investment group Hartmann Capital is set to wind up after the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) prohibited it from carrying out regulated business after discovering a client money shortfall of £1.5m.

J.P.Morgan Chase & Co has revealed it paid more than 100 of its top staff in the UK an average of £2m each in 2012.

The Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) has approved the restructure of the suspended EEA Life Settlements fund, in a move which could finally allow investors to exit the fund after a two-year wait.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned investors about potential scams involving the sale of graphene.

A film scheme marketed as a tax efficient way to invest in the movie industry and which had signed up former England football manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has been defeated by the Upper Tax Tribunal.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FCSC) "continues to be challenged" by the complexity of some firm failures in the investment intermediation sector, its chief executive Mark Neale has remarked.