fraud

Details of the death of David Seaton, the founder of Rowanmoor Pensions, were revealed in an inquest yesterday.

Industry practitioners are calling for financial rewards for whistleblowers to encourage exposure of fraud, a survey says.

A former Burns-Anderson appointed representative jailed in April for defrauding clients out of more than £7m is set to return to court to be stripped of his assets.

Fraudsters claiming to be from wealth manager Rathbones are attempting to convince people to transfer money to them for share purchases.

An IFA has been jailed for five and a half years for helping clients secure mortgages fraudulently.

The FSA has imposed a lifetime ban on David Marriott, the former chief executive of two insurance intermediaries, for persistent misuse of client money.

A false insurance claim made by a shoplifter for injuries sustained in a police chase contributed to the highest level of insurance fraud last year.

The FSA has fined three partners at a Sheffield-based IFA for supervisory failures which left a fourth free to commit financial crime.

US fraudster Bernie Madoff has mocked the investors he swindled out of $65bn, reportedly saying he "carried them" for 20 years.

The FSA has banned a London stockbroker for stealing clients' money from company accounts.