Insolvency
GPC SIPP enters administration after fighting Harlequin claims
2,700 SIPPs with Harlequin investments
Martin Jones: How protected are pensions under bankruptcy?
Beware ‘sting in the tail’
Pension-dodging 'phoenix' company bosses face disqualification
Government plans to get tough
FCA calls in administrators to DFM Beaufort Securities
PwC appointed by High Court
Toys R Us scheme to face PPF as company goes insolvent
Estimated £38m deficit
London-based DFM Strand Capital enters administration
Managed around £80m for 3,000 customers
FCA seeks responses to special administration regime consultation
New discussion paper published
Director disqualified over carbon credit investments
A company director has been disqualified for a period of 14 years for inappropriately selling carbon credits as an investment, despite a warning from an investigative journalist.
Crippling FSCS levies: Know why you're paying, know how to stop
Crippling FSCS levies: Know why you're paying, know how to stop
Fraudster Arck directors banned for 29 years
The convicted fraudsters behind failed property investment Arck have been banned from being company directors for a total of 29 years.
Disgraced mortgage director handed 13-year ban
A director of a mortgage brokerage has been disqualified from acting as a company director for 13 years for misleading investors, the regulator and HMRC.
Harlequin chairman's son guilty of £1.6m ‘Ponzi scheme' fraud
Matthew Ames, son of troubled overseas property company Harlequin's chairman David Ames, has been found guilty of two counts of defrauding investors.
Former Santander adviser handed 11-year bankruptcy restriction
Former Santander adviser Christopher Wathen has been handed an 11-year bankruptcy restriction after he was jailed for stealing clients' money and using it to fund his lifestyle and to gamble.
Harlequin's flagship resort hit by violent flooding; staff member dead
Harlequin Property's flagship resort Buccament Bay has been hit by violent flooding after torrential rain fall in St. Vincent over the Christmas period which left one resort staff member dead.
High Court closes £3.2m carbon credit 'investment shark scam'
The High Court has ordered three companies involved in a £3.2m scam selling carbon credits to investors at inflated prices into liquidation following an investigation by the Insolvency Service.
Harlequin investor trust ‘to be established by Jan 2014'
A trust designed to safeguard the assets of investors in troubled overseas property company Harlequin is on course to be set up by the end of January 2014, the company has said.
Date named for Harlequin adviser creditors meeting
A date has been set for a meeting of creditors of failed firm Tailormade, which advised on self-invested personal pension (SIPP) transfers into troubled overseas property company Harlequin and was a major distributor of Harlequin investments.
Son of Harlequin boss disqualified from being company director for 13 years
The son of troubled overseas property company Harlequin's chairman has been disqualified from being a company director for 13 years.
Recovery signals end to bank lenience to companies surviving on debt
Experts are warning that the end could be nigh for ‘zombie' companies, which are kept alive by lenient creditors but are too weak to invest or expand.
Connaught administrator under investigation by accountancy body
The administrator of Connaught Asset Management is under investigation by an accountancy body for alleged misconduct in a separate case involving high street fashion chain Miss Sixty.
Rise in number of pensioner bankruptcies
The number of pensioners and ‘wealthy individuals' being declared bankrupt has increased in the last quarter, according to analysis of figures from the Insolvency Service.
Land banking business conned investors out of £10m
A land banking business shut down by the Insolvency Service last year convinced investors to hand over £10m in less than three years.
