SFO
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A former director of investment firm Imperial Consolidated Group has been sentenced 3 ½ years imprisonment for his part in a global fraud conspiracy.
05 August 2010
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Regulation
Two men have been jailed over a boiler room scam in which they creamed off 80% of the invested funds.
22 July 2010
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Regulation
Adviser firms must establish robust risk management and compliance procedures as the financial services industry prepares for tough regulatory reform, writes Michael Ralls from Kroll Background Worldwide.
20 May 2010
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Your profession
George Osborne says a Tory Government would create an Economic Crime Agency to tackle white-collar crime and bin institutions like the SFO.
25 April 2010
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Your profession
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is now investigating the activities, control and ownership of Lifemark, and the activities of Keydata in marketing and selling products underpinned by bonds issued by Lifemark.
16 April 2010
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Your profession
Convicted fraudster Kevin Foster was today jailed for 10 years for duping more than 8,000 investors through a number of investment scams.
16 April 2010
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Regulation
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has increased its conviction rate in cases brought before the courts to more than 90%.
01 April 2010
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Regulation
Seven people have been charged with conspiring to defraud investors through a series of alleged boiler room share scams.
05 March 2010
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Regulation
Recent moves on bribery and corruption are signs of a new approach to the issue by the FSA and SFO that will affect brokerages. Richard Burger explains
01 March 2010
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Regulation
A UK collaborator in a £1.5m Spain-based boiler room operation has been jailed for 33 months.
11 February 2010
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