money laundering

FSA fines Queen's bank £8.8m for failing to protect 'high risk' clients

IFAonline | 26 Mar 2012 | 10:40

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined Coutts & Company £8.75m for failing to take reasonable care to establish and maintain effective anti-money laundering (AML) systems and controls.

fsa-logo
hmrc-line-arrests

Trio arrested on suspicion of pensions fraud

Police have arrested three men on suspicion of fraud and money laundering after The Pensions Regulator (TPR) received complaints about pension transfers last year.

IFAonline | 21 Feb 2012 | 23:02
andrew-meeson

Tudor Trustees charged with £5m tax fraud

Four senior staff at Tudor Capital Management have been charged with stealing £5m through tax fraud targeting the pension industry.

IFAonline | 31 Oct 2011 | 13:58

Other money laundering articles

andrew-meeson

Tax body boss forced out by pension fraud investigation

Andrew Meeson, the president of the Association of Tax Technicians (ATT), has stepped down from his post due to money laundering investigation.

IFAonline | 31 Oct 2011 | 07:54
fraudweek1

DWP staff arrested after money laundering raid

Two members of staff at a Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) office have been arrested following a police raid.

IFAonline | 24 Aug 2011 | 15:00
padlocked-money

Govt proposes cuts to anti-money laundering duties

The government today published proposals for reforming the anti-money laundering requirements on businesses.

IFAonline | 07 Jun 2011 | 13:00
hmrc-line-arrests

HMRC arrests 15 in money laundering investigation

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) officers have arrested 15 people as part of an investigation into suspected money laundering offences in excess of £200m.

IFAonline | 18 May 2011 | 10:40
john-anthony-maurice

Pensioner caught with laundered £60K in underpants

A 69 year old man who tried to smuggle £60,000 in laundered money notes out of the UK by hiding it in his underwear, has been ordered to repay HMRC what he owes or face jail.

IFAonline | 15 Mar 2011 | 15:46
standard-life

Standard Life ordered to reconsider ‘reckless’ death payment

Standard Life has been ordered by the Pensions Ombudsman (PO) to reconsider its decision to pay pension benefits to a deceased policyholder’s mother instead of his ex-wife.

IFAonline | 09 Dec 2010 | 15:15
computer-insight-big

Plum Software unveils ID check service

Plum Software has partnered with identity management specialists GB Group to launch an electronic identity checking service to help IFAs avoid breaching FSA regulations.

IFAonline | 21 Aug 2009 | 15:16
crocodile-dundee-hat

Croc Dundee fraud case verdict risks attracting tax evaders to Jersey

Jersey risks advertising itself as a ‘safe haven’ for tax evaders if it does not extradite an alleged British fraudster involved in advising Crocodile Dundee actor Paul Hogan, says a lawyer at the hearing.

International Investment | 03 Jul 2009 | 12:12
fsa-building-small-jpg

Firm hit with £49k money laundering fine

A corporate financial advice firm has been fined £49,000, and a board member £17,500, for leaving the company exposed to money launderers.

IFAonline | 29 Oct 2008 | 11:00
red-tape-4-small

AML rules require trusts to identify beneficiaries

Changes to EU money laundering rules are likely to mean advisers will have to check the identity of trust beneficiaries before the trust can be set up, it is understood.

IFAonline | 22 Jan 2007 | 15:00

Viewpoints

In Focus

Latest jobs

Coffee Lounge