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Collapsed bio-fuel firm boss hits out at administrators

IFAonline | 22 May 2012 | 07:25

The boss of a group of bio-fuel investment firms shut down by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has hit out at the administrators of the businesses for their conduct and activities.

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Tory MP Davis calls for investigation into Arch Cru 'fraud'

Conservative heavyweight David Davis MP has called on the Serious Fraud Office to investigate the Arch Cru collapse, according to reports.

IFAonline | 30 Apr 2012 | 09:56
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£4m boiler room fraudsters jailed

Two men and a woman have been jailed for a fraud where more than £4m was taken from private investors through a boiler room based in Spain and Ireland.

IFAonline | 24 Apr 2012 | 07:04

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Former law firm partner found guilty of €22m loan scam

Kevin Steele, a former partner of the solicitors’ firm Mishcon de Reya (MDR) has been convicted of forgery and two fraud offences at Southwark Crown Court.

IFAonline | 05 Dec 2011 | 16:15
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Jail for fake IFA who stole £1.3m in boiler room fraud

Three men have been sentenced to nine years for a boiler-room investment fraud, the Serious Fraud Office has said, including one man who stole the identity of a registered financial adviser to commit the crime.

IFAonline | 22 Nov 2011 | 12:44
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SFO launches whistle-blowing hotline to ‘flush out fraud’

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has launched a whistle-blowing service in its latest effort to crack down on fraud and corruption.

IFAonline | 01 Nov 2011 | 10:58
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Fake 'Lord' jailed for multi-million pound fraud

An entrepreneur, whose mansion was used in the movie The King’s Speech, has been jailed for committing fraud totaling £4m.

IFAonline | 06 Oct 2011 | 11:01
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Fraudsters behind £8m boiler room scam jailed for 40 years

Seven men have been sentenced to a total of 39 and a half years imprisonment for carrying out an £8m investment fraud in a Spanish boiler room operation.

IFAonline | 05 Oct 2011 | 10:15
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SFO's prosecution of £60m property fraud begins

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has begun its prosecution of two men who set up fake companies and changed their names to defraud Allied Irish Bank and Bank of Scotland out of £60m.

IFAonline | 04 Oct 2011 | 15:30
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Seven facing jail for £8m bio-diesel investment fraud

Seven men are facing jail after being convicted for their roles in an £8m boiler-room fraud pushing a bio-diesel investment.

IFAonline | 12 Sep 2011 | 15:10
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Tuesday round-up: Lloyds bid, SFO probe, downgrade fears...

National Australia Bank is in talks with NBNK, the challenger bank run by former Northern Rock's former chief executive Gary Hoffman, over a merger of its UK operations as part of a bid for the 632 branches being sold by Lloyds Banking Group, plus other news...

IFAonline | 06 Sep 2011 | 07:30
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SFO completes investment fraud investigations

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has completed its investigations into three investment frauds which lost hundreds of investors millions of pounds following a decision at Harrow Crown Court last week.

IFAonline | 17 Aug 2011 | 12:00
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ETF debate should focus on diversification of counterparties, says Source's Lytle

Despite all the noise around sythetic ETFs, there is just as much risk in physical ETFs if counterparty risk is not diversified.

ETFM | 28 Jul 2011 | 16:19

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