Financial

  • 21 Feb 2022 12:52 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    The UK’s tax authority has opened 20 criminal investigations involving digital assets as it seeks to crack down on crypto fraud.


    https://www.cityam.com/taxman-opens-20-investigations-into-crypto-assets/

  • 07 Feb 2022 10:05 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    The FCA had a busy year in 2021 as it sought to fight wars on several fronts against fraud, scams and anti-money laundering. Here’s what those actions can teach us…

    https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/21741/what-can-we-learn-from-the-fcas-fines-in-2021

  • 31 Jan 2022 10:42 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Data released by the Office of National Statistics this week show that Fraud offences reported in England & Wales grew substantially in the year to September 2021.

    https://ifamagazine.com/article/investment-fraud-jumps-42/

  • 31 Jan 2022 10:31 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    A construction firm has been wound up by the High Court after tricking investors into parting with more than £1m of their cash.

    https://www.ftadviser.com/property/2022/01/26/fraud-firm-wound-up-after-taking-1m-from-investors/

  • 31 Jan 2022 10:28 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Britain’s gambling industry is being warned that the Commission ‘will use all tools at its disposal to ensure consumer safety’ following enforcement action involving suspending an online casino from operating and then fining it £3.8m.

    https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/news/article/licence-suspension-and-gbp3-8m-fine-for-genesis-global-limited

  • 24 Jan 2022 9:04 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    FCA actions in 2021 resulted in financial organisations in the UK being fined £568 million in 2021. This total is made up by fines against major banks and action against individuals for insider dealing, non-financial misconduct and carrying out regulated activities without authorisation.

    https://ifamagazine.com/article/fca-fines-uk-finance-firms-568m-in-2021-in-response-to-surge-in-pandemic-charged-financial-crime/

  • 17 Jan 2022 11:53 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Your article on the drop in value of Ethereum and its likely alignment to recent changes in crypto-regulation in China, highlights to me the need for multilateral regulation around cryptocurrency. This feels like a necessity if we are to protect consumers globally from rising crypto-fraud and to avoid market reactions such as this.

    https://www.cityam.com/letters-regulations-are-needed-to-stop-crypto-fraud/

  • 17 Jan 2022 11:47 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Push payments, cryptocurrency fraud and a jump in interest rates could lead to more litigation in the financial services sector in 2022, an industry expert discussed with City A.M. this afternoon.

    https://www.cityam.com/financial-services-litigation-in-2022-push-payments-crypto-fraud-esg-and-a-jump-in-interest-rates/

  • 17 Jan 2022 11:33 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    The ex-wife of a notorious financial scammer has denied any knowledge of his activities, only finding out when armed police raided their Borehamwood home.

    https://www.thejc.com/news/news/fraudsters-wife-only-found-out-he-stole-gbp15m-when-armed-police-arrived-at-their-home-2s3AkWLg3gammLMgeLaxuR

  • 17 Jan 2022 10:51 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    The amount of funds linked to cryptocurrency-related crime rose by almost 80% last year, but was crowded out by a massive increase in adoption among legitimate users, new figures show.

    https://www.techradar.com/uk/news/cryptocurrency-crime-hit-an-all-time-high-in-2021

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