Fraud
Tax & Regulation | 23 Jan 17
73-year-old London broker jailed in £1.2m Ponzi scheme
A former Charles Stanley stockbroker was jailed for six years after pleading guilty to conning investors, including some of his friends, out of £1.2m ($1.5m, €1.4m) in a Ponzi scheme.
Arsenal’s Sanchez facing jail after admitting €1m tax fraud
Arsenal striker Alexis Sanchez faces a possible jail sentence after admitting to tax fraud in Spain of almost €1m (£880,240, $1.06m).
Tax & Regulation | 13 Jan 17
UK to crackdown on managers responsible for corporate crime
The UK government is to toughen laws governing fraudulent or dishonest activity by financial services companies to make it easier to successfully prosecute criminal offences such as fraud, money laundering and false accounting.
Boss of £23m biofuel scam jailed for eight years in Cambodia
The chairman of a collapsed biofuel investment scheme has been convicted of fraud and sentenced to eight years in prison by a Cambodian court.
Investment | 28 Dec 16
Scams and rogues of 2016
International Adviser revisits some of the biggest investment scams and scandals reported in 2016 as we look forward to the day when greater transparency delivers better client outcomes.