Land Banking

Companies | 9 Oct 20

UK watchdog managed to recover some money nearly a decade after first taking regulatory action

Companies | 14 Jan 20

While UK Insolvency Service warns about fraudsters impersonating its members of staff

Asia | 28 Jul 17

As part of its ongoing investigation into land banking schemes, presumably on the back of the LMIM scandal, the Australian financial regulator has started legal action to wind up a scheme in which at least 82 people invested around A$800,000 (£488,212, $640,123, €546,859).

Property | 24 May 17

A long-running investigation by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has finally ended after eight men were convicted and fined over £2m (€2.3m, $2.5m) for running a property scam which conned investors out of more than £4.3m.

Asia | 6 Apr 17

Five Singaporeans, including two people in their 70s, who invested in a company offering attractive returns on real estate investments in the US and Canada, have reported the company to the police.