Scams
Investment scams up 32% as Brits lose £135m
‘It cannot be right that online firms are effectively profiting from fraud’
Investment fraudsters scam £18m out of HSBC customers in 2020
Losses more than tripled in a year
Best Practice | 4 Mar 21
‘Consistent standards’ needed to protect vulnerable clients
PFS chief executive says advisers can ‘offer balance and scrutiny’ with financial decisions
South African regulator warns investors against Hong Kong firm
It believes the unauthorised company uses ‘boiler room tactics’
Hong Kong regulator freezes accounts linked to social media scam
Other watchdogs in Singapore and Malaysia warned investors against trading incited in social media platforms