Scams
Best Practice | 8 Feb 21
How investors can win cases against rogue financial advisers
One fraud victim has written about her experience to help other avoid being scammed
17,000 retails investors stung in $1.7bn scam
Trio charged with running a Ponzi-like scheme by the US financial watchdog
Attack of the clone firms cost investors £78m in 2020
‘No surprise mendacious fraudsters have ramped up attempts to swindle hard-working people’
20% drop in pension transfers but half still trigger red flags
December was the worst month of 2020 with three-quarters of transfers giving cause for concern
FCA refuses to authorise more than 340 firms
As it prevents 12 financial advice companies from phoenixing