Lumiere Wealth
Date set for former Lumiere MD’s fraud trial
The former managing director of defunct Jersey-based IFA firm Lumiere Wealth, Christopher Paul Byrne, will face a six-week trial in Jersey’s Royal Court starting next August.
Two charged in $150m Providence scam
The chief executive of Providence Companies Group has been federally indicted, along with its chief operating officer, for orchestrating a $150m (£112.5m, €125.8m) fraud that saw the firm’s operations in Guernsey and a Jersey-based IFA firm shut down in 2016.
Tax & Regulation | 16 Aug 17
Fraud trial of Lumiere Wealth’s Byrne set for summer 2018
The former managing director of defunct Jersey-based IFA firm Lumiere Wealth, Chris Byrne, will likely stand trial in summer 2018 for, among other things, fraud and knowingly making misleading or deceptive promises to clients.
United Kingdom | 15 Jun 17
Former Lumiere boss Chris Byrne faces further fraud charges
The founder and managing director of defunct Jersey-based IFA firm Lumiere Wealth, Christopher Byrne, is facing further charges related to his role in selling investments in the now-collapsed Providence Funds.
Tax & Regulation | 12 May 17
Four arrested in connection with Guernsey’s Providence funds
Four men have been arrested on suspicion of fraud as part of the ongoing investigation into the collapsed Guernsey-based Providence Investment Fund that saw some investors lose their life savings.