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Fraudster ordered to hand over inheritance to pay fine
A UK man who was jailed for seven-years for defrauding investors out of £21m (€23.9m, $28.1m) has had an inheritance he received from his mother’s estate confiscated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Best Practice | 8 Jun 18
Tax investigators could get greater search warrant powers
The UK’s Serious Fraud Office and HM Revenue & Customs could be given the right to apply for a search warrant independently of the police under modernisation plans.
Best Practice | 6 Jun 18
IFAs busier than ever due to UK pension freedoms
UK advisers are spending more time and resources dealing with retirement advice since the launch of pension freedoms, according to the latest research from AKG.
Regulatory review beckons for Gibraltar
The government of Gibraltar and HM Treasury are looking for a consultant to undertake a “diagnostic review” of the overseas territory’s insurance regulatory regime.
Best Practice | 4 Jun 18
UK sets out overseas compensation framework
Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), National Crime Agency (NCA) and Serious Fraud Office (SFO) have agreed a framework to speed up compensation claims from overseas victims of economic crime.