FCA fines brokers £3.5m for market misconduct
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined TFS-ICAP Ltd, an FX options broker, almost £3.5m for communicating “misleading” information to...
Friday, November 27, 2020
Crime
Tax avoidance schemes should be ‘stamped out’, says CIOT president
The new president of the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT), Peter Rayney, has said that there is “no place” in...
HMRC warns against self assessment scammers
HMRC has issued a warning to people completing self assessment returns stating they should be on “alert” for fraudsters who...
Accountant jailed after stealing £188k from employer
An accountant has been jailed after he pleaded guilty for stealing over £180,000 from his employer. David Gowans, aged 53,...
HMRC Tax evasion watch list surges 30%
The number of individuals on HMRC’s tax evasion watch list has increased by 30% in the last year, as the...
Dominic Chappell jailed for six years for tax evasion
The former owner of BHS, Dominic Chappell, has been jailed for six years for evading paying tax from the deal...
FCA scam warnings for the year surpass 1000
The number of scam warnings issued by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) this year has passed 1000, as fraudsters continue...
Convicted accountant ordered to pay back stolen £274k
A convicted accountant who defrauded a pension scheme of £292K has been ordered to repay the money, or else he...
HMRC launches 13 investigations into Corporate Criminal Offences
Law firm RPC has revealed new data from HMRC shows that after a “slow start”, the Revenue has opened 13...
11 cases of coronavirus fraud reported to Action Fraud
Investigations into suspected fraud targeting the Government’s coronavirus emergency loan schemes have begun, with 11 reports of fraud to the...
