Crime
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Dec- 2020 -21 December
Brighton restaurateur banned for tax avoidance
A Brighton restaurateur has been banned from trading for six years after he “deliberately under declared tax” resulting in liabilities…
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16 December
FCA slaps hedge fund CIO with £100k ‘market abuse’ fine
The FCA has fined Corrado Abbattista, formerly a portfolio manager, partner and chief investment officer at Fenician Capital Management LLP,…
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Nov- 2020 -24 November
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…
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19 November
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…
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18 November
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…
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12 November
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,…
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10 November
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…
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6 November
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…
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4 November
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…
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2 November
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…
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