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Senior director in legal department had been responsible for enforcing tech company’s insider trading rules
Fake investments and fraudsters impersonating the police cost victims the most, says UK Finance
Record levels of online fraud in the UK show a vastly different approach is needed
Fraudsters establish online romances before duping victims in highly methodical cyber scams
Watchdog says cartels involving ten companies colluded on tenders in London and Midlands
Consumer group Which? sounds alarm as people are targeted by increasingly sophisticated fraud attempts
From Enron to Wirecard, elaborate scams can remain undetected long after the warning signs appear. What are investors missing?
Prosecution after seven-year inquiry into Brazil forestry scam rare good news for agency
Tackling surge in scams, especially online, is complicated by ‘higgledy-piggledy’ national approach, says England’s lead commissioner for economic and cyber crime
Business department failed to identify risks of organised economic crime in support schemes
Ahmed Idris in alleged $190mn ‘diversion of funds and money-laundering activities’
Thirteen executives acquitted of helping world’s oldest bank hide more than €2bn losses
Announcement comes alongside government commitment to ensuring access to cash
Cloned accounts con followers of genuine financial content creators out of thousands
Prosecutors claim former pub landlord sent money from government scheme to terrorist organisation
Fake caravan bookings show biggest increase but flight fraud costs victims most
Experts say US government may struggle to show Archegos Capital chief intended to artificially boost share prices
Anti-graft agency appoints legal tech group Anexsys to help handle review of evidence to be shared with defence
Federal indictment against Archegos founder shines light on risk controls at sophisticated trading desks
When the blow is finally delivered, it comes quick, polished and polite
Prosecutors accuse hedge fund manager and former lieutenant of scheme that was ‘historic in scope’
Treasury to spend £25mn on new task force of data experts and investigators to be set up by summer
SFO request documents and interview staff as part of continuing criminal investigation
Report accuses BEIS of being ‘complacent in preventing fraud’ over bounce back scheme
Fraudsters target UK shoppers on average twice a week, research finds
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