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Fraud investigation into Mayfair-based hedge fund

13.11.09
Founder of a London hedge fund being probed by Serious Fraud Office investigators denies any wrongdoing... more

SFO probing hedge fund

12.11.09
Bust London-based hedge fund Dynamic Decisions Capital Management is under investigation by the Serious Fraud Office ... more

Sports chief kills himself as missing trader loses £13m

21.10.09
Basketball manager hanged himself after investments linked to a London financier left him £12million in debt... more

Looking for truth about BAE, bungs and the Czechs

19.10.09
Analysis: Why is there so much fuss over the BAE Systems corruption investigation? If you have ever lived in a country where corruption is rife then you will know what corruption does. It corrupts. ... more

Playing hardball with Fraud Office

16.10.09
Sabre-rattling? Nichola Pease, wife of Crispin Odey... more

A cause célèbre that is missing the real target

01.10.09
While what is left of our major armaments industry is put through the wringer, the rest of the world’s defence companies must be chortling ... more

Top British builders fined millions for price fixing

22.09.09
Several of Britain’s top building firms were handed fines running into millions of pounds today, after being found guilty of brazen scams to rip off the taxpayer and private developers ... more

Balfour to raise cash for acquisition

17.09.09
Balfour Beatty is on the verge of a major acquisition believed to be in the US which will see it go to shareholders to raise around £350 million via a rights issue... more

Israeli family bankrolls cash bid for Goldshield

14.09.09
Goldshield, the drugs and healthcare group that was at the centre of a price-fixing probe two years ago, could shortly be on the end of a £140 million-plus all-cash bid... more

Greedy, yes, but can you touch them for it?

11.09.09
Being a greedy bastard is not a ground for disqualifying someone as a company director, says Chris Blackhurst... more

Fraud police freeze $100 million of Stanford's assets in London

30.06.09
Assets worth $100 million (£60.2 million) have been frozen in London as part of the $7 billion fraud case against Allen Stanford, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) revealed... more

Is 'Lucky' landing in more trouble?

11.05.09
The case of Shaid “Lucky” Luqman, Ernst & Young’s Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2004, since jailed for contempt of court, rumbles on ... more

Top cops quit SFO after row with new boss

03.04.09
Ten senior case officers, including deputy director Philip Lewis, have quit the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) with payouts of up to £200,000 each... more

The vultures are hovering, so we must be at the bottom

03.04.09
Welcome to the bottom of the commercial property market. It must be, for today the world's biggest property agent says so. "The time to buy UK property is now," reckons CB Richard Ellis... more

City probes ‘major property scam’ as AIB loses £56m

26.03.09
A City investigation has been launched into what could be London’s biggest property fraud after a bank lost tens of millions of pounds... more

UK may hit Madoff on money laundering

05.03.09
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is considering charging Bernard Madoff's London operation under money laundering legislation... more

Former law chief claims bank fraud is worse than terrorism

23.02.09
A former Director of Public Prosecutions lambasted Labour's record on tackling financial crime as he declared that fraudulent bankers are more of a danger to society than terrorists... more

Brown falls for Prudence again

23.02.09
The Government's announcement that it will use Northern Rock to become a model of liberal lending to homebuyers is problematic... more

Train fares run off the rails

19.02.09
The revelation that train fares in Britain are 50 per cent more expensive than in the rest of Europe can only exasperate passengers whose New Year increases of six per cent for peak-time fares greatly exceeded inflation... more

Tackling racism in the Met

18.02.09
The struggle to tackle racism in the police force, renewed today with an investigation launched by the Mayor, is crucial in the fight against crime... more

Six major City firms facing fraud probe

11.02.09
Fraud investigators have started inquiries into major financial institutions, the Evening Standard can reveal... more

Six held over 'biggest fraud in history of stock market'

28.01.09
Six men suspected of involvement in one of the biggest frauds in British stock market history were arrested in a joint operation by UK and Spanish police... more

SFO woos whistleblowers and launches 'at least one' probe

15.12.08
Fraud: The Serious Fraud Office is already investigating what could be the first big UK frauds to come to light in the current financial crisis... more

Balfour Beatty hit by £2m fine

06.10.08
Construction: A corruption investigation into Britain’s biggest construction company led to Balfour Beatty paying out £2.25 million for obtaining property by unlawful conduct... more

New SFO boss vows to sharpen up act - but it won’t be easy

30.09.08
Legal Analysis: The Serious Fraud Office is thinking of abandoning the biggest prosecution it has ever brought, writing off an estimated £25 million legal costs in the process... more

This fraud story will be challenge for SFO chief

18.07.08
The unfinished tale of a multi-million-pound commercial property fraud highlights how tough it will be for newly appointed SFO director Richard Alderman to make the agency fast and effective... more

Fines and credit crunch a drain on Severn's profits

05.06.08
Disgraced water giant awash in red ink as Ofwat fines and a credit crunch hit sent profits plunging... more

Fraud police could investigate Ant and Dec's TV voting fix

14.05.08
The Serious Fraud Office is considering an investigation into a string of phone-vote scandals at ITV, including the rigging of an award for Ant and Dec. The possibility emerged on the day Ofcom warned of "systemic and widespread" problems affecting all broadcasters... more

BAE told to clean up act after claims that deals were corrupt

06.05.08
Defence giant must tighten up its anti-corruption measures following lurid allegations of bribery... more

Brits on the take should be target in BAE probe

14.04.08
We need to see who had their pockets lined in the UK by the BAE Systems deal with Saudi Arabia ... more

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