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Brown’s banker-bashing is a vote-chasing nonsense

21.09.09
At the Lloyd’s of London annual dinner the other evening, Lord Levene, the insurance market’s chairman, let rip. Well, not quite — he’s far too polite to express himself in public as he does in private. ... more

£200 billion of gloom- but it looks good for the vultures

24.07.09
Paul Idzik, the chief executive of DTZ, said this week that searching for green shoots was "like looking for Elvis". The former chief operating officer of Barclays who joined the struggling property agent last November is understandably gloomy... 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

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

Mayfair’s poker ‘Don’ who gambled it all

31.03.09
He has won millions at cards but, as the Serious Fraud Office probes his £1 billion development company, has Achilleas Kallakis finally been dealt a losing hand? ... more

City watchdog faces huge claim over 'rogue trader'

05.03.09
The City watchdog faces a huge compensation claim from investors who say it failed to act quickly against a suspected rogue trader, it was reported... more

Fraud Police to probe AIG

12.02.09
An inquiry has been launched into suspected financial irregularities in the UK operation of the American International Group (AIG)... more

Battle lines are drawn up as recession bolsters corruption

13.01.09
Legal analysis: More cases of corruption are likely as a result of the recession, according to the Director of Public Prosecutions... more

Madoff's London operations to be probed by SFO

08.01.09
Scandal: The Serious Fraud Office have launched an investigation into the London operations of alleged fraudster Bernard Madoff... 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

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

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