Investment Week | Fraud

Regulation

Reports of FCA impersonation scams hit almost 5,000 in H1 2025

480 victims defrauded

27 August 2025 • 1 min read

US

SEC bolsters fraud fight with launch of cyber and emerging technologies unit

Fighting cyber-related misconduct

21 February 2025 • 1 min read

Companies

WealthTek boss John Dance charged with £64m fraud and money laundering

‘One of the most serious and largest frauds’

19 December 2024 • 2 min read

Regulation

FCA doubles cancellations of non-compliant firms

Over 1,200 cancellations

02 January 2024 • 1 min read

Financial services

NatWest limits crypto payments to fight scammers

NatWest Bank has imposed daily and monthly limits on payments it will allow to cryptocurrency exchanges, in a bid to stop scammers stealing customers’ money.

14 March 2023 • 1 min read

Regulation

FCA needs to work with payment service providers to address financial fraud

Key focus

29 September 2022 • 3 min read

Fund managers

Allianz hit with $6bn fine over fund manager fraud

Misled investors on risky investments

23 May 2022 • 1 min read

Regulation

Company director jailed for £2.5m money laundering fraud

Richard Faithfull part of organised crime group

09 September 2021 • 2 min read

Regulation

Aviva calls for government intervention to stop search engines promoting financial scams

Surge in Covid scams online during lockdown

26 August 2021 • 2 min read

Regulation

Fraudsters target Punter Southall Wealth in clone scam

Financial planning firm targeted

06 August 2021 • 2 min read

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