SFO

The UK's Serious Fraud Office has revealed it is investigating payments between Barclays and Qatar Holding during the credit crisis, in yet another blow to the bank.

Business tycoon Asil Nadir has been found guilty of a total of ten charges of theft from his now-collapsed Polly Peck empire.

LIBOR

The Serious Fraud Office will launch a criminal investigation into the manipulation of the benchmark lending rate.

The resignation of Barclays CEO Bob Diamond does not lessen the possibility of criminal proceedings against those involved, Chancellor George Osborne has warned.

Chancellor George Osborne is to announce an inquiry into UK banking standards, with the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) also considering launching criminal prosecutions over the LIBOR rate-fixing scandal.

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has dropped its probe into property tycoon Vincent Tchenguiz, following an investigation which was branded "incompetent" by a High Court judge.

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is being asked to explain why it dropped a fraud investigation against a hedge fund manager who was later fined £3m by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for deceiving clients.

A High Court judge has rebuked the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) for "sheer incompetence" after the watchdog admitted it had "no clear record" of the information it used to obtain search warrants against property tycoon Vincent Tchenguiz.

The Attorney-General has called for the first inspection of operations at the Serious Fraud Office(SFO).