Tag Result: money laundering
Singapore slaps Standard Chartered with anti-money laundering and terrorism fines
Standard Chartered Bank and Standard Chartered Trust were fined a combined £3.46m (S$6.4m...
‘McMafia’ law used to investigate two UK homes worth £22m
The National Crime Agency (NCA) has been granted unexplained wealth orders (UWOs) to inves...
Money laundering skewing UK property market
An invisible network of money launderers are skewing the UK property market and pricing fi...
Whistleblowing cases fall for second year – FCA
There were 29 whistleblowing disclosures to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) by mortg...
Overseas government requests into UK money laundering up by 12%
Information requests from foreign governments regarding money laundering activity have jum...
Mortgage fraud dropped almost three times in 2016
The value of mortgage fraud fell significantly in 2016, dropping from £151.1m in 2015 to ...
Estate agent trade body welcomes crackdown on money laundering offences
The head of the estate agency trade body has welcomed the Home Office proposals to tackle ...
High Court finds conveyancers liable for £500,000 property fraud
Two conveyancing firms acting for both sides of a property transaction have been held acco...
PM vows to crack down on criminals laundering money in UK property
David Cameron has vowed to crack down on corrupt officials and organised criminals using a...
HSBC shuts UK customers’ Jersey accounts to ‘prevent misuse’
HSBC is closing accounts on Jersey belonging to customers living in the UK amid checks on ...