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A former KPMG senior partner has pleaded guilty to insider trading.

The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde appeared before a French magistrate yesterday to face questioning over allegations of embezzlement and fraud.

Celebrities, bankers and football stars have been caught up in an alleged £125m tax fraud after putting their money into failed film investment plans.

The London property tycoon behind one of Britain's biggest mortgage scams has been given an extra four years in jail after judges ruled his sentence "too generous".

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has charged two men with promoting and marketing an unauthorised investment scheme.

Investec Asset Management has warned investors it is being targeted by fraudsters in a boiler room scam.

Regulators have levied fines worth more than £1bn on UK companies and managers for fraudulent activity since 2007, with financial services firms alone charged £560m.

A gang who made a film starring a former Eastenders actor solely as a £2.8m tax scam have been convicted at Southwark Crown Court.

Former tax boss Andrew Meeson and his business associate Peter Bradley have been found guilty of a £5m pension fraud.

A two-timing investment banker has been jailed for two years and eight months for insider dealing.