Our Head of Investigations, Tony McClements, assesses the first few months of Nick Ephgrave’s days in office at the helm of the Serious Fraud Office in the UK. Tony writes: “Since Ephgrave commenced his tenure, he has made all the right noises. For example, he has committed the SFO to targeting and prosecuting the well-resourced […]
Whose beneficial ownership register is “best”? Martin Kenney analyses and compares the UK and USA’s corporate beneficial ownership registers, for IFC Review.
Long overdue changes and new powers are being introduced to the UK’s venerable Companies House. But will they be enough to drive effective change, ask Martin Kenney and Tony McClements?
MKS welcomes major reforms to how the UK polices and prevents fraud and corruption under sweeping new measures designed to tackle economic crime, but warns the new measures must be properly resourced and implemented.
In an exclusive piece for the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, our Head of Investigations, Tony McClements, welcomes news that the UK’s Payment Systems Regulator has made it mandatory for victims of authorised push payment fraud to be reimbursed within five days.
In this latest opinion piece for the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), our Head of Investigations Tony McClements analyses a new move reported to involve several major British banks.
Martin Kenney was asked by the Daily Mail newspaper to comment on pressure being brought to bear on the UK government by some UK politicians, who want to tighten regulations and prevent overseas owners of UK property from hiding ultimate ownership details using trusts.
Our Head of Investigations, Tony McClements, says that considering the magnitude of fraud that already exists, the UK’s new national “fraud strategy” isn’t likely to have much impact.
Our Head of Investigations, Tony McClements, argues that different agencies need to come together to tackle rampant Covid loan fraud in the UK.
It is clear that current whistleblowing rules are not fit for purpose in the UK, argues Tony McClements, and that legislation needs beefing up.
