On 13th February 2024, in a wide-ranging speech, the Director of the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO), Nick Ephgrave, publicly stated his provisional support for financial incentives to whistleblowers in allegations of...more
Introduction - The UK Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”) issued a prohibition order against Mr Frensham based on his conviction for an offence which did not involve financial fraud or dishonesty and was unrelated to...more
The shock waves from the German authorities’ tax evasion investigation into cum-ex transactions, a complex form of dividend arbitrage, continue to be felt throughout Europe. A large number of UK and European financial...more
12/10/2019
/ Arbitrage ,
Capital Gains ,
Capital Gains Tax ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Dividends ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU MAR) ,
Germany ,
Securities Transactions ,
Tax Evasion ,
Trading Plans ,
Withholding Tax