Tag: SFO
KPMG fined over audit work at Quindell
KPMG has been fined more than £3m and reprimanded for its audit work at insurance outsourcer Quindell.
Former Afren chiefs disqualified as directors by Insolvency Service
The former CEO and COO of then-FTSE 250 oil and gas exploration business Afren have been disqualified as directors by the Insolvency Service.
SFO launches corruption inquiry into defence firm Chemring
The Serious Fraud Office begins another investigation into a defence and aerospace manufacturer; this time it follows the voluntary handover of information from Chemring.
Former Tesco directors to stand trial for fraud and false accounting
Three former Tesco directors are to stand trial for fraud and false accounting, relating to the supermarket chain’s £326m black hole.
Is business becoming criminalised?
Criminal law is increasingly used to regulate business. Edward Sparrow and Angela Pearson of law firm Ashurst argue that the rule of law and the established legal process are being challenged.
Regulator to investigate KPMG’s audit of Rolls-Royce
KPMG’s audit of scandal-hit engine maker Rolls-Royce has come under scrutiny by the Financial Reporting Council.
Rolls-Royce: after the shocks and blows, can it get back on course?
Rolls-Royce was once the darling of the aerospace sector. But heavy financial losses and a corruption scandal present challenges for the new CEO, and sheds light on risks and behaviour in the defence industry.
Rolls-Royce agrees £671m settlement over bribery claims
Engineering company reaches agreement with the Serious Fraud Office, the US Department of Justice and Brazil’s Ministério Publico Federal.
UK to beef up corporate crime law
“Failure to prevent” economic crime at heart of Ministry of Justice consultation to reform corporate law.
Fraud office decision on Barclays probe given March deadline
The Serious Fraud Office is investigating the bank over its Qatari fundraising agreements of 2008.