New economic crime agency given go-ahead

When the Tory party was on the campaign trail, it promised to reform the financial sector so that economic problems such as those that caused the recession could be avoided in the future. Now the party is in a ruling coalition with the Liberal Democrats, that promise has been realised.
The Economic Crime Agency will be [...]

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White collar crime under the microscope

The UK election is round the corner and so the campaigning is now starting to reach fever pitch. The Conservative party today outlined how they plan to attack ‘white collar crime’ should they be elected.
Apparently some £30 billion worth of financial services related crime is committed each year, with everyone losing out from taxpayers to [...]

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