$100m of assets in London financial institutions frozen

FTAdviser latest:SFO freezes $100m in relation to Stanford scandal

Story by: Gemma Westacott, FTAdviser

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has obtained a freezing order over $100m of assets believed to be held at London financial institutions in relation to the alleged Allen Stanford fraud.

  • Time published: 10:34
  • Date published: 30.06.2009
  • Published in: Regulation

US market ripe for investment: Newton

Now may be an ideal time for investors to venture into the US market, as there are likely to be a number of rallies and pullbacks between now and 2010, creating ideal investment opportunities, according to Newton Investment Management.

  • Date published: 30.06.2009

Madoff sentenced to 150 years

Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff has been sentenced to 150 years in jail for masterminding the largest Ponzi scheme in history which cost investors billions of dollars.

  • Date published: 29.06.2009

Bernard Madoff to be sentenced today

Disgraced financier and former chairman of the Nasdaq stock exchange Bernard Madoff is due to be sentenced today (29 June) for his part in a Ponzi scheme which cost investors billions of dollars.

  • Date published: 29.06.2009

Henderson issues warning over bonds

The growing belief an economic recovery is underway and investor fears over the heavy issuance of government bonds could hamper the asset class and kill off any 'green shoots', according to Adrian Pankiw, strategist at Henderson Global Investors.

  • Date published: 22.06.2009

Managers split over possibility of deflation

Schroders' Azad Zangana deflation unlikely, but Stuart Thomson from Ignis says quant easing could send global economy into tailspin

  • Date published: 22.06.2009

Hopeful investors look to emerging markets

Merrill Lynch survey finds managers are 'rewriting the rules' on portfolio positioning

  • Date published: 22.06.2009

Sir Allen Stanford allegedly arrested again

Sir Allen Stanford has allegedly been arrested by US regulators, despite already being the subject of a Federal Bureau investigation in connection with an $8bn fraud.

  • Date published: 19.06.2009

Fund managers at loggerheads over deflation

Fund managers are at loggerheads over the likelihood of spiralling deflation in the UK economy during the next year.

  • Date published: 18.06.2009

Obama outlines sweeping overhaul of US regulation

US president Barack Obama announced a sweeping regulatory revamp yesterday, including giving the US Federal Reserve new powers to oversee banks and companies whose failure could endanger the banking system.

  • Date published: 18.06.2009

Features

Focus: Industries - General Motors

CAs emissions legislation tightens how many more car manufacturers face bankruptcy and full-scale failures?

  • Time published: 00:01
  • Date published: 29.06.2009

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Features

Focus: Economic recovery

There is good news for equities, with managers moving overweight in the asset class, but the bond market is very different, as sell-offs push rising yields

  • Time published: 00:01
  • Date published: 29.06.2009

Features

Focus: Equities

Equities have recently delivered markedly negative returns and many investors have called into questions their long-term benefits

  • Time published: 00:01
  • Date published: 15.06.2009

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