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  1. March 12, 2013

    Stanford receivers reach Antigua deal

    Antiguan and US receivers liquidating convicted fraudster Allen Stanford’s offshore bank reached a settlement that could...

  2. October 5, 2012

    Cricket in stealthy pitch at US market

    Americans invariably take on a dumbfounded look when told that a game of cricket cannot only last five days and be held up...

  1. September 5, 2012

    SEC charges former Stanford officials

    The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed civil fraud charges against the former head of Stanford Financial Group’s...

  2. June 20, 2012

    Narcissists or psychopaths? Why bosses go bad

    Two white-collar criminals received justice last week – Allen Stanford of Stanford International Bank and Rajat Gupta of...

  3. June 14, 2012

    The Closer

    ROUND-UP The FT's markets round-up: "Persisting concerns about Europe’s debt crisis and waning global growth weighed on...

  4. June 14, 2012

    Stanford sentenced to 110 years in prison

    Allen Stanford, the Texan banker, was sentenced to 110 years in prison for defrauding customers of $7bn to fund a lavish...

  5. March 9, 2012

    Stanford faces decades in prison

    Allen Stanford, the Texas banker and cricket aficionado, faces decades in prison after being convicted of running a $7bn...

  6. March 9, 2012

    Jury rules Stanford must forfeit $330m

    Allen Stanford, the convicted bank executive, must forfeit $330m held in offshore accounts, a jury ruled, paving the way for...

  7. March 7, 2012

    Recovering Stanford cash is next step

    The conviction of Allen Stanford on charges he stole $7bn from customers ends one chapter in the colourful saga of the Texas...

  8. March 6, 2012

    Stanford faces decades in jail for stealing $7bn

    Allen Stanford, the billionaire Texas banker who was once knighted by the government of Antigua, was convicted of stealing...

  9. January 27, 2012

    Opening shots in Stanford trial

    In 2006, Allen Stanford was knighted by the government of Antigua and launched his first international cricket tournament,...

  10. January 26, 2012

    Stanford tells of $5.5bn cash pile on video

    Allen Stanford told top executives that Stanford International Bank had $5.5bn in excess cash in October 2008, despite...

  11. January 25, 2012

    Stanford accused of making up figures

    Allen Stanford, the Texas banker accused of running a $7bn Ponzi scheme, changed the numbers in one of his annual reports...

  12. January 25, 2012

    Stanford told ‘lie after lie’ to fund ‘lavish lifestyle’

    Allen Stanford told investors “lie after lie” so he could use their money to fund the “lavish lifestyle” of a billionaire as...

  13. January 24, 2012

    Jury selection incomplete for Stanford trial

    The first day of jury selection in the trial of Allen Stanford, the Texas banker and cricket aficionado accused of running a...

  14. January 22, 2012

    Stanford due in court for fraud trial

    Allen Stanford, the Texas businessman accused of orchestrating a $7bn Ponzi scheme over a decade, goes on trial on Monday....

  15. January 16, 2012

    Stanford clients still await justice

    Three years since he was charged with running a $7bn Ponzi scheme, Allen Stanford will face a jury next week, but 20,000...

  16. January 13, 2012

    SEC ex-regional head to pay $50,000 fine

    The former head of enforcement for a Securities and Exchange Commission regional office has agreed to pay $50,000 to settle...

  17. December 22, 2011

    Judge finds Stanford fit to stand trial

    Allen Stanford, the Texas billionaire accused of running a $7bn Ponzi scheme, is fit to stand trial, a US judge has ruled,...

  18. December 19, 2011

    US prosecutors challenge Stanford on memory

    Allen Stanford, the Texas financier accused of running a $7bn Ponzi scheme, says he is not fit to stand trial next month...

  19. August 4, 2011

    Stanford liquidators to access $20m of assets

    Grant Thornton, the liquidators of Allen Stanford’s business empire, will be permitted to draw down up to $20m of the $100m...

  20. August 3, 2011

    Stanford liquidators apply to use assets

    The liquidators of Allen Stanford’s business empire have made an application for $20m to be released from an estimated $100m...

  21. June 16, 2011

    SEC says Stanford victims should be paid

    Victims of the alleged $7bn Stanford Ponzi scheme should receive compensation from a federal fund, the Securities and...

  22. February 24, 2011

    Libyan state fund rejected Madoff offer

    The Libyan Investment Authority refused approaches from Allen Stanford, who is awaiting trial over an alleged $7bn Ponzi...

  23. January 14, 2011

    SEC missed alleged Ponzi scheme chances

    Securities and Exchange Commission examiners missed several red flags and failed to uncover an alleged $550m Ponzi scheme...

  24. January 7, 2011

    Stanford trial shelved over drugs regime

    A US federal judge has indefinitely postponed the fraud trial of Allen Stanford, the Texas billionaire, until he is weaned...

  25. December 14, 2010

    US widens Stanford probe to brokers

    US securities regulators have broadened their investigation into the alleged $8bn Ponzi scheme run by Allen Stanford, the...

  26. October 26, 2010

    MF Global in deal to acquire research group

    MF Global Holdings took another step in its transformation from derivatives brokerage to full-service investment bank,...

  27. September 23, 2010

    SEC under fire over Stanford fraud inquiry

    The US Securities and Exchange Commission came under fire over its handling of the alleged $7bn Stanford fraud, with a...

  28. July 1, 2010

    RSM buys Vantis businesses

    RSM Tenon, the accountancy group, has acquired several businesses from Vantis, which went into administration on Tuesday....

  29. June 15, 2010

    Trading in Vantis suspended

    Shares in Vantis, the Aim-quoted company that has been acting as liquidator to Stanford International Bank, have been...

  30. June 15, 2010

    Trading in Vantis suspended

    Shares in Vantis, the Aim-quoted company that has been acting as liquidator to Stanford International Bank, have been...

  31. June 11, 2010

    Sterling Energy jumps 28.4%

    Sterling Energy jumped 28.4 per cent to 147p after the explorer said it found indications of hydrocarbons at its Sangaw...

  32. April 20, 2010

    Game of high stakes for struggling watchdog

    The contrast between the old US Securities and Exchange Commission and the newly emboldened agency now investigating the...

  33. April 19, 2010

    SEC engages in high risk game

    The contrast between the old US Securities and Exchange Commission and the newly emboldened agency now investigating the...

  34. April 17, 2010

    SEC criticised for inaction on Stanford

    The Securities and Exchange Commission suspected investment adviser Robert Allen Stanford of operating a Ponzi scheme as far...

  35. April 17, 2010

    Stanford scheme suspicion in 1997

    The Securities and Exchange Commission suspected investment adviser Robert Allen Stanford of operating a Ponzi scheme as far...

  36. April 17, 2010

    SEC criticised for inaction on Stanford

    The Securities and Exchange Commission suspected investment advisor Robert Allen Stanford of operating a Ponzi scheme as far...

  37. February 26, 2010

    US receiver loses case over Stanford's UK assets

    The US receiver in charge of the collapsed empire of Sir Allen Stanford , the Texan financier, has failed to overturn a...

  38. February 25, 2010

    US receiver loses case over Stanford’s assets

    The US receiver in charge of the collapsed empire of Sir Allen Stanford, the Texan financier, has failed to overturn a...

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