Benedikt Sobotka failed to attend questioning on June 26

One defendant was acquitted but the jury failed to reach verdicts for three others

SFO inquiry has implications for companies that carry out internal investigations

When fraudsters embarked on an elaborate sting, they made one big miscalculation: their victim

Concern mounts over exploitation of nascent technology for money-laundering

Soaring cyber crime slips through net as SFO and FCA focus on biggest cases

Head of UK’s fraud watchdog says she would oppose merger with NCA

Recruitment follows the introduction of tougher laws and more aggressive regulation

Staff will be encouraged to implicate business executives and companies

Lawyers say search for next SFO director has been stymied by hasty recruitment process

Defence says financial crisis and extreme market volatility behind profit, not rate rigging

Anti-corruption campaigners warn MPs of heightened threat from particular countries

Former chief executive charged in case that has shaken country’s banking system

UK financial watchdog to launch consultation after penalties swung from record highs to new lows

Christian Bittar, who worked in the bank’s London and Singapore offices, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud

Holmes accused of raising $700m in start-up capital by lying to investors

Lenders barred from providing importers with letters of undertaking used to obtain loans

Total of dirty money laundered through London likely to increase further, says City minister

Criminal case comes ahead of UK civil suit claiming $5.1bn damages

Police search Nirav Modi showroom and house as part of Punjab National investigation