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Most weeks, to be fair nearly every week, we run stories on Financial Planning Today about scammers or financial crooks who have cheated clients out of all or part of their savings.

The FCA may slow down payments by electronic transfer to help combat rising fraud and financial crime.

There was an interesting, but mostly unreported, development this week on the regulatory front which may have significant repercussions for regulated firms.

There was a bit of good news this week in the seemingly never-ending war on scammers and financial crime.