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  Brits nearly twice as likely to spot pressure tactics in horror films as investment red flags

  Financial Conduct Authority

  October 30, 2026

  Investors are almost twice as likely to recognise pressure tactics in a horror film as they are when those tactics are used to promote an investment opportunity, new FCA data suggests.

  A survey of UK 18 to 40-year-olds who own or are considering investments found 65% spotted ‘this is your only chance’ as a classic horror warning sign. But when faced with a ‘last chance to buy’ investment opportunity, only 36% said it would make them more cautious, while 37% said they would feel pressure to buy quickly or risk missing out. The pattern also holds for other pressure tactics. While 59% recognised countdowns like the ticking clock in 'Saw' as a tactic designed to make characters act rashly, just 5% said they would be suspicious of the pressure created by a rising investment price graph.

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  EPPO signs working arrangement with UAE Ministry of Justice to facilitate cooperation

  European Public Prosecutor's Office

  October 30, 2026

  (Luxembourg, 29 October 2026) – Today, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) and the Ministry of Justice of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) concluded a working arrangement to facilitate cooperation. The working arrangement was signed by Deputy European Chief Prosecutor Mr Andrés Ritter and the UAE Ministry of Justice’s Assistant Undersecretary of the International Cooperation and Legal Affairs Judge Abdulrahman Murad Al Blooshi.

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  Two Entities Charged in $130 Million Fraud Scheme That Used False SEC Filings to Boost Investor Confidence

  SEC

  October 29, 2026

  Washington D.C., Oct. 29, 2026 —

  The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged two foreign-operated, Colorado-incorporated entities, BG Wealth Sharing Ltd and DSJ Exchange Pty Ltd, for orchestrating a fraud scheme that used false SEC filings to boost confidence in their investment program and helped them raise more than $130 million from tens of thousands of retail investors. According to the SEC’s complaint, from at least October 2025 through June 2026, BG Wealth and DSJ Exchange induced investors, many located in more than 40 U.S. states and multiple U.S. territories, to participate in a supposed “wealth-sharing program” by promising extraordinary, risk-free returns generated by so-called SI-generated “signals” for crypto asset trading.