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Category: United Arab Emirates

A recovery room scam is cloning Opus Capital. Meanwhile Paul Seakens, director of Opus Capital (previously known as Carbon Neutral Investments) was hired in 2014 to advise Thorn Medical, a stem cell research medical company, whose directors now include Lord Beaverbrook, Sir John Lucas-Tooth, and Sir Eric Peacock

Posted on 24 March 20162 June 2021

In February 2016, the High Court in London ordered 19 companies into liquidation. One of the companies was CNI (UK) Ltd, one of three companies that emerged in 2013 from the ashes of Carbon Neutral Investments, a company involved in selling carbon credits to retail investors.

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Financial Conduct Authority wins appeal case against Capital Alternatives

Posted on 31 March 20153 April 2018

The Court of Appeal has upheld a February 2014 High Court ruling in which the Financial Conduct Authority won their case against Capital Alternatives and other firms. The FCA accused the firms of “promoting and/or operating collective investment schemes (CISs) in the UK illegally and without our authorisation”.

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Sterling and Bond

More from Andrew Nash, managing director of Sterling and Bond: “Please remove any reference to Sterling and Bond”

Posted on 20 February 20158 June 2021

Andrew Nash has requested REDD-Monitor to “Please remove any reference to Sterling and Bond”. I wonder why?

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Advanced Global Trading

Week two of Naked Capitalism’s series on Carbon Neutral Investments and other carbon credit scams

Posted on 12 November 20132 June 2021

Naked Capitalism’s series about Carbon Neutral Investments and other carbon credit scams continued last week. The stories just get better and better.

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Advanced Global Trading

Questions for Lotus F1 about carbon credits and Advanced Global Trading

Posted on 15 August 20132 June 2021

By Chris Lang Since 2012, the Lotus Formula 1 Team claims to be “targeting carbon neutral status”. It is doing so with the help of Advanced Global Trading – a Dubai-based company selling carbon credits as investments.

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