UK's largest pharmaceuticals firm, GlaxoSmithKline, subject to probe of "commercial practices".

Authorities examine allegations that certificates detailing the steel composition may have been falsified.

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) will investigate the takeover deal between Olympus and Gyrus that saw $1.4billion paid in obscure acquisitions and consultancy fees.

Three-year probe into collapse of Icelandic bank Kaupthing abandoned because of lack of evidence.

Probe relates to dealings between British lender and Qatar Holding LLC in 2008.

Probe covers irregularities over the use of third party consultants, says SFO.

HP accuses Autonomy of serious accounting improprieties and disclosure failures.

SFO hopes to learn "any lessons that can be applied to future cases".

SFO says thousands of documents and a number of audio recordings were accidentally lost in 2012.

The UK's SFO announced that it is going to formally investigate Barclays and possibly others in the Libor fixing scandal

Allegations relate to BAT employees bribing politicians and civil servants in countries in east Africa.

The SFO say three former Tesco executives will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court later in September.

The SFO has taken on some of the UK's biggest corporate names, but has suffered too many defeats.

Veteran MP Frank Field cranks up feud with billionaire retailer and calls for SFO probe.

Ten former Barclays and Deutsche Bank traders charged over Euribor fixing

Traders questioned over alleged manipulation of Euriobor lending rate.

Mining magnate Gertler is a close friend of Congolese president Joseph Kabila.

The Serious Fraud Office needs more cash to help pay for complex probes

Serious Fraud Office reaches Tchenguiz settlement.

Chairman of Harlequin Group David Emes charged by the Serious Fraud Office.