Investment boss denies fraud

An investment firm boss accused of opening a company under a fake name after being banned from being a director has denied fraud. Clint Canning, 43, and his partner Eleise Wallace, 35, are said to have operated a fraudulent trading company called Base2Trade offering investment opportunities to members of the public online. Canning was banned from running a company for nine years in April 2017, but opened his new company under the name Christian Beauchamp. He attended Southwark Crown Court…