News
Search results
Showing 1521 to 1530 of 1588 search results.
-
FCA bans and issues largest ever fine of nearly £1 million on a retail sole trader for deliberately misleading vulnerable customers for personal gain
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined sale and rent back arranger Gurpreet Singh Chadda £945,277 and banned him from working in the financial services industry for significant failings when conducting sale and rent back agreements. This -
Ex-Mortgage Broker pleads guilty to 12 Criminal Offences
In a case brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Michael Joseph James Lewis, in a plea and case management hearing at Maidstone Crown Court, pleaded guilty to ten counts of breaching the general prohibition under Section 19 of the -
FCA fines Xcap Securities PLC £120,900 for client asset failings and applies new penalty regime
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Xcap Securities PLC (Xcap), a retail investment and capital markets business, £120,900 for failing to adequately protect client money and client assets. This is the first client asset case the FCA has -
FCA secures commitment from high street banks to use a ‘retry system’ when processing payments to stop unnecessary penalty charges
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has reached an agreement with seven of the UK’s biggest high street banks that will see them use a same day ‘retry system’ when processing Direct Debits, standing orders and future dated bill payments. -
FCA fines investment firm Sesame £6m for failing to ensure advice given to customers was suitable and for poor systems and controls
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Sesame Limited (Sesame) £6,031,200 for two sets of failings: failing to ensure that investment advice given to its customers was suitable; and failings in the systems and controls that governed the -
FCA to ban the promotion of UCIS and certain close substitutes to ordinary retail investors
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published final rules to ban the promotion of Unregulated Collective Investment Schemes (UCIS) and certain close substitutes (together to be known as Non-Mainstream Pooled Investments (NMPIs)) to the vast -
FCA publishes a Decision Notice against Angela Burns deciding to ban and fine the former non-executive director £154,800 for failing to disclose her conflicts of interest
FCA publishes a Decision Notice against Angela Burns deciding to ban and fine the former non-executive director £154,800 for failing to disclose her conflicts of interest. -
J.P. Morgan International Bank fined for systems and controls failings in its wealth management business
The Financial Conduct Authority has fined J.P. Morgan International Bank Limited (JPMIB) £3,076,200 for systems and controls failings relating to its provision of retail investment advice and portfolio investment services. -
Two arrested in FCA insider dealing investigation
On the 30 April the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) with the assistance of the City of London Police Economic Crime Directorate executed a search warrant in West London. -
Former Mortgage Broker Committed to Crown Court for Conducting Unauthorised Business
On Monday 29 April 2013, Michael Joseph James Lewis of 3 Sedley Close, Rainham, Gillingham, appeared at Medway Magistrates Court in relation to criminal offences brought against him by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).