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FSA makes arrest in unauthorised forex trading scheme probe

IFAonline | 03 Apr 2012 | 11:32

The Financial Services Authority has arrested a 23-year-old man as part of an investigation into a suspected unauthorised foreign exchange trading scheme.

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IFAonline | 02 Mar 2012 | 13:40
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FSA fines adviser £335k for keeping insurance premium payments

A financial adviser has been fined £335,204 by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) after he deliberately retained insurance premium payments meant for the providers of the policies.

IFAonline | 17 Feb 2012 | 13:25

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FSA takes action against stockbroker for client money failings

The FSA has varied the permissions of national stockbroker Pritchard for failing to adequately protect client money.

IFAonline | 13 Feb 2012 | 12:30
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Adviser firm Pave faces ban for UCIS mis-selling

Pave Financial Management is to have its permissions cancelled by the FSA following the mis-selling of unregulated collective investment schemes (UCIS), with two of its directors also being punished.

IFAonline | 12 Jan 2012 | 14:30
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Adviser fined £16k for UCIS promotion failures

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined an independent financial adviser £16,000 after his firm gave unsuitable advice on unregulated collective investment schemes (UCIS) and flouted rules related to who the schemes can be promoted to.

IFAonline | 21 Sep 2011 | 12:00
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Mortgage adviser banned for withholding client files

A mortgage adviser has been banned from conducting regulated activities after he failed to hand over copies of client files ahead of an FSA review.

IFAonline | 14 Sep 2011 | 10:45
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Broker trio fined £450k after fraud appeal dismissed

The FSA has banned four mortgage brokers and imposed fined totalling £450,000 on three of them for knowingly using misleading and inaccurate information to secure mortgages.

IFAonline | 19 Apr 2011 | 11:10
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FSA warns over SJP 'copycats'

The FSA has issued a warning about a Geneva-based firm which may be luring in UK customers who think they are dealing with wealth manager St James's Place.

IFAonline | 18 Apr 2011 | 09:30
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FSA fines treble to £97m

The FSA collected £96.7m in fines in the 12 months to the end of March, almost trebling the £33.1m taken during the previous year.

IFAonline | 11 Apr 2011 | 11:04
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IFA's permissions removed for 12 unsatisfied CCJs

An IFA has had her permissions to carry on regulated activities cancelled for failing to deal with 12 County Court Judgments (CCJ), totalling £531,224.

IFAonline | 06 Apr 2011 | 17:00
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High Court orders property investment companies into liquidation

Five companies involved in unscrupulous property investment schemes which cost victims over £280,000 have been forced into liquidation following a government investigation.

IFAonline | 18 Mar 2011 | 10:37
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FSA forced to pay up for late night enforcement action

The FSA has been forced to unconditionally apologise and pay compensation to a complainant after enforcement documents were delivered to her house after 9pm as part of a a case against her husband.

IFAonline | 10 Mar 2011 | 15:00

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