2026 fines

This page contains information about fines published during 2026. The total amount of fines so far is £17,956,123.

Firm or individual finedDateAmountReason
Denisz Andras Nagy25/08/2026

£324,800

This Final Notice refers to breaches of APER and COCON related to failing to act with integrity, failing to be open and co-operative, and a lack of fitness and propriety in the wealth management and private banking sector. We imposed a financial penalty and a prohibition.
Sanjay Maraj25/08/2026

£122,000

This Final Notice refers to breaches of APER and COCON related to failing to act with integrity, failing to be open and co-operative, financial crime and lack of fitness/propriety in the wealth management and private banking sector. We imposed a financial penalty and a prohibition.
Demetrios Christos Hadjigeorgiou17/08/2026

£56,400

This Final Notice refers to breaches of APER 6 and FIT related to a failure to exercise due care, skill and diligence in the pensions sector. We imposed a financial penalty and prohibition order.
Paul Vincent Taylor12/08/2026

£489,000

This Final Notice refers to breaches of Individual Conduct Rule 1 (COCON 2.2.1R) relating to failing to act with integrity in the wholesale broking sector. We imposed a financial penalty and a prohibition order.
Esmeralda Toni12/08/2026

£121,200

This Final Notice refers to breaches of Individual Conduct Rule 1 (COCON 2.2.1R) relating to failing to act with integrity in the wholesale broking sector. We imposed a financial penalty and a prohibition order.
Frank Breuer12/05/2026

£755,000

This Final Notice refers to breaches of FIT, COCON 2.1.1 and APER 1 related to a lack of fitness/propriety and failing to act with integrity in the Investment Adviser sector. We imposed a prohibition and a financial penalty.
Dinosaur Merchant Bank Limited24/03/2026

£338,000

This Final Notice refers to breaches of the Market Abuse Regulation, PRIN 3 and associated SYSC rules relating to a lack of systems and controls to prevent and detect market abuse in the trading sector. We imposed a financial penalty.
John Wood Group PLC03/03/2026

£12,993,700

The Final Notice refers to breaches of the Listing Rules and Listing Principle 1 relating to the publication of misleading information. We imposed a financial penalty.
Richard John Howson16/02/2026

£237,700

The Final Notice refers to knowing concern in breaches of Article 15 of the Market Abuse Regulations, Listing Rule 1.3.3R, Listing Principle 1 and Premium Listing Principle 2.
Bhavesh Hirani27/01/2026

£56,000

The Final Notice refers to breaches of Article 14(a) and Article 14(c) of UK MAR relating to insider dealing and the unlawful disclosure of inside information.
Dipesh Kerai27/01/2026

£52,731

The Final Notice refers to a breach of Article 14(a) of UK MAR relating to insider dealing.
Darren Anthony Reynolds12/01/2026

£2,037,892

The Final Notice refers to a breach of Statement of Principle 1.
Richard Adam07/01/2026

£232,800

The Final Notice refers to knowing concern in breaches of Article 15 of the Market Abuse Regulations, Listing Rule 1.3.3R, Listing Principle 1 and Premium Listing Principle 2.
Zafar Khan07/01/2026

£138,900

The Final Notice refers to knowing concern in breaches of Article 15 of the Market Abuse Regulations, Listing Rule 1.3.3R, Listing Principle 1 and Premium Listing Principle 2.