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31. Watch out for signs of loan fee fraud as summer spending fuels financial pressure

    Press Releases Published: 09/08/2023 Last modified: 09/08/2023
    With summer in full swing, the FCA launches its latest campaign to help consumers spot and avoid loan fee fraud.

32. Financial watchdog wins civil case against Ponzi-like care home investment scheme

    Press Releases Published: 01/08/2023 Last modified: 01/08/2023
    The High Court has ruled in favour of the FCA against Robin Forster, the director of a company which took £57 million from 380 investors in an illegal care home investment scheme.

33. Financial watchdog cracks down on problem firms and supports struggling borrowers

    Press Releases Published: 20/07/2023 Last modified: 20/07/2023
    In the past year, the FCA has reduced harm to consumers and businesses by stopping 627 firms, that failed to meet the minimum standards, from operating.

34. Andrew and Peter Currie sentenced to a combined 8 years for fleecing consumers through Collateral P2P platform

    Press Releases Published: 14/07/2023 Last modified: 14/07/2023
    On 14 July 2023 Peter Currie and Andrew Currie were sentenced to 5.5 years and 2.5 years imprisonment for fraud and money laundering following prosecution by the FCA

35. FCA fines Bastion Capital London Limited £2.5m for serious financial control failings

    Press Releases Published: 13/07/2023 Last modified: 13/07/2023
    The FCA has fined Bastion Capital London Limited (in liquidation) £2,452,700 for serious financial crime control failings in relation to cum-ex trading.

36. The Financial Conduct Authority continues crackdown on unregistered crypto ATMs in the UK

    Press Releases Published: 11/07/2023 Last modified: 08/08/2023
    Since the start of 2023, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has visited and inspected 34 locations across the UK suspected of hosting crypto ATMs.

37. FCA bans Paul Steel for unsuitable defined benefit transfer advice with £850k to be paid in redress

    Press Releases Published: 04/07/2023 Last modified: 04/07/2023
    The FCA has banned Paul Steel of Estate Matters Financial Ltd (EMF) from working in financial services. 

38. One month to go for the Consumer Duty

    News stories Published: 28/06/2023 Last modified: 18/10/2023
    The Consumer Duty comes into force on 31July for new and existing products and services that are open for sale or renewal. Read more about how firms should be preparing.

39. FCA bans Lee Morgan for British Steel Pension Scheme advice failings

    Press Releases Published: 28/06/2023 Last modified: 28/06/2023
    The FCA has banned Denis Lee Morgan of Pembrokeshire Mortgage Centre Limited (in liquidation) (PMC) from advising any customers on pension transfers and pension opt outs, and from holding any senior management function in a regulated firm. 

40. Adviser Mark Abley pays £106k for poor pension transfer advice

    Press Releases Published: 26/06/2023 Last modified: 26/06/2023
    The FCA has banned Mark Abley of County Capital Wealth Management Ltd (in liquidation) (CCWM) from providing any advice on pension transfers.