2019 fines

This contains information about fines published during the calendar year ending 2019. The total amount of fines is £392,303,087.

Firm or individual finedDateAmountReasoning
Kevin Gorman20/12/2019£45,000This Final Notice refers to breaches of Article 19(1) of MAR related to failing to notify trading in shares to their issuer and the FCA as a PDMR in the issuer sector. We imposed a fine.
Professional Personal Claims Limited17/12/2019£70,000This final notice refers to breaches of the Conduct of Authorised Persons Rules 2014 in relation to misleading consumers to claims in the claim management companies sector. We imposed a fine. 
Henderson Investment Funds Limited18/11/2019£1,867,900This final notice refers to breaches of PRIN 3 and PRIN 6 related to the unfair treatment of customers in the Asset Management sector. We imposed a fine.
Tullet Prebon (Europe) Limited11/10/2019£15,400,000This final notice refers to breaches of PRIN 2, PRIN 3 and PRIN 11 related to wholesale conduct and failing to be open and co-operative in the trading firm sector. We imposed a fine.
The Prudential Assurance Company Limited30/09/2019£23,875,000This final notice refers to breaches of PRIN 3 and PRIN 6 and relates to mis-selling and the unfair treatment of customers in the pensions sector. We imposed a fine.
Cathay International Holding Limited25/07/2019£411,000This final notice refers to breaches of the Listing Principles and Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules in the issuer sector. We imposed a fine. 
Jin-Yi Lee25/07/2019£214,300This final notice refers to breaches of the Listing Principles and Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules in the issuer sector. We imposed a fine.
Eric Ka Chi Siu 25/07/2019£40,200This final notice refers to breaches of the Listing Principles and Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules in the issuer sector. We imposed a fine.
Standard Life Assurance Limited23/07/2019£30,792,500This final notice refers to breaches of PRIN 3, PRIN 6 and COBS related to the unfair treatment of customers in the Life Insurance sector. We imposed a fine.
Bank of Scotland plc21/06/2019£45,500,000This final notice refers to breaches of PRIN 11 and SUP, relating to failing to be open and cooperative in the retail banking sector. We imposed a fine.
R.Raphael & Sons plc30/05/2019£775,100This final notice refers to breaches of PRIN 2, PRIN 3, SYSC 8 relating to culture/governance in the retail bank sector. We imposed a fine.
Linear Investments Limited29/04/2019£409,300This final notice refers to breaches of PRIN 3 related to market protection and market abuse in the trading firm sector. We imposed a fine.
Standard Chartered Bank09/04/2019£102,163,200This decision notice refers to breaches of the Money Laundering Regulations 2007 related to financial crime in the investment and retail bank sector. We imposed a fine.
Goldman Sachs International28/03/2019£34,344,700This final notice refers to breaches of SUP 17, SUP 15 and PRIN 3 related to transaction reporting failures in the investment bank sector. We imposed a fine.
UBS AG19/03/2019£27,599,400This final notice refers to breaches of SUP 17, SUP 15 and PRIN 3 related to transaction reporting failures in the investment bank sector. We imposed a fine.
The Carphone Warehouse13/03/2019£29,107,600This final notice refers to breaches of PRIN 3, 6 and 9 related to mis-selling in the general insurance and protection sector. We imposed a fine.
Hargreave Hale Limited21/02/2019£306,300The FCA has issued a decision for this asset management firm for breaches of competition law.
River & Mercantile Asset Management LLP 21/02/2019£108,600The FCA has issued a decision for this asset management firm for breaches of competition law. 
Paul Stephany05/02/2019£32,200This final notice refers to breaches by an individual of Statement of Principle 2 and 3 relating to failing to observe proper standards of market conduct and failing to act with due skill, care and diligence in the asset management sector. The FCA imposed a fine.
Stewart Owen Ford16/01/2019£76,000,000This final notice refers to breaches by an executive director of APER 1, APER 4 and FIT related to mis-selling, failing to be open and co-operative, a lack of fitness/propriety, conflicts of interest, and failing to act on information appropriately in the asset management sector. We imposed a fine and prohibition.
Mark John Owen16/01/2019£3,240,787This final notice refers to breaches by an executive director of APER 1, APER 4 and FIT related to a lack of fitness/propriety and failing to act on information appropriately in the asset management sector. We imposed a fine and prohibition.
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