Insurance Regulation

Massive £107m FCA Fine For Santander, But Why No Arrests?

It’s all jolly japes with Ant & Dec in the adverts, but today’s news that Santander has been fined over £100m for money laundering regs highlights the underlying problems in the UK banking system. Too […]

Insurance Regulation

FCA Fines Three Stockbroking Firms Over £4.7m

Latest update from the FCA; The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined BGC Brokers LP, GFI Brokers Limited and GFI Securities Limited (together, BGC/GFI) £4,775,200 for failing to ensure they had appropriate systems and controls […]

Insurance Regulation

FCA Levies Huge Fine on Julius Baer International. Bigly

The latest from the FCA; Louise Whitestone, Thomas Seiler and Gustavo Raitzin have referred their Decision Notices to the Upper Tribunal where they will each present their respective cases. The Upper Tribunal will then determine […]

News

Serious Injury at Nestle Factory Was The Result of Poor Safety Measures

Latest case report from the Health and Safety Executive, which looks at a serious incident involving machinery; Nestle has been fined after an employee suffered life-changing injuries at its factory in Newcastle upon Tyne. The […]

Legal

Landowner Had No Waste Transfer Records

Latest case report from the UK Environment Agency highlights the dangers of organising some cheap waste disposal; A Barnsley landowner faces financial penalties of over £5,000 after failing to comply with an Environment Agency notice […]

News

Gatehouse Bank Cops For £1.5m Fine From The FCA

Latest update from the FCA; The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Shariah compliant Gatehouse Bank Plc £1,584,100 for significant weakness in its financial crime systems and controls. Between June 2014 and July 2017 Gatehouse […]

News

Money Laundering? Quite a Bit in The Estate Agency Sector

Always good to know the latest trends in money laundering if you work in insurance fraud teams. Here’s some useful data from Credas; Sector data analysis and insight by Credas Technologies, the leading identity verification […]