News

FCA Issues £1m In Fines After Pension Losses

The FCA has prohibited five directors of financial advice firms from working in financial services and collectively fined them over £1 million, after they caused significant losses to pension customers. The largest individual fine was […]

News

Cyber Breaches? That’s The Company’s Problem Mate

New research from Superscript; SME insurer Superscript has found that complacent attitudes among employees towards cybersecurity is putting UK businesses more at risk. In a survey of 1,500 UK employees, 40% feel that upholding cybersecurity best practice […]

Legal

D&O Risk is On The Rise, Says BLM Law

Fines totalling nearly half a billion pounds were handed out to UK companies during 2021, highlighting the importance of appropriate Directors & Officers (D&O) insurance.  The findings come from Specialist insurance risk and commercial law […]

Opinion

Failure To Keep Social Channel Comms Records, Could Be Costly

This Opinion piece is by Dima Gutzeit, Founder and CEO of LeapXpert, and it looks at the importance of keeping a record of all company communications, in case regulators need to see them. Last month’s […]

Insurance Regulation

FCA Hits Credit Suisse With Humungous £147m Fine

The Financial Conduct Authority has fined Credit Suisse over £147 million for serious financial crime due diligence failings related to loans worth over US$1.3 billion, which the bank arranged for the Republic of Mozambique. These […]